Cold Springs Campground, Idaho Springs, CO

Cold Springs Campground is located in the Clear Creek Ranger District of the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests (54 min southwest of Boulder, CO) with an elevation of 9,335 feet. There are a total of 36 campsites. The campground is normally open from mid May to mid September. 33 sites can accommodate RVs and trailers between 20 and 45 feet. All sites are currently reservable. There is a fee of $22.00 per night. Some amenities include drinking water, playground, restroom.

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Campsites Available Tonight, Sep 19, 2024 29 FF*

Site	Status	Driveway	Length	Price
#1	First-come	Parallel	30 ft	$22
#2	First-come	Parallel	30 ft	$22
#3	First-come	Parallel	30 ft	$22
#4	First-come	Parallel	35 ft	$22
#5	First-come	Parallel	30 ft	$22
#6	First-come	Back-In	35 ft	$22
#7	First-come	Back-In	35 ft	$22
#8	First-come	Back-In	35 ft	$22
#9	First-come	Parallel	35 ft	$22
#10	First-come	Parallel	35 ft	$22
#11	First-come	Back-In	20 ft	$22
#14	First-come	Back-In	35 ft	$22
#15	First-come	Back-In	35 ft	$22
#17	First-come	Back-In	35 ft	$22
#18	First-come	Back-In	30 ft	$22
#20	First-come	Back-In	-	$22
#22	First-come	Back-In	-	$22
#24	First-come	Back-In	30 ft	$22
#25	First-come	Back-In	25 ft	$22
#26	First-come	Back-In	40 ft	$22
#29	First-come	Back-In	40 ft	$22
#31	First-come	Back-In	30 ft	$22
#32	First-come	Back-In	35 ft	$22
#33	First-come	Back-In	35 ft	$22
#34	First-come	Back-In	45 ft	$22
#35	First-come	Pull-Through	40 ft	$22
#36	First-come	Pull-Through	40 ft	$22
#37	First-come	Back-In	35 ft	$22
#38	First-come	Pull-Through	40 ft	$22

Campsites Available This Weekend, Sep 20, 2024 or Sep 21, 2024 17 FF*

Site	Status	Driveway	Length	Price
#2	First-come	Parallel	30 ft	$22
#9	First-come	Parallel	35 ft	$22
#10	First-come	Parallel	35 ft	$22
#11	First-come	Back-In	20 ft	$22
#20	First-come	Back-In	-	$22
#21	First-come	Back-In	-	$22
#22	First-come	Back-In	-	$22
#26	First-come	Back-In	40 ft	$22
#29	First-come	Back-In	40 ft	$22
#31	First-come	Back-In	30 ft	$22
#32	First-come	Back-In	35 ft	$22
#33	First-come	Back-In	35 ft	$22
#34	First-come	Back-In	45 ft	$22
#35	First-come	Pull-Through	40 ft	$22
#36	First-come	Pull-Through	40 ft	$22
#37	First-come	Back-In	35 ft	$22
#38	First-come	Pull-Through	40 ft	$22

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Campsite Reviews (85)

4.0 out of 5

5 star		48%
4 star		26%
3 star		11%
2 star		6%
1 star		8%

@NicolasM6BE36D · Camped on Aug 2, 2024 at Campsite #9

The campground is very good with easy access to the state park, but the grounds are very close to the road. There is more [heavy] weekend traffic than I realized.

@JanetC4565717 · Camped on Jul 28, 2024 at Campsite #7

Wonderful location, lots of shade, nice large campsites. We have found many hiking trails in the area.

@AnnegretVD66BF · Camped on Jul 18, 2024 at Campsite #8

Wood, Flowers, Silence, wonderfull

@DavidS3927304 · Camped on Jul 13, 2024 at Campsite #4

Clean, well-maintained and frequently monitored. Lots of space between pads. Just a few miles down the road from Golden Gate State Park for excellent hiking and fishing. The $8 reservation fee is a little steep for a $24 tent site.

@RickH5164294 · Camped on Jul 6, 2024 at Campsite #23

Uncamping there for many years I Was there 42 and a half days Never saw the campground Host one time Did c sheriff Go through 2 times

@JulieB4444318 · Camped on Jul 4, 2024 at Campsite #12

what a great little campground close to golden gate canyon state park. we loved our stay here!

@WalterP2B21307 · Camped on Jun 30, 2024 at Campsite #22

The best host ever. Graciela was very helpful and friendly. Our campsite was clean and well prepared.

@JulieNF9AD3649 · Camped on Jun 23, 2024 at Campsite #15

Beautiful location & scenery that can't be beat! Only stayed a night, but will be back!

