Collegiate Peaks
Collegiate Peaks is a national forest campground in Colorado. Hookups: no hookups.
- Type
- National forest campground
- Location
- Colorado
- Coordinates
- 38.81306, -106.31528
- Hookups
- No hookups
- Activities
- Camping, Fishing, Hiking, Horseback Riding
- Map
- Open in OpenStreetMap
- Phone
- CAMPGROUNDS DO NOT HAVE PHONE SERVICE, CALLING TO CHECK AVAILABILITY PRIOR TO ARRIVAL IS NOT POSSIBLE. FOR RESERVATIONS CALL: 1-877-444-6777
Amenities
- Reservable sites
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About Collegiate Peaks
Overview Collegiate Peaks Campground is located 11 miles west of Buena Vista, Colorado, along Middle Cottonwood Creek near the top of Cottonwood Pass. The campground offers well-spaced campsites and scenic views of the surrounding mountains. Visitors enjoy fishing and exploring local trails. A commercial hot springs inn and spa is located about 5 miles east of the campground. "First come, first served" does not necessarily mean that the site will be available when you get there. Someone may get there before you. This is a popular campground and is normally full starting on Friday, sometimes as early as Thursday, so plan accordingly. Recreation Hiking and fishing are among the most popular activities. The Denny Creek Trailhead is less than a mile away and it take hikers through Collegiate Peaks Wilderness Area to destinations such as Kroenke Lake and Mt. Yale. The Ptarmigan Lake Trailhead is less than 3 miles from the campground and boasts views of vivid wildflowers. Middle Cottonwood Creek is small but fairly well-stocked with brook trout. Determined anglers can often pull rainbow and cutthroat trout from the beaver ponds west of the campground. Facilities The campground offers several single-family sites on three loops. Each site is equipped with a picnic table, campfire ring and grill. Vault toilets and drinking water are provided. Sites# 1, and 18-30 are first come-first served, also called "Walk-up" sites. All other sites are reservable. Site #2 is used by the hos
Cell coverage
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Nearby RV services
- Dump station
- Taylor Lagoons · 10 mi
- Water fill
- None mapped within 50 mi
- Propane
- Ferrellgas · 31 mi
- Low clearances
- None mapped within 10 mi
- Off-road routes
- 88 designated routes (171 mi) within 10 mi
Other places to stay nearby
| Name | Type | Distance | Fee | Hookups |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collegiate Peaks | National forest campground | under 0.1 mi | — | — |
| Collegiate Peaks Campground | Private campground | 0.3 mi | — | — |
| Cottonwood Lake Campground | Private campground | 2.4 mi | — | — |
| Cottonwood Lake | National forest campground | 2.5 mi | — | — |
| Iron City Campground | Private campground | 7.2 mi | — | — |
| Iron City | National forest campground | 7.3 mi | — | — |
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Sources. Recreation.gov (RIDB). Updated June 2026. Facility facts only; DryRig does not publish ratings or reviews on this page.