Lodgepole (Jefferson Lake, Fairplay Colorado)

clean, nice hosts

The campground hosts stopped by to say hello and were very helpful and accomodating. The bathrooms were incredibly clean and believe it or not.........even smelled good.

The campground hosts stopped by to say hello and were very helpful and accomodating. The bathrooms were incredibly clean and believe it or not.........even smelled good.

Clean bathrooms and well maintained camping sites

Clean bathrooms and well maintained camping sites

This campground requires a local area day pass - the normal "America the Beautiful" annual parks pass does not cover access to the campground for the 2022 season. A local area day pass costs $8 cash or check.

There are a handful of campgrounds in this area, and Lodgepole has mature lodgepole pine trees throughout the campground. The campground is well maintained, and busy throughout summer weekends. Every site was taken during our weekend trip in July. The camp hosts do a great job taking care of the campground, and frequently staffing the entry gate. One warning - there was a brief torrential downpour during the evening, and while we we were prepared for rain we were not prepared for the rivers of water running through many of the camp sites. We stayed at site 28, and there were ankle deep streams of water from multiple directions. Other than that - a great campground, great hosts, and good experience.

This campground requires a local area day pass - the normal "America the Beautiful" annual parks pass does not cover access to the campground for the 2022 season. A local area day pass costs $8 cash or check.

There are a handful of campgrounds in this area, and Lodgepole has mature lodgepole pine trees throughout the campground. The campground is well maintained, and busy throughout summer weekends. Every site was taken during our weekend trip in July. The camp hosts do a great job taking care of the campground, and frequently staffing the entry gate. One warning - there was a brief torrential downpour during the evening, and while we we were prepared for rain we were not prepared for the rivers of water running through many of the camp sites. We stayed at site 28, and there were ankle deep streams of water from multiple directions. Other than that - a great campground, great hosts, and good experience.

The camp hosts were wonderful. The camp areas were clean and organized and things were run in an orderly fashion. Fishing was very good as well. Definitely coming back in the future

The camp hosts were wonderful. The camp areas were clean and organized and things were run in an orderly fashion. Fishing was very good as well. Definitely coming back in the future

The campground is in a wonderful location; it was lush and green due to rainy afternoons and runoff from Jefferson Lake. The nights were starry, cool and comfortable for sleeping.

Upon our arrival on a Monday, we drove past overflowing trash dumpsters in clear sight of "This is bear country." A trash truck emptied the dumpsters the next day. Luckily, we never saw any bears.

During our five-day stay, it was noisy from early morning to late at night because of a nearby camper who constantly operated a gas generator. It was running from the time first allowed by camp rules in the morning to late at night when it was to be turned off. Homemade sound boards placed around the generator were made such that the noise was directed away from the user towards other camp sites

Three vault toilets near our campsite were not cleaned or serviced with toilet paper for five days. We never saw the camp hosts circulate or patrol the campground except for the last day during our stay when they came around to remove ashes from fire pits.