@MargretB90D86C · Camped on Sep 17, 2023 at Campsite #20

Lovely site hidden back in the woods. Very basic amenities - pit toilet, bear vault, water spigot - but serviceable for the night. Tent pad was a shade small for my tent (an ultralight that likes the guylines stretched out quite a ways), but worked fine. There was a short path up to a viewpoint right next to my site that I took advantage of in the morning. I believe I was there the last night available for the season and it was very quiet, which I enjoyed. Amazing views of the stars.

@JessicaB869322 · Camped on Aug 24, 2023 at Campsite #19

Our spot was a little unlevel, but great distance from other spots. Loved the trail right off the site. Has a water faucet available on loop road. Great nights stay even with rain.

@EdwardK3626935 · Camped on Aug 11, 2023 at Campsite #12

Beautiful area of Colorado amongst the Aspens. Will be returning.

@SonjaUBD86AC91 · Camped on Aug 10, 2023 at Campsite #15

Campsite is a little difficult to back into with a trailer but we managed. It's a lovely site once you get set up. The Vista is a really easy, short walk with a lovely view.

@KelseyPE384670 · Camped on Aug 3, 2023 at Campsite #21

Great campground on a beautiful stretch of road. There is a hiking path up to an incredible vista near the back tent pads. Only complaint was road noise as you are in a valley so the car noise from the highway bounces off all the foothills and mountains.

@DianaWDDE13F93 · Camped on Jul 31, 2023 at Campsite #6

We loved our site outside of mother nature dumping tons of raining and lightning on us throughout the night. The camp host was a gem and we would easily return to this campground and campsite.I would like to see Colorado step it up with solar lights and hand sanitizer along with a deodorizer in the outhouses. We have use some in other states with all of these. Our wifi was full 5 bars and amazing as we navigated the craziness of trying to get park entrance to Rocky Mt for the next day.

@KateG1046796 · Camped on Jul 24, 2023 at Campsite #24

Very pretty campground. Great host.

@KristiL2206129 · Camped on Jul 16, 2023 at Campsite #7

Beautiful campground not too far from Denver. The drive up Golden Gate Canyon Road was crazy (we had a trailer). The rest of the time we took Hwy 160. Nice overlook from the campground. Cool temps at night when you are at 9200 ft! Not too far from Hidden Treasure Trailhead by Black Hawk - great hiking and mountain biking!

@JoelW8390980 · Camped on Jul 16, 2023 at Campsite #8

Great site

@JoelW8390980 · Camped on Jul 16, 2023 at Campsite #9

Great camp host, clean bathrooms, weirdly super fast cell connection

@apriln75615686 · Camped on Jul 9, 2023 at Campsite #19

Clean bathrooms and great view from the vista! Cell phone service is really spotty and the sites are a little too close together.

@DavidN9135851 · Camped on Jul 7, 2023 at Campsite #14

Really nice spot, you owe it to yourself to do the short vista hike. I’d ignore others reviews saying the sites are well spaced out, as they are fairly close together.

@MichaelL540355 · Camped on Jul 1, 2023 at Campsite #10

Great location and excellent campground host, Mike

@DanF5785023 · Camped on Jun 23, 2023 at Campsite #15

We stayed in site 15. It's a nice, wooded site with views of the mountains. However, it was very difficult to get my 26 ft travel trailer in it. The road goes downhill, and there is no room on the other side. I would not recommend putting an RV in that site.

@FloydW578F7FE0 · Camped on Jun 18, 2023 at Campsite #24

Cold Springs remains a great campground close to the Denver metro area. And this year's campground host is the best in a number of years -- friendly, easygoing, and he keeps the toilet facilities the cleanest and freshest smelling they have ever been.

@DavidA3218244 · Camped on Jun 8, 2023 at Campsite #13

Camp here every year and as usual despite the weather this campground is a favorite. The camp host this year was very friendly and accommodating. He even delivered firewood to our site for us. Restrooms are kept very clean and stocked. Nice walking trail at the end of the campground and a trail up to a vista with fantastic views. Close to Blackhawk/Central City and other hiking trails. Only downfall is some traffic noise from the road near by during the day but if you get sites at the end of the campground it's much quieter. We had major rain on this trip and some of our camp pads flooded so my suggestion is maybe fill in the low areas of the pads. I was pleasantly surprised I had some cell service this trip as usually I don't.

@TheresaM664204 · Camped on Jun 3, 2023 at Campsite #15

We camped at Cold Springs on a cold and rainy weekend but we loved it. Most sites are large and have plenty of trees for shade. The pit toilets were clean. We did some fishing at the ponds of the near by state park.

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