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**Heavily damaged by the Cameron Peak Fire** Jacks Gulch Recreation Area is located 48 miles northwest of Fort Collins, in northern Colorado. Visitors enjoy the area for its great hiking, biking and horseback riding opportunities. Recreation Popular activities include hiking, biking, horseback riding, birding and viewing wildlife. A nature trail circles the entire area of Jacks Gulch, with one section providing stunning views of the Mummy Range. Facilities The campground offers an accessible group site with electric hookups, and five equestrian campsites without hookups. Additional single-family campsites are available on a first-come, first-served basis. The group site accommodates up to 60 people, several cars and up to nine RVs with hookups. Ten 14-by-17 tent pads are scattered throughout the site. A picnic shelter is provided. Two central cooking and picnic areas are on-site, each with four picnic tables, a charcoal grill and campfire ring. The two equestrian sites have four horse stalls each. Picnic tables, campfire rings and tent pads are provided. Each site can accommodate a horse trailer. Vault toilets, drinking water and trash collection are provided. Firewood, dead and down, may be gathered in the forest or purchased from the host. Natural Features The campground is situated in a ponderosa pine forest, dotted with aspens. Grassy meadows are scattered throughout the area. ADA Access: N
From Fort Collins, take Highway 14 northwest for 42 miles, then County Road 63 E (Pingree Park Road) south for 6 miles.
Always have a good time here. Been coming up here for 10+ years. Last couple of years has had a increase in people drinking, being loud and driving to fast in park. Some of these people moved from other states and have no respect for other people and our beautiful state camping grounds. Still love coming here. Will always come back.
It is a great campground if you are a hiker. There are numerous trails starting right from the campground and many others close by. The south fork of the Poudre is also just up the road for those who like to fish. It's six and a half miles up a well maintained dirt road and in my opinion, worth the trip. ------ 4/6/2021---- Approximately one month ago I witnessed something that completely broke my heart, this campground, this peace of beauty, and most of "Jack's Gulch" itself were completely destroyed by the Cameron Peak fire. For all those who enjoyed "Jack's" over the years I weep with you, this was a very special place and will be very hard to replace.
We visited in October mid week for two nights. The first night we were the only ones in the campground. Three others arrived for the second night, but the campground is big enough that we didn't hear them.
The sites are very close together and on a busy weekend the campground would definitely be too crowded for my taste. The area is beautiful and I will definitely return, just during shoulder seasons when it's not busy.
This has always been a fantastic little campground. Clean spaces, lots of trees, and a nice way to enjoy the great outdoors without 100% roughing it. Unfortunately, it was part of the last fire that swept through the Pingree Park area. It is now closed because of the severe burning of all the trees, etc. Very sad 😢
Wonderful first come, first serve campground. Tent sites have pretty decent views. We will definitely be back!
