Kelsey Campground
Kelsey Campground is a national forest campground in Colorado. Hookups: no hookups.
- Type
- National forest campground
- Location
- Colorado
- Coordinates
- 39.31639, -105.26667
- Hookups
- No hookups
- Activities
- Biking, Camping, Climbing, Hiking, Wildlife Viewing
- Map
- Open in OpenStreetMap
- Phone
- 303-275-5610
Amenities
- Reservable sites
Only amenities a source confirms are listed; an amenity missing here is unknown, not absent.
About Kelsey Campground
Overview Kelsey is one of two campgrounds within the Buffalo Creek Recreation Area, about an hour's drive southwest of Denver, Colorado. Visitors enjoy a variety of recreational opportunities, including hiking, rock climbing, mountain biking and trout fishing. Recreation The Buffalo Creek Recreation Area is home to a 40-mile trail system most popular with mountain bikers, but hikers and horseback riders enjoy the area as well. Several trailheads are within the area, including Little Scraggy Trail, just 3 miles north of the campground. Access to the Colorado Trail and the Buffalo Burn Trail begin from this trailhead. Shinglemill Trail is also nearby. Buffalo Creek is a popular fishing stream for brook trout. The area offers great wildlife viewing opportunities for turkey, elk, mule deer, chipmunks and porcupines. Facilities The campground offers single-family sites, some of which are designated for tent camping only. Each site is equipped with picnic tables and campfire rings with grills. Vault toilets are provided. Drinking water is available from a hand pump, but hookups are not available. Kelsey Campground has 17 single-family campsites at an elevation of 7,400 feet in Pike National Forest. Campsites can accommodate tents, trailers and RVs. Each site has a parking spur (up to 30 feet), table fire ring and grill. You can have up to 8 people and 2 vehicles per site. Campground amenities include drinking water, vault toilets and trash collection. Firewood is also availa
Cell coverage
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Nearby RV services
- Dump station
- Golden Clear Creek RV Park · 30 mi
- Water fill
- Seven Minute Spring · 37 mi
- Propane
- Clean Energy · 31 mi
- Low clearances
- None mapped within 10 mi
- Off-road routes
- 93 designated routes (247 mi) within 10 mi
Other places to stay nearby
| Name | Type | Distance | Fee | Hookups |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelsey Campground | RV park | 0.7 mi | — | — |
| Kelsey | National forest campground | 0.8 mi | — | — |
| Meadows Group Campground | National forest campground | 2.9 mi | — | No hookups |
| Platte River | National forest campground | 3.4 mi | — | — |
| South Platte Camp Ground | Private campground | 3.5 mi | — | — |
| Buffalo | Private campground | 3.8 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.