Burning Bear Campground

Grant, CO

4.4(68 reviews)

About this campground

Burning Bear Campground near Grant, CO. Located on the Pike and San Isabel National Forest at an elevation of 9,813 feet, Burning Bear Campground offers cooler temperatures during the hot Colorado summer months. Along the Guanella Pass Scenic Byway, this campground is near prime spots for wildlife viewing, scenic driving, landscape photography, hiking and roads open to off-highway vehicles.

Facilities

Burning Bear Campground has 13 sites to accommodate RV, trailer and tent camping. Drinking water, vault toilets, picnic tables and grills are provided. Parking aprons are dirt and the campground road may be rough.

Natural Features

The campground is nestled in a beautiful valley on the way to Guanella Pass. Although somewhat open, a scattering of ponderosa pines provides some privacy to campers. Mount Bierstadt (elevation 14,060 feet) is north on the Guanella Pass road – a Scenic and Historic Byway, and one of the most popular scenic drives on the Pike and San Isabel National Forest. The Guanella Pass road is a great place to watch for bighorn sheep, elk, deer, moose, marmot, pika, and bear

Recreation

Numerous hiking trail opportunities are available along Geneva Road. Mount Evans Wilderness is directly behind the campground allowing for access to the Abyss Trail (sometimes referred to as the Scott Gomer Trail). Although Mount Evans Wilderness is closed to mountain biking, Burning Bear Trail across the road from the campground is a wonderful trail for mountain biking and hiking alike.

What campers say

Burning Bear Campground is a small, quiet Forest Service site surrounded by pines with easy access to nearby trailheads (Burning Bear and Abyss/Lake) and short drives to Grant and Bailey. Sites are generally roomy and shaded—outer-loop sites feel more private—but some pads are sloped and larger rigs may need careful leveling. Vault toilets are reported clean and a friendly camp host sells firewood; bring groceries and water since nearby services are limited. Occasional nuisances mentioned include aircraft noise, yellow-jackets, sporadic trash at some sites and intermittent water-pump issues.

Our summary of 68 traveler reviews.