Facilities: Tables, latrines, water and some firewood are available
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Located west of Leadville at the base of Mt. Elbert and Mt. Massive is Halfmoon Creek. Halfmoon Campground provides a good base camp for climbing these two fourteeners or car camping during summer. FSR110 provides access to the valley; this valley also provides good cross-country skiing during the winter. Each of the fourteeners will take an entire day to climb and return to your base camp. Mt. Elbert, 14,433', is Colorado’s highest peak; and Mt. Massive 14,421' is the second highest. Both peaks can be climbed without special equipment. There is parking for about 15-20 cars at the Colorado Trail Trailhead which is 1.5 miles west of the campground on Halfmoon Creek Road (FSR110). How to get there: Take US 24 south through the community of Leadville to Malta. Make a right turn (west) on CO300, go for .75 mile, and turn south on FSR160 for 1 mile then west on FSR110 to Halfmoon Campground. Follow the Forest Service signs to the campground. This campground is available to the public (first come, first served) and a user fee must be paid for each campsite. Tables, latrines, water and some firewood are available.
Created on: 2024-09-07 22:14:21