Collegiate Peaks

The roads and sites have lots of issues. Road potholes are very damaging to RVs. Need to be filled in and road grated. Also campsites are very unlevel. Dirt needs to be brought in and leveled off. Hard for seniors to walk around campsite or even to get out of camper.

Collegiate Peaks campground is one of the nicest Forest Service campgrounds I've ever stayed in. This was our second July camping there and we plan to return many more times. The spaces are generous and well spaced to allow privacy and the restrooms were clean. Campground hosts were quite accommodating and being next to Middle Cottonwood Creek in those sites is a special bonus. The only complaint is the water from the pump. The campground host assured us it is potable, but is is highly mineralized and slightly brownish. We mostly used it for cooking and cleaning.

I would give this 4.5 if I could. It’s a great location, and one of the prettiest campgrounds I’ve visited. The camp host is very nice and keeps a very clean camp. Cleanest bathrooms I’ve experienced yet at a National Forest campground. Minus .5 stars for rusty water out of the spigot. Just wished I had brought something to filter it with. Other than that, great stay and would recommend.

Overall an okay place. Lots of biting bugs even with spray. Roads need work and the camp sites need to be leveled. Had our dogs on a leash as per rules and signs which the camp hosts did not abide by. We had to stop walking by the camp hosts as their dogs (off leash) would come out and get out dogs going. Their golden pooped right in front of our camp and ran off. I had to pick it up. Did go to the top of cottonwood pass and hiked the Colorado trail some, which was nice.

Great campground!

This is hands down one of my favorite campsites. I'm a Colorado native and have camped all over the state. It's only 2 hours from Denver. The sites are forested, shaded, clean and good sized. The river is so lovely, falling asleep to river sounds is so soothing. Did I mention the start at night!!! WOAH. The only issue with this site is how hard it is to book. I swear there are bots buying up the sites. The past 2 years I was unable to get a site. This year I was lucky.

Campground was extremely clean and camp host were very friendly and accommodating.
Will definitely return in the future.

The bathrooms were spotless, stocked and easy to access. The camp hosts Al and Jocelyn were easy to reach if needed, eager to help and prepared for everything. We have enjoyed this location for many years and it continues to be an excellent adventure each time. The roads might need a little more back filling as certain potholes have existed for over a year or more.

Beautiful location. Good nearby hiking. Loved the sound of the river. We saw moose and deer in the area until the off-leash dogs started after them. It was wonderful that this campground had mostly tent campers and was free of the noise of generators. Most of the parking areas of campground sites were too short for campers. The campground hosts are nice and keep the campground in good shape. The hosts keep water in a tank near their site. The water from the single pump available was very yellow. I'd suggest bringing your own drinking water. We used river water for dishwashing and to put out our fire. As is often the case, I wish for people to drive slower through the campground for safety and to keep the dust down. I also wish people did a better job of cleaning up after their dogs and keeping them on their leash or long cable in their sites.

Good spots, 38 & 39 are close, good for friends/family going together, I otherwise would not want to be that close to my camping neighbors.