Iron City
Iron City is a national forest campground in Colorado.
- Type
- National forest campground
- Location
- Colorado
- Coordinates
- 38.70844, -106.33564
- Map
- Open in OpenStreetMap
- Website
- www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/10165380
About Iron City
Iron City Campground is located within the Chalk Creek Canyon, which is one of the valley's most popular areas, offering access to many ATV trails. This is a small campground with 15 campsites. It is located near the historic townsite of St. Elmo. The Iron City cemetery is located on the east end of the campground. An interpretive sign at the entrance to the cemetery provides information on the early settlers and miners who are buried there.Camping and campfires are restricted in the Chalk Creek Canyon to developed campgrounds only. Campers who are unable to find a campsite in one of the four developed campground may camp above the townsite of St. Elmo on 4x4 Road 267.
Cell coverage
No coverage data for this location yet.
Nearby RV services
- Dump station
- Taylor Lagoons · 11 mi
- Water fill
- None mapped within 50 mi
- Propane
- Ferrellgas · 39 mi
- Low clearances
- None mapped within 10 mi
- Off-road routes
- 128 designated routes (264 mi) within 10 mi
Other places to stay nearby
| Name | Type | Distance | Fee | Hookups |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iron City Campground | Private campground | under 0.1 mi | — | — |
| Cascade | National forest campground | 4.9 mi | — | — |
| Cascade Camp | Private campground | 4.9 mi | — | — |
| Cascade (Colorado) | National forest campground | 4.9 mi | — | No hookups |
| Chalk Lake | National forest campground | 5.5 mi | — | No hookups |
| Chalk Lake Camp | Private campground | 5.6 mi | — | — |
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Sources. USFS and BLM recreation sites. Updated June 2026. Facility facts only; DryRig does not publish ratings or reviews on this page.