About Crescent Mining Camp
Number of accommodations: 1
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1 & 2, Loop: CRESCENT MINING
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Reviews (70)
What Guests Are Saying
Crescent Mining Camp is praised for its beautiful location, clean facilities, and proximity to trails and water, making it an excellent choice for groups and nature lovers. Visitors appreciate the outhouse's cleanliness and the wildlife, including bats. While the access road can be bumpy, and critters like mice can be a nuisance, the overall experience is positive, with many eager to return.
What Guests Are Saying
Crescent Mining Camp is praised for its beautiful location, clean facilities, and proximity to trails and water, making it an excellent choice for groups and nature lovers. Visitors appreciate the outhouse's cleanliness and the wildlife, including bats. While the access road can be bumpy, and critters like mice can be a nuisance, the overall experience is positive, with many eager to return.
Review Summary
Erika D
VerifiedJuly 13, 2023 • Stayed at: 1 & 2, Loop: CRESCENT MINING
Beautiful spot. Road up is very rough and nearest town is 1 hour + so be prepared. Lots of bugs due to the beaver pond 100 ft from the cabins.
Erika D
VerifiedJuly 13, 2023 • Stayed at: 1 & 2, Loop: CRESCENT MINING
Beautiful spot. Road up is very rough and nearest town is 1 hour + so be prepared. Lots of bugs due to the beaver pond 100 ft from the cabins.
Emily H
VerifiedJune 16, 2023 • Stayed at: 1 & 2, Loop: CRESCENT MINING
Couldn’t have been more perfect! What a great way to experience life in the late 1800’s.
Emily H
VerifiedJune 16, 2023 • Stayed at: 1 & 2, Loop: CRESCENT MINING
Couldn’t have been more perfect! What a great way to experience life in the late 1800’s.
Emily H
VerifiedJune 16, 2023 • Stayed at: 1 & 2, Loop: CRESCENT MINING
Couldn’t have been more perfect! What a great way to experience life in the late 1800’s.
mark f
VerifiedSeptember 4, 2022 • Stayed at: 1 & 2, Loop: CRESCENT MINING
Neat place, if you can't reserve the cabins there are many dispersed camping sites up and down the road. Beats setting up a tent.
mark f
VerifiedSeptember 4, 2022 • Stayed at: 1 & 2, Loop: CRESCENT MINING
Neat place, if you can't reserve the cabins there are many dispersed camping sites up and down the road. Beats setting up a tent.
mark f
VerifiedSeptember 4, 2022 • Stayed at: 1 & 2, Loop: CRESCENT MINING
Neat place, if you can't reserve the cabins there are many dispersed camping sites up and down the road. Beats setting up a tent.
Nathaniel S
VerifiedAugust 2, 2022 • Stayed at: 1 & 2, Loop: CRESCENT MINING
Drove from Denver for one night at Crescent Mining Camp while stopping at Leadville, Twin Lakes and Independence Pass along the way. Loved the site and it is HUGE. We had two pups and you have access to 2 of the 4 cabins on site as well as an outhouse. There is room for at least 4-5 other tent camping sites and all of it is reserved under the mining camp. It's about 50 yards from the creek and some walkable old closed off-roading trails. Cabin 1 could fit at least 3 large air mattresses and Cabin 2 could fit at least 2. They are sealed off from the outside and have modern windows with screens so you can get a breeze. There are two established firepits, one metal with a grill for cooking and one stone. The private drive locks with a substantial metal gate and using the padlocks on the gate, cabins and outhouse was easy. We will definitely be back!
Note - the road to get to the cabin private drive is off-roading, no phone service and rough for 30 minutes coming from the Twin Lakes area. I would not take a normal passenger car on it, we have a lifted Jeep. I didn't think this was properly explained in the details and instructions.
Nathaniel S
VerifiedAugust 2, 2022 • Stayed at: 1 & 2, Loop: CRESCENT MINING
Drove from Denver for one night at Crescent Mining Camp while stopping at Leadville, Twin Lakes and Independence Pass along the way. Loved the site and it is HUGE. We had two pups and you have access to 2 of the 4 cabins on site as well as an outhouse. There is room for at least 4-5 other tent camping sites and all of it is reserved under the mining camp. It's about 50 yards from the creek and some walkable old closed off-roading trails. Cabin 1 could fit at least 3 large air mattresses and Cabin 2 could fit at least 2. They are sealed off from the outside and have modern windows with screens so you can get a breeze. There are two established firepits, one metal with a grill for cooking and one stone. The private drive locks with a substantial metal gate and using the padlocks on the gate, cabins and outhouse was easy. We will definitely be back!
Note - the road to get to the cabin private drive is off-roading, no phone service and rough for 30 minutes coming from the Twin Lakes area. I would not take a normal passenger car on it, we have a lifted Jeep. I didn't think this was properly explained in the details and instructions.
Location Crescent Mining Camp
Address:
Leadville Ranger District
Leadville, CO, 80461
United States
From Buena Vista, Colorado, head north about 17 miles on Highway 24. Turn left on County Road 390 heading west. Drive about 9 miles and turn south on the cabin access drive which is gated; the cabins will be visible immediately on the right. There are 4 cabins; the rentable cabins are the first two and will be clearly marked with 1 and 2.
Crescent Mining Camp is accessible via Highway 24, located approximately 17 miles south in Buena Vista. No interstates or major freeways are nearby.
Latitude & Longitude: 38.9919 / -106.415
Elevation: 3083 feet
Policies & Rules
Arrival & departure
- Reservations must be made in advance; walk-ins are not accepted.
- Access to the facilities is via a combination lock included in your confirmation letter.
Cancellation policy
- Reservation fees are non-refundable. For campsites, cabins, lookouts, yurts, group sites, and similar stays, we charge a reservation service fee of $8.
- Standard cancellations usually have a $10 cancellation fee. Customers can generally cancel before the check-in date online.
- Late cancellation rules differ by stay type.
- Individual campsites: cancelling after 12:00am local time the day before arrival usually means a $10 cancellation fee plus forfeiting the first night's fee.
- Cabins, lookouts, and yurts: cancelling less than 14 days before arrival usually means a $10 cancellation fee plus forfeiting the first night's fee.
- One-night reservations: a late cancellation usually forfeits the full amount paid, up to the total original reservation cost.
- Modifications are allowed before the cut-off window, but fees depend on the change. Changing to dates completely outside the original reservation dates may trigger a $10 change fee. Extending or shortening a stay that still includes original dates usually has no change fee, though refunds may depend on timing and facility rules. Switching to the same type of campsite for the same dates usually has no change fee, but price differences are charged or refunded.
- Early departures may or may not be refunded. At certain facilities, partial refunds may be possible if staff can mark the site available for other visitors. No refund is given for a night if the early departure is requested after that day's check-out time.
- Security deposits are separate. Security deposits may be refunded to the original payment method if the facility is left in acceptable condition, as determined by the property.
Local regulations
- Contact the ranger district before arriving for the latest restrictions and weather updates.
Utilities
- There is no water supply; guests must bring their own for all needs.
Safety & rules
- Guests must bring garbage bags as this facility requires packing out all waste.
Pets
- Pets are permitted at the campground.
Accessibility
- There is no cell phone service; the closest pay phone is more than 10 miles away.
- The cabins are not accessible for those with mobility challenges.
Fires & fuel
- Do not transport firewood; obtain it locally to prevent pest spread.
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Last updated: June 3, 2026
