GENEVA PARK CAMPGROUND
Grant, Colorado · USDA Forest Service
About
At an elevation of 9,813 feet, Geneva Park Campground offers cooler temperatures during the hottest of summer months. Along the Guanella Pass Scenic Byway, this campground is near prime spots for wildlife viewing, scenic driving, landscape photography, hiking and accessing roads open to off-highway vehicles.Mount Evans Wilderness is directly east of the campground and the Abyss Trailhead, sometimes referred to as the Scott Gomer Trail, is a short drive south of the campground. Burning Bear Trail, just 2 miles south of the campground, is a wonderful trail for hiking and horseback riding.For facility specific information, please call (303) 647-2366.Geneva park has 26 campsites to accommodate both RV and tent camping. Vault toilets, picnic tables and grills are provided. Parking aprons are dirt and the interior road may be rough and bumpy. The campground sits in a dense stand of lodgepole pine, which limits mountain views. Sites are nicely separated to provide privacy. The Geneva Creek flows past the campground entrance. Pikes Peak is about 67 miles south and is heralded as the easternmost mountain peak over 14,000 feet in the United States.The drive down Highway 126 from Pine Junction affords magnificent views of the valleys below. Pikes Peak can be seen in the distance and other prominent rock formations present themselves throughout the scenic drive.
Directions
From Denver, travel south on Highway 285 through Pine Junction and Bailey. Continue on Highway 285 to the town of Grant, turn right on Park County Road 62 (Geneva Rd) and continue for approximately 5 miles. Make a left on Forest Road 119; the campground will be on your left.
Location
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Details
- State
- Colorado
- City / area
- Grant
- Agency
- USDA Forest Service
- Parent area
- Pike and San Isabel National Forests & Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands
- Campsites
- 26
- Reservable
- Yes
- Typical price
- $27 / night
- Rating
- 4.36 / 5 (45 reviews on Recreation.gov)
- Equipment
- Tent, RV, Trailer
Nearby campgrounds
- BURNING BEAR CAMPGROUND 2.2 km away
- Handcart 7.9 km away
- Hall Valley 8.2 km away
- Hall Valley Campground 8.2 km away
- GUANELLA PASS 9.6 km away
- TIMBERLINE CAMPGROUND 11.0 km away