CampgroundHidden gem
Collegiate Peaks Campground
Buena Vista, Colorado
Creekside camp 11 miles up Cottonwood Pass from Buena Vista.
- Price
- From about US$25 a night (recreation.gov listing, check current rate)
- Booking
- Best to book
- Sites
- 56
A San Isabel National Forest campground along Middle Cottonwood Creek, 11 miles west of Buena Vista near the top of Cottonwood Pass. It is a cool, high base for the Collegiate Peaks and a good alternative to a crowded Buena Vista.
Good to know
- Pass road can close in bad weather
- Fill up on food and fuel in Buena Vista
- Best time
- July to September
- Open
- Summer
- Getting there
- Paved then gravel Cottonwood Pass road
- Vehicles
- Campervans fine
- Dogs
- Dogs on a lead
Facilities
- Fire pits
- Picnic tables
- Toilets
- Drinking water
Data: Roadtrip. Things change: check opening times, prices and rules before you go.
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