Facilities: Summer facilities include 47 campsites, tables, rest rooms, fire pits and water.
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The Columbine Campground is located high above Central City. This is a Forest Service car campground. The road to this campground is usually open until November and opens again in March. In the wintertime, the road is plowed to the top of the hill, but not always into the campground. In the summertime, this campground is busy with its normal clientele of tourists, gamblers, and weekend campers. Summer facilities include 47 campsites, tables, restrooms, fire pits, and water. How to get there: Take US 6 west out of Golden until you come to CO119 which goes to Black Hawk and Central City. Take CO119 north to Black Hawk. Turn on CO279 and follow it through Black Hawk to Central City. Stay on the main drag which goes through the north side of Central City, by the Opera House, and on up the hill. You eventually come to the top of the hill and the Central City Cemetery. The campground is about another mile to the west, and slightly north. Look for signs by the cemetery directing you to the campground. Another alternative to avoid traffic in these two communities is to drive past Black Hawk, 1.6 miles further north on CO119. Turn west on CR4 (Apex Valley Road) and drive 2.4 miles; at this point turn south on Upper Apex Road for 1.4 miles, you have arrived at Columbine Campground. Note: Bring your water in the winter.
Created on: 2024-09-07 22:57:40
Last edited by: rhall290472 On: 2024-09-19 15:29:32