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Located on the South side of Colorado Springs, the Golden Eagle Campground offers incredible views, 12+ miles of hiking trails, lakes for fishing, beautiful wildflowers and mountain vistas with a wide variety of wildlife.
There are over 250 campsites including: 125 pull through 30/50 amp electrical full hookups, 75 electric water sites; 50 tent sites.
From I-25:
Take Exit 135 off I-25 and head West
Drive 2 miles on Academy Boulevard to CO HWY 115
Turn Left on HWY 115 and head South 5 Miles
Take a right on Rock Creek Canyon Road and drive about 1 mile
We’ll be on the right side of the road in the Pikes Peak Granite-colored building
We got to the camp site and ants were EVERYWHERE the lady was really nice and did move us down so I really appreciate that because I was about to just leave because of the crowd that was just a few spots down from us, not my kinda people. (I was scared my kids would find a needle or something nasty) I’m putting that the nicest way possible. Place was clean and bathrooms were clean, the price is high for what type of people that were there. Maybe because of the holiday. I don’t know if I’ll ever give it another chance because it wasn’t worth the money I paid. At night there was people to the right of me partying and the people to the left a couple spots down were fighting around 1am and the next morning I could smell tequila puke. It was awful. Not something I would do again for sure. And you are so very close to the spot next to you!!!
We reserved the group site for scouts in August 2023. It is tents only. Easily accommodated 8 families, though with the incline and rough terrain, it was hard to find good sites for all the tents.
Pavillion has a dirt floor, making it hard to clean spilled food, so be careful. The lights were out, but management quickly got new bulbs. Power and water on site. Bring a hose to easily put out the fire pit! Pavillion has several bats at night through the morning, so clean the 7 tables to avoid guano before eating.
Last year we were near trains. Much quieter here, though we could hear the road. (Not much traffic though.) Great view of the stars and milkyway, so it is far enough from Colorado Springs to not have bad light pollution. Group site is 2 min walk from bathroom, so it may be hard to hold it for little kids first thing in the morning! Trees surrounding site and Pavillion give good shade during heat of the day. Glad for Pavillion when rain hit hard!
Bring bug spray. There are mosquitoes this year. Lots of little frogs for kids to catch and play with.
Don't bring low-riding car. Dirt roads have ruts from water drainage.
Amazing view of the mountain when you look out you tent located by the pond the have.First night they had a nasty storm come through and were very understanding to rebook us for the next night due to the time we arrived . Second light winds became very high and our tent kept collapsing. Kent helped my twins and I find a place to sleep for the night . The rest of our stay for the 3 nights was amazing , everyone was so friendly made our stay there very memorable away from Canada.
Thank you from the Buchanan family
Traveling all the way from Florida, looking for primitive/tent camping. Made a reservation for late check in by phone call, easy set up and polite staff, about $40 a night with fresh water spout and electric box. However, our information slip wasn’t posted so it was hard to find our spot at first. Decent amount of trees between most spots if you’re interested in hanging a hammock. There are plenty of woods around to collect firewood without chopping down a single tree. One camp staff drove to my spot and acted like a Karen not believing I brought all my own fire wood because I read the rules saying you can’t collect firewood. Kind of silly if you ask me. But aside from that one moment, a BEAUTIFUL view of the mountains. Great bathrooms and showers with HOT water. 1 mile away from an army base that flies helicopters and occasional ordnance discharge if you don’t mind the sound of American freedom. 4/5, always room for improvement
