Springer Gulch

Great time of year. We were there during the week after Labor Day and basically had the campground to ourselves.

Clean, really cool sites tucked into the canyon. had climbing walls nearby, some small hiking trails, the river, nice centralized location for a lot of activities the canyon has to offer. No campground host, they are located at riverside campground, and spillway, so if you need firewood you have to travel to those locations. Bathrooms and sites were being attended to as I pulled in, the sites are built into the sides of a hill, so my site in particular might be hard to fit several tents into as there is not a whole lot of flat, level ground (2 medium sized tents pretty close to each other is all you could fit). if you have a large group, you would definitely want the sites closer to the river (1-3 I think). I absolutely loved staying in this canyon, preferred it over camping at the reservoir I went to the next day.

Clean, really cool sites tucked into the canyon. had climbing walls nearby, some small hiking trails, the river, nice centralized location for a lot of activities the canyon has to offer. No campground host, they are located at riverside campground, and spillway, so if you need firewood you have to travel to those locations. Bathrooms and sites were being attended to as I pulled in, the sites are built into the sides of a hill, so my site in particular might be hard to fit several tents into as there is not a whole lot of flat, level ground (2 medium sized tents pretty close to each other is all you could fit). if you have a large group, you would definitely want the sites closer to the river (1-3 I think). I absolutely loved staying in this canyon, preferred it over camping at the reservoir I went to the next day.

Quiet campground. Set into the gulch; A short walk from the Platte River. Level tent area.

Quiet campground. Set into the gulch; A short walk from the Platte River. Level tent area.

Beautiful location! Fairly small campground was quiet on weekdays with no ORV vehicles. Most campers were fishing or birding.

Most of the sites do not have a good location for a tent! The only leveled spot has a fire pit and picnic table. We had to pitch our tent at the end of our parking space but that would not have been possible at most of the spaces.

Beautiful location! Fairly small campground was quiet on weekdays with no ORV vehicles. Most campers were fishing or birding.

Most of the sites do not have a good location for a tent! The only leveled spot has a fire pit and picnic table. We had to pitch our tent at the end of our parking space but that would not have been possible at most of the spaces.

Note that Site #3 is directly adjacent to #2 with a shared parking area. Both are beside the access road the the upper area of the campground though there wasn’t enough traffic to be annoying. A couple of well-used trails lead straight up to rock groups and trees for quick hikes. The river is close enough to for a morning hike with coffee or a quick evening fishing session before sunset.

Note that Site #3 is directly adjacent to #2 with a shared parking area. Both are beside the access road the the upper area of the campground though there wasn’t enough traffic to be annoying. A couple of well-used trails lead straight up to rock groups and trees for quick hikes. The river is close enough to for a morning hike with coffee or a quick evening fishing session before sunset.

Eleven Mile Canyon is beautiful and Springer Gulch is in a beautiful setting set in the canyon. The site was well maintained and the vault toilet was clean. Highly recommend.