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This campsite is not designated on any Forest Service map, but was provided by a Scoutmaster from the Pikes Peak Council. His reference to the site was that it was his troop’s favorite site to camp in the region. It consist of large meadows from 40 to 80 acres surrounded by stands of trees. There are no facilities or water. The site is good during the spring, summer and fall, but the roads can become blocked with snow during the winter months. This group site is administered from the Fairplay Forest Service Office. In checking, they said that this campground is used by groups of large camper vehicles during the summer and suggested that Scouts should not request use of the area until the fall and winter months. Be sure to call the Fairplay Forest Service Office to make a reservation 1 (719) 836-2031, as of 11/94. How to get there: Take 1-25 south to Colorado Springs, follow US 24 west through the communities of Woodland Park, Divide and Lake George. Continue on US 24 for another 4.5 miles to Round Mountain Campground which is on the north side of US 24. Take an odometer reading as you pass. In another 1.2 miles turn onto an unmarked Forest Service Road on the south side of the road. The road is illustrated on the Pike National Forest Maps as unimproved or primitive with no road identification number, the Trails Illustrated map identifies this campground. Head south and through the trees to find yourself a nice campsite, it is only about 200 yards to the first campsites.
Created on: 2024-09-08 11:00:46