Pickle Gulch

Was at group site 5. It was a beautiful site in pine forest. Pit bathrooms at each site. 2 minute walk from car to site. Wheel barrels were greatly appreciated.

We LOVED this camp ground. We rented out all 6 group spots for our wedding and it rocked. We had 50 people but could have easily had more. Plenty of parking, drinkable water in the spigots, clean vault toilets. It was such a magical weekend for us and was a treat for our out of town guests to see a little of what our world is like here in this beautiful state! It’s also so easy to get to and only 50 min from Denver so it was super convenient for those flying in.

The hosts were also awesome!!

If you are having a group, I recommend reaching out to Denver Firewood for a drop off. It was extremely convenient and they were able to even organize a second drop off when we realized we needed more.

Site 5 was a huge group site with 10 tent pads! It was about 170 paces from the parking lot and was wonderfully shaded with lots of evergreens and aspens. Host and management was helpful, letting us know about the playground at the adjacent (closed) group picnic site and emptying the fire pit. There were tons of mosquitos, so pack your repellent--then be sure to put that repellent in one of the spacious (two doubles!) bear boxes. We had a really great time, and our only complaint is that the site is downwind from a vault toilet that needed servicing.

Loved the campground. Plenty of trees, shade, and separation from the other group sites. The camp host was not available unfortunately so we were unable to purchase firewood at the site. This was the only negative from our perspective. Other than that we really enjoyed our stay. We'll just make sure to bring firewood next time.

We have organized a group trip to Pickle Gulch two years in a row, and will continue to come back. The group sites are spacious and quite private with some tent pads tucked back in the trees, and the benches around the fire pit are handy. Do note they all have a short walk from the parking lot to reach the sites, for folks with mobility issues or if you're bringing in a lot of stuff. But this is the perfect group spot within an hour from Denver!

Huge site with plenty of options for choosing a tent pad that suited our needs. There was a ton of shade at site 001 and good eyeline that gave the kids a chance to run around over a pretty big area without getting out of sight. Nice big distances to the next campsite too, so we weren’t bothering each other. The bathrooms were spotless and the camp host friendly. We really loved it and are looking into coming back later in the summer.

Beautiful location! I’ve never camped at a group site before and was pleasantly surprised. There was lots of space- we only had 8 campers in our group but the site can accommodate more. There was a comfortable distance between our site and the the other sites at the campground. Possibly each group site has its own bathroom building with a men’s and women’s side (would be nice if they were not gendered). We were there the second week of October and it looked like all the water pumps were already turned of for the winter. I was sort of glad that the big day use sites were closed because it meant fewer people in the area- I’m not sure how I’d feel about a couple groups of 150+ right near our serene forest camp. I do hope to return!

The trails nearby are not particularly accessible

Beautiful site and we had a great time camping with a preschool group! Reasons for only one star: No camp host so some other groups were loud very late at night, and the water ran out while we were there - minor inconvenience, but still odd.

Few bathroom facilities were unlocked, campground was closed when I arrived even though it was meant to be open, no water available. Didn't quite meet expectations, but went on a nice little hike up to an old cabin. I appreciated the bear boxes provided.