Guanella Pass
Guanella Pass is a national forest campground in Colorado. Hookups: no hookups.
- Type
- National forest campground
- Location
- Colorado
- Coordinates
- 39.61278, -105.71611
- Hookups
- No hookups
- Activities
- Camping, Fishing, Hiking, Scenic Drive
- Map
- Open in OpenStreetMap
- Phone
- 801-226-3564
Amenities
- Reservable sites
Only amenities a source confirms are listed; an amenity missing here is unknown, not absent.
About Guanella Pass
Overview Guanella Pass Campground is located about 7 miles south of Georgetown on the South Fork of Clear Creek on the Guanella Pass Scenic Byway. Located at an elevation of 10,900 feet on the Arapaho Roosevelt National Forest, visitors to the campground can also enjoy hiking and fishing in the area. The Guanella Pass Scenic and Historic Byway follows an old wagon route that linked the mining towns of Georgetown and Grant, Colorado. Recreation Visitors can go trout fishing on the South Fork of Clear Creek. Silver Dollar Lake is nearby, but cannot be reached by car. Instead, the Silver Dollar Lake Trail leads hikers above treeline to the scenic lake. Facilities The campground is split into two loops by the county road and South Clear Creek. There are 18 sites in the campground. Eleven are suitable for RV camping and seven are more suitable for tents. Large RVs are not recommended on the byway. Most of the sites are in the open with some tent sites located among some spruce trees. Each site has a tent pad, picnic table, fire ring and charcoal grill. The roads through the campground are gravel. This facility provides hand pumps with potable water, vault toilets and trash dumpsters. Natural Features The Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests and Pawnee National Grassland sit along the foothills and Rockies of Colorado. The forests and grassland cover 1.5 million acres and extend north to the Wyoming border, south to Mount Evans and west across the Continental Divide. The ar
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Nearby RV services
- Dump station
- Dump Station · 23 mi
- Water fill
- Crystal Spring · 41 mi
- Propane
- Ferrellgas · 20 mi
- Low clearances
- None mapped within 10 mi
- Off-road routes
- 114 designated routes (133 mi) within 10 mi
Other places to stay nearby
| Name | Type | Distance | Fee | Hookups |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guanella Pass Campground | Private campground | under 0.1 mi | $23 | — |
| Guanella Pass | National forest campground | 0.1 mi | — | — |
| Clear Lake Campground | Private campground | 2.6 mi | — | — |
| Clear Lake | National forest campground | 2.7 mi | — | — |
| Desigated Campsite | Free campsite | 4.4 mi | Free | — |
| Designated Campsite | Free campsite | 4.4 mi | Free | — |
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Sources. Recreation.gov (RIDB). Updated June 2026. Facility facts only; DryRig does not publish ratings or reviews on this page.