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Colorado Campground is a favorite family destination near Manitou Lake Picnic Area north of the town of Woodland Park. A short trail leads to the lovely lake, where visitors enjoy fishing, bird watching and canoeing.
Manitou Lake offers trout fishing and lakeside picnicking. Canoeing on the small lake is also a popular activity. The Centennial Bike Trail, a paved, accessible recreation trail, connects Colorado Campground to Manitou Lake Picnic Area and South Meadows Campground. The trail is popular among hikers, roller bladers and bicyclists. The nearby Rainbow Falls OHV Trail System and North Divide OHV Trail System are recommended for off-road vehicle enthusiasts.
The campground offers single and double-family campsites. Picnic tables and campfire rings are provided, as are vault toilets, drinking water and trash collection. The road is paved and parking spurs are gravel. Campfire programs are held at the campground's amphitheater on most Saturday evenings.
The campground is situated at 7,800 feet in a ponderosa pine forest near the 5-acre Manitou Lake. The campground lies in the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains, due north of Pikes Peak. Pikes Peak summit reaches an elevation of 14,115 feet and is America's easternmost peak over 14,000 feet.
Colorado Springs is about 25 miles southeast of the campground and offers many services. Garden of the Gods is a popular attraction just outside of town. This free park offers hiking trails, rock climbing routes, a visitor center and cafe. Pikes Peak lies west of Manitou Springs, which is about 20 miles from the campground. Visitors can hike, or drive to the summit of this beautiful mountain. The town of Woodland Park, located 6 miles south of Colorado Campground, offers gas, groceries, dining and shopping.
Cancellations
Individual Campsites: Cancellations up to 2 days before a reservation start date incur a $10.00 cancellation fee.
A visitor who cancels a reservation the day before or on the day of arrival will pay a $10.00 service fee AND forfeit the first night's use fee including tax and applicable add-on for a campsite.
Cancellations for a one-night reservation will forfeit the entire amount paid and will not be subject to an additional service fee.
No-Shows
A no-show visitor is one who does not arrive at a campground and does not cancel the reservation by check-out time on the day after the scheduled arrival date. Staff will hold a campsite until check-out time on the day following the arrival date.
No-shows are assessed $20.00 service fee and forfeit the first night's rate, taxes and applicable add-on for a campsite.
Refunds
Visitors may submit a refund request through their Recreation.gov profile within 7 days of the end date of their reservation. Refunds will not be issued after the 7 days has ended.
Refunds for debit or credit card payments will be issued as a credit to the original bank or credit card used to pay.
For check or cash purchases, Recreation.gov will mail a Treasury check for refunds of cash, check, or money order payments to the address associated with the reservation. Treasury check refunds may take up to 6-8 weeks to arrive.
In the event of an emergency closure, the Recreation.gov team or facility manager will refund all fees and will attempt to notify you using the contact information within the Recreation.gov visitor profile.
From the I-25 and Highway 24 intersection in Colorado Springs, travel west on Highway 24 for about 18 miles to the intersection with Highway 67 in Woodland Park. Turn right (north) on Highway 67 and drive about 6.7 miles to Colorado Campground. The campground is on the right side of the road.
A little gem. Very quiet with decent amount of space between sites. We’ve stayed here on 3 different off roading trips and it’s never been full. Chill every time. Lots of first come first serve but we’ve never had a problem. Clean pit toilets. Campground host can sell you bundles. Dog are allowed!
Quiet and clean.
We enjoyed this campground during what has to be one of the busiest camping weekends in the state: 4th of July. While every spot was full, we were pleasantly surprised that the campground remained quiet and free from raucous party goers. For RV campers, nearly every site requires some leveling. Some are a bit of a challenge to back into. The hosts were helpful and polite, the bathrooms were clean, and the guests were well behaved. Ponderosa pines were plentiful and made great hammock supports for many a camper. The undergrowth is sparse and the ground surface is largely dirt and pine needles. Overall, a very pleasant campground with excellent access to Manitou Park Lake.
Stayed at this campground for three nights, cleaned bathrooms, very friendly people around with kids, they even have campground fun activities for kids, had an amazing time RVing , camping, kayaking and hiking around trails
This has been a family favorite over the years for many reason. And this past trip we even had a Moose come through.
- Plenty of trees, sites are well spaced apart so you have room for multiple tents and a bit more privacy. Well maintained, I’ve never seen a broken down picnic table or a fire pit that wasn’t in great shape.
- Great for families with little ones. Bring bikes. Always lots of kids her. And even though there’s plenty of FCFS sites, I’ve never seen the partying riffraff come thru.
- Manitou lake is a short walk away and has great fishing! We feasted on fresh trout each night.
- The hosts are great - so on top of everything and even delivered wood to my site.
- Camping as a single mom with my kids I’ve never felt safer.
The only downside I can see is that those with larger campers (5th wheel an up) had a tougher time trying to back in to sites. Definitely not impossible but looked a little challenging for some.
