Mt. Princeton Campground
Campground
Campground · < 0.1 mi from the trail
Colorado · Camping · Near Pitkin
Mt. Princeton Campground
- May 20, 2022
- season
- May–Sep
- best months
Caution today
Agency alerts are in effect for this area; weather is good · USFS, OpenWeather · checked 6 h ago
Is Mt. Princeton Campground open right now?
Alert in the area
The Forest Service lists 7 alerts for Pike and San Isabel National Forests.
FSR 286, Radical Hill, is closed due to washouts and unsafe conditions
Agency alert covering Pike and San Isabel National Forests · USFS · Pike and San Isabel National Forests
Interlaken Hotel Tree Hazards
Agency alert covering Pike and San Isabel National Forests · USFS · Pike and San Isabel National Forests
Sharpe Fire Update
Agency alert covering Pike and San Isabel National Forests · USFS · Pike and San Isabel National Forests
Turquoise Lake Road (County Road 4) Closure
Agency alert covering Pike and San Isabel National Forests · USFS · Pike and San Isabel National Forests
Food Storage Prohibitions on Pike-San Isabel National Forests
Agency alert covering Pike and San Isabel National Forests · Order 02-12-00-23-07 · USFS · Pike and San Isabel National Forests
As of · Source: USFS · Pike and San Isabel National Forests. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
- At 8,900 ftHigh camp: expect cold nights, even in summer
- Salida Ranger DistrictPike and San Isabel National Forests
Mt. Princeton Campground sits in Chalk Creek Canyon, a popular stretch of the Salida Ranger District of the Pike and San Isabel National Forests in Colorado. The Forest Service manages the land, and the site is one of four developed campgrounds in the canyon, where camping and campfires are restricted to developed sites only. Vault toilets are the only amenity at the campground. A fee is charged for stays. If the four developed campgrounds are full, campers can head above St. Elmo on 4X4 Road 267. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Buena Vista show July highs around 83°F with lows near 49°F, while September cools to highs in the mid-70s. That station sits roughly 950 feet lower than the campground, so temperatures here run cooler. Cascade Creek Trail starts just 0.4 miles away, and Chalk Lake and the Chalk Creek Boulder (also known as the Boulder of Sorrow) are each about half a mile off. Chalk Lake Fishing Site is 0.6 miles away.
Around this trail
Add any of these when you start a tripSleep close Eat after Mountain Spirit Winery Ltd.
Brewery
Brewery · 13 mi from PitkinIf it rains Evans Firewall & Savard Building
Museum
On your way back · 7 mi
Places © OpenStreetMap contributors
More in PitkinLocal outfitters
- BV Overlook Campground and Lodging10 mi away
- Mt. Princeton RV Park11 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
Cascade Creek TrailHikingPhoto: oxtopus, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)0.4 mi- Chalk LakeCamping0.5 mi
- Chalk Creek Boulder aka Boulder of SorrowRock climbingPhoto: oxtopus, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)0.5 mi
- Chalk Lake Fishing SiteLake fishing0.6 mi
Chalk CreekCanoeingPhoto: LanceBarber, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)0.7 mi- Cascade (colorado)Camping1.1 mi
- Cascade BouldersRock climbing1.2 mi
- Narrow GaugeHiking1.2 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
Chalk Creek Campground and RV ParkCamping · ~14 min drivePhoto: Roy Luck, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Ruby Mountain CampgroundCamping · ~15 min drivePhoto: Roy Luck, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Mt. Princeton RV Park & CabinsCamping · ~19 min drivePhoto: Nolabob, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Monarch ParkCamping · ~25 min drive
Mushroom Gulch Site 2Camping · ~27 min drivePhoto: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Middle Quartz Creek CampgroundCamping · ~22 min drivePhoto: Bull dd-780, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Chalk LakeCamping · Next door
- Cascade (colorado)Camping · ~2 min drive
- Cascade CampgroundCamping · ~2 min drive
- Chalk Creek CanyonCamping · ~2 min drive
Also worth it near here
- Cascade Creek TrailHiking · Next doorPhoto: oxtopus, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
- Chalk Creek Boulder aka Boulder of SorrowRock climbing · Next doorPhoto: oxtopus, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
- Chalk Lake Fishing SiteLake fishing · Next door
Agnes Vaille FallsWaterfall · ~1 min drivePhoto: Fredlyfish4, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Best time to visit Mt. Princeton Campground
Best months: May–September. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
41° / 11°
4 wet
Feb
43° / 14°
5 wet
Mar
50° / 21°
6 wet
Apr
56° / 27°
6 wet
May
67° / 36°
7 wet
Jun
78° / 43°
7 wet
Jul
83° / 49°
12 wet
Aug
80° / 47°
12 wet
Sep
74° / 40°
8 wet
Oct
62° / 29°
6 wet
Nov
50° / 20°
5 wet
Dec
40° / 11°
5 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Buena Vista 2s, CO, 9.3 mi away at 7,954 ft. The station sits about 900 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Facts about this campground
Mt. Princeton Campground
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