Pickle Gulch

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!

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.

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!

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

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.