3.4212 reviewsPrice
$17/night
Booking
First-Come
Sites
11 campsites
Season
Open seasonally from...
Cell
Unknown
Pets
Very Pet Friendly
Price
$17/night
Booking
First-Come
Sites
11 campsites
Season
Open seasonally from...
Cell
Unknown
Pets
Very Pet Friendly
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Anglers and stargazers do well here: Williams Fork Creek runs right alongside for brook trout, and the open canopy that frustrates shade-seekers by day turns into a clear Milky Way view after dark. Spacious sites and only 11 spots keep it calm on summer weekends.
RVs over 23 feet won't fit, and the beetle-kill removal means full sun on your tent all afternoon. Potable water isn't at this campground, you'll need to walk or drive half a mile to South Fork, and Hot Sulphur Springs is 25 miles out for anything else.
Reference information about Sugarloaf Campground sourced from official USFS records and forestcamping.com. View official recreation.gov page →
<p>Sugarloaf Campground is a first-come, first-served campground located in the Williams Fork Valley.</p><p><strong>Facilities:</strong> There are 11 non-electric sites that will accommodate tents, trailers, and RVs. Each site contains a tent pad, fire grate and picnic table. Additional facilities include restrooms and trash service. Drinking water is available at the South Fork Campground a half mile away.</p><p><strong>Natural Features:</strong> Due to the mountain pine beetle epidemic and hazard tree removal, this campground offers no shade.</p><p><strong>Recreation:</strong> Popular activities include hiking in the Arapaho National Forest and nearby <a href="http://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/arp/recarea/?recid=80800">Byers Peak Wilderness</a>, scenic driving and wildlife viewing.</p><p>View a <a href="http://trails.colorado.gov/places/na~1984487">COTREX map</a>.</p><p>View a <a href="http://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/fseprd1098574.pdf">campground map</a>.</p><p> </p>
The elevation is 8,970 ft. The campground is composed of a single oval-shaped loop in a dense stand of Lodgepole pines, spruce and fir trees. This is a delightful, tranquil campground well worth the long drive down a well maintained dirt road. The campground is bound on one side by a heavily wooded steep mountainside and the other by Williams Fork Creek. Large spacious camp sites provide good privacy. There are horseshoe pits. There is a wheelchair friendly trail connecting the South Fork and Sugar Loaf campgrounds (see Hiking Comments). This is a nicely designed trail that goes through Lodgepole, spruce and fir woods. Campers should also walk the wheelchair friendly Williams Fork Boardwalk Trail (see Hiking Comments) located in the campground for a really marvelous forest experience; take a picnic lunch. This is bear country; practice safe food storage techniques.
Open June 1 through October 14 NOTE: Potable water available May 27 through September 30.
The water spigot is a hand pump.
The parking aprons are rock and dirt.
From Hot Sulphur Springs, CO, take US Rt. 40 west 4.1 miles to Williams Fork Reservoir sign. Turn left at sign onto County Rt. 3 and go 18.2 miles to a "Y" intersection. Bear left onto County Rt. 30 and go 5.5 miles to another "Y" intersection. Bear right, passing through a Henderson Mill Industrial Area tunnel, to a "T" intersection. Turn left and go 0.2 miles to campground sign. Turn right at sign and go 0.6 miles into the campground. NOTE: County Rt. 3 becomes a gravel and dirt road after 4.5 miles.
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Summer is the most reliable season for access and comfort. Mornings start crisp in the 40s to 50s, afternoons reach the upper 60s to mid-70s. The elevation means cool nights even in peak season. Weekends see moderate traffic, but with only 11 sites the campground doesn't feel crowded. Shoulder seasons bring the possibility of surprise snow. Winter activities are listed, though specific access conditions aren't detailed.
Summer is most reliable for access and comfort; good hiking, fishing, and mild days with cool nights.
Potable water is not available at this site.
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