Gold Park Campground
Campground
Campground · 2.1 mi from the trail
Colorado · River fishing · Near Leadville
Fancy Creek
- Jun–Aug
- best months
Is Fancy Creek open right now?
Alert in the area
The Forest Service lists 6 alerts for White River National Forest.
FSR 286, Radical Hill, is closed due to washouts and unsafe conditions
Agency alert covering White River National Forest · USFS · White River National Forest
Limited parking at Snowmass Creek Trailhead
Agency alert covering White River National Forest · USFS · White River National Forest
Grizzly Creek Trail Closure
Agency alert covering White River National Forest · Order 2026-02 · USFS · White River National Forest
Ruedi Marina Day Use area Dump Station is CLOSED
Agency alert covering White River National Forest · USFS · White River National Forest
Asbestos safety closure - Camp Hale
Agency alert covering White River National Forest · USFS · White River National Forest
As of · Source: USFS · White River National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Fancy Creek is a river fishing spot in Colorado's White River National Forest, within the Holy Cross Ranger District. The Forest Service manages the land, and the site is not reservable. Summer is the most comfortable time to fish here. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show July highs around 73°F with lows near 39°F, while winter highs stay around 31°F. Savage Peak is a hike just 0.1 mile away, and Missouri Lakes, another river fishing spot, is 0.3 mile off. Sopris Lake is about 1.3 miles away, and Gold Park Campground is about 2.1 miles away.
Around this trail
Add any of these when you start a tripSleep close Eat after Hot Heads Chicken
Fast food
On your way back · 13 mi · Open after 6
If it rainsCraig Talbert, CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Places © OpenStreetMap contributors · Photos: Craig Talbert, CC BY 3.0 (commons)
More in LeadvilleLocal outfitters
- Cutthroat Anglers27 mi away
- Rancho Del Rio36 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- Savage PeakHiking0.1 mi
- Missouri LakesRiver fishing0.3 mi
- Sopris LakeHiking1.3 mi
- Gold Park CampgroundCamping2.1 mi
- Whitney LakeLake fishing4.1 mi
Tiger CliffRock climbingPhoto: foto3116, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)6.2 mi- Main WallRock climbingPhoto: foto3116, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)6.2 mi
- Halfmoon CampgroundCamping7.9 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Missouri LakesRiver fishing · Next door
- Lonesome LakeLake fishing · ~2 min drive
- Fall CreekRiver fishing · ~13 min drive
- Missouri LakesLake fishing · ~4 min drive
- Beaver LakeRiver fishing · ~25 min drive
- Blodgett LakeLake fishing · ~6 min drive
- Beaver Creek Ski ResortRiver fishing · ~25 min drive
- Seven Sisters LakesLake fishing · ~6 min drive
- Carter LakeLake fishing · ~7 min drive
- Whitney LakeLake fishing · ~7 min drive
Also worth it near here
- 10th Mountain Division HutHut camping · ~8 min drive
Mount Of The Holy Cross #2009Ski touring · ~9 min drivePhoto: Lionello DelPiccolo liodp, CC0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Galena MountainSummit · ~10 min drivePhoto: Clyde Charles Brown, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Notch MountainHiking · ~10 min drivePhoto: kalestews, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
Best time to visit Fancy Creek
Best months: June–August. 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
31° / 3°
8 wet
Feb
33° / 3°
8 wet
Mar
39° / 9°
8 wet
Apr
44° / 18°
8 wet
May
55° / 27°
9 wet
Jun
68° / 34°
9 wet
Jul
73° / 39°
12 wet
Aug
70° / 38°
12 wet
Sep
62° / 31°
8 wet
Oct
51° / 23°
6 wet
Nov
39° / 14°
7 wet
Dec
31° / 6°
7 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Sugarloaf Rsvr, CO, 11.1 mi away at 9,738 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
