Blue Mountain Campground

Lake George, CO

4.6(71 reviews)

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About this campground

Blue Mountain Campground sits between Eleven Mile Canyon and the South Platte River to the north and the peak of Blue Mountain to the south, creating an impressive location for recreation and diverse scenery. The campground is primitive and quiet, creating a peaceful outdoor experience for guests. Hiking, biking, rock climbing in the canyon and trout fishing in the river are popular pastimes.

Facilities

Blue Mountain offers more than 20 reservable campsites. Parking aprons are dirt and gravel and there are two vault toilets. Drinking water from a water pump. Each site comes with a picnic table, camp fire ring, and enough space to park two vehicles.

Natural Features

The campground, at 8,200 feet, sits on a hill a half-mile from the South Platte River. Campsites are nicely spaced on a single loop among scattered ponderosa pine. 3,405-acre Eleven Mile Reservoir feeds into the South Platte River that carves through the Eleven Mile Canyon.

Recreation

Hard Rock Interpretive Trail, accessible from the campground, is a 1-mile self-guided interpretive trail that leads to an impressive overlook of Eleven Mile Canyon. The trail explores the diverse life of the region and offers a chance to see plenty of wildlife and take photos of the sweeping views. Rainbow, cutthroat and brown trout can be caught from the South Platte River. Benches and Picnic Areas along the river allow anglers to relax in comfort waiting for a fish to bite.

Blue Mountain Campground is located 1.5 miles S of Lake George off CR96 and CR61. It has 21 campsites with parking spurs 16-40 feet and a maximum trailer length of 25 feet; elevation is 8,200 feet; camping season begins in May and continues to early October with reduced service. The camping fee is $17.00. Facilities include toilets, water, tables, and fire rings. There is no trash at this campground.

What campers say

Blue Mountain Campground is a small, quiet pine-forest site near Lake George with direct trail access to the river and an observation lookout. Visitors commonly praise the clean vault toilets, available water and trash, and attentive camp hosts or rangers. The campground is family- and pet-friendly and offers good stargazing on clear nights. Practical tradeoffs include generally small, sometimes uneven campsites and limited vehicle length (many sites suit short trailers or tents), occasional road noise at sites near the side road, and active bear presence—campers should store food properly.

Our summary of 71 traveler reviews.