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$8/night
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7 campsites
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Price
$8/night
Booking
Reservable
Sites
7 campsites
Season
Open season runs fro...
Cell
Unknown
Pets
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Fall weekends in late September are the sweet spot: aspens peak, elk are rutting, bugs are gone, and the $8 rate means you're paying almost nothing to camp at the Holy Cross Wilderness trailhead. Bring your own water and a freestanding tent since gravel makes stakes nearly useles
High-clearance or 4WD is non-negotiable for the last mile in, and the vault toilet has drawn some genuinely bad reviews on cleanliness. No potable water on-site either, so anyone counting on camp infrastructure will be disappointed.
Reference information about Fulford Cave Campground sourced from official USFS records and forestcamping.com. View official recreation.gov page →
<p><strong><a href="https://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/whiteriver/recarea/?recid=84392">Fulford Cave is closed from October 15 - April 15 annually</a>. </strong>Some caves, including Fulford Cave, have been reopened with several requirements including mandatory on-line registration & decontamination of gear and clothes. </p><p>Fulford Cave Campground is located in a sparse stand of young aspen, spruce and fir, near an active beaver pond and East Brush Creek. From this high location, there are nice views of Yeoman Park below. The cave is less than 1 mile from the campground, and other area trails enter the Holy Cross Wilderness. This campground has small sites, clustered together and only one site could accommodate a vehicle up to 25 feet long.</p><p> </p><div><p><a class="usa-button" href="https://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/FSEPRD1095189.pdf" style="margin: 0; margin-top:30px">View Dates and Fees</a></p></div>
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Fall is prime time. Aspens peak in late September through early October, with daytime highs in the 40s to 60s and nights dropping into the 20s and 30s. Elk rut and active beavers make wildlife viewing excellent, bugs are minimal, and creek levels stay fishable. Crowds thin out midweek but pick up on color weekends. Summer offers relief from lowland heat. Winter comes early and stays late at this elevation, burying the campground in snow well into spring.
Prime time: aspens peak late Sept–early Oct, elk rut and crisp weather make fall stand out.
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Fulford Cave Campground offers very basic amenities. Restrooms are available on-site, but potable water is not provided. "Although there are only 7 sites, on a Thursday night mid-July we were the only campers! Campground & pit toilet were clean." The campsite area is small, with sites clustered together. The campground includes fire pits with grates for cooking. "Fire pits a good size with grate that folds over top for cooking; log at most (all?) sites to sit on by fire if needed."
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