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Beaver Mill Backcountry Campsite sits south of Sandbeach Lake Trail in Rocky Mountain National Park’s Wild Basin area. The single-site camping area tucked in a lodgepole pine and aspen forest makes a good overnight stop for backpackers heading to the lake and its sandy beach. The 9,640-foot site is south of the trail above Hunters Creek about a half-mile west of the Campers Creek crossing. The campsite, like the other four on Sandbeach Lake Trail, is popular so reserve early. There is no pit toilet at the site so bring wag bags for human waste. Obtain water from either Campers Creek or Hunters Creek, but boil or treat it before use. Bear Mill is three miles from Sandbeach Lake Trailhead and gains 1,330 feet from car to camp. Allow three hours to hike to the site. The area is free of snow by early June.
