Gordon Gulch / Nederland

7,000–9,000 ft · CO🚗 Directions

Boulder County front range. Mix of lodgepole and spruce. Chanterelle and king bolete habitat. Nederland serves as a staging town.

Trees:Lodgepole Pine Engelmann Spruce Aspen

Permit Info →

Updated Apr 13, 6:36 PM

Foraging Potential10/100

❌Moisture

❌Soil Temp

❌No Freeze

✅No Drought

Precip 7d

0.00"

Precip 14d

0.70"

Soil Temp

38°F

SWE

Snow Water Equivalent — how much water is in the snowpack vs. normal. Declining SWE means snowmelt is adding moisture to the soil.

33%

Drought

None

Snowmelt

accelerating

Limiting Factors

Insufficient moistureSoil too coldOutside season windowHard freeze in 48h

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Nearby Camping

West Magnolia Trailhead

dispersed

USFS~0.7 mi from center

Arapaho & Roosevelt National Forests Pawnee NG

Reserve →

Site 2

backcountry

West Magnoalia FS~1.1 mi from center

Site 5

developed

~1.1 mi from center

Site 11

backcountry

~1.3 mi from center

Site 10

backcountry

~1.4 mi from center

Kelly Dahl Campground

developed

USFS~2.1 mi from centerFee required/night

Arapaho & Roosevelt National Forests Pawnee NG

Reserve →

Kelly Dahl

developed

USFS8,600 ft~2.5 mi from center$24/night

46 sites

Large campground near Nederland. Easy access to Gordon Gulch.

vault toiletwaterfire ringpicnic table

Open May–OctReserve →

Gordon Gulch Dispersed Camping Area

dispersed

USFS~3.6 mi from center

Arapaho & Roosevelt National Forests Pawnee NG

Reserve →

Gordon Gulch Dispersed Camping Area

developed

USFS~3.7 mi from center

15 sites

Reserve →

Caribou Dispersed Camping Area

dispersed

USFS~3.9 mi from center

Arapaho & Roosevelt National Forests Pawnee NG

Reserve →

#10

backcountry

USFS~4 mi from center

#11

backcountry

USFS~4 mi from center

#8

backcountry

USFS~4 mi from center

#9

backcountry

US forest Serivce~4 mi from center

Rainbow Lakes Campground

developed

USFS~4.6 mi from center

Arapaho & Roosevelt National Forests Pawnee NG

Rainbow Lakes Campground

developed

Vista Recreation~4.7 mi from centerFee required/night

toilet

Reserve →

Rainbow Lakes

developed

USFS9,000 ft~5 mi from center$17/night

16 sites

Small remote campground west of Nederland. In prime habitat.

vault toiletfire ring

Open Jun–Oct

Ruby Gulch Dispersed Camping

developed

~5.5 mi from centerFree/night

H71

developed

~6.5 mi from center

Winegar Ridge Campground

developed

~6.8 mi from center

31 sites

Aspen Meadows Campground

developed

State~8.2 mi from center

Rifleman Phillips Group Campground

developed

State~8.6 mi from center

75 sites

Pawnee Campground

developed

USFS~8.8 mi from centerFee required/night

Arapaho & Roosevelt National Forests Pawnee NG

Reserve →

Camp Patiya

developed

Boy Scouts of America~9.1 mi from centerFee required/night

Reserve →

Forgotten Valley Campground

backcountry

State~9.9 mi from center

Beaver Reservoir Dispersed Camping

developed

~10.8 mi from center

Deer Creek Campground

backcountry

State~10.8 mi from center

Camp Dick Campground

developed

USFS~11.7 mi from centerFee required/night

Arapaho & Roosevelt National Forests Pawnee NG

Reserve →

Camp Dick Campground

developed

USFS~11.7 mi from centerFee required/night

toiletpicnic table

Reserve →

Peaceful Valley Campground

developed

USFS~11.9 mi from centerFee required/night

Arapaho & Roosevelt National Forests Pawnee NG

Reserve →

Allenspark Dispersed Camping

developed

~15 mi from center

Tahosa

backcountry

NPS~17.1 mi from centerFee required/night

Pine Ridge

developed

~17.1 mi from center

Meadow Mountain Ranch

developed

Girl Scouts of America~17.2 mi from center

Olive Ridge Campground

developed

USFS~17.2 mi from centerFee required/night

Arapaho & Roosevelt National Forests Pawnee NG

Reserve →

Olive Ridge Campground

developed

USFS~17.2 mi from center

Reserve →

Aspen Knoll

developed

~17.3 mi from center

North St. Vrain Campsite #2

developed

NPS~17.7 mi from centerFee required/night

Ouzel Lake campsite

developed

NPS~17.8 mi from center

1 sites

Siskin Campsite

developed

~17.8 mi from center

Campers Creek

developed

~17.9 mi from center

Hole in the Wall

developed

~17.9 mi from center

Beaver Mill

developed

~18 mi from center

Hunters Creek

developed

~18.2 mi from center

1 sites

Sandbeach Lake campsite 1

developed

~18.6 mi from center

Sandbeach Lake Campsite 3

developed

~18.6 mi from center

Sandbeach Lake Group Campsite

developed

~18.7 mi from center

Thunder Lake Stock Campsite

backcountry

NPS~19.4 mi from centerFee required/night

Meeker Park Overflow Campground

developed

USFS~19.5 mi from centerFee required/night

toiletpicnic table

Reserve →

Meeker Park Overflow Campground

developed

USFS~19.6 mi from center

Arapaho & Roosevelt National Forests Pawnee NG

Thunder Lake CS #1

backcountry

NPS~19.6 mi from centerFee required/night

7 sites

Thunder Lake Group CS

backcountry

~19.6 mi from center

Allenspark Dispersed Camping

developed

~21 mi from center

Tipi Village

developed

~21.1 mi from center

Lake Verna

backcountry

NPS~21.4 mi from centerFee required/night

Upper East Inlet

backcountry

NPS~21.6 mi from centerFee required/night

Boulderfield

backcountry

NPS~21.7 mi from centerFee required/night

Goblins Forest

backcountry

NPS~21.8 mi from centerFee required/night

Battle Mountain Group Site

backcountry

NPS~21.9 mi from centerFee required/night

Longs Peak Campground

developed

NPS~21.9 mi from centerFee required/night

26 sites

toilet

Reserve →

Solitaire

backcountry

NPS~22 mi from centerFee required/night

Slickrock

backcountry

NPS~22.1 mi from centerFee required/night

Gray Jay Group

backcountry

NPS~22.2 mi from centerFee required/night

Cat's Lair

backcountry

NPS~22.4 mi from centerFee required/night

Moore Park

backcountry

NPS~22.7 mi from centerFee required/night

Moore Park

backcountry

NPS~22.8 mi from centerFee required/night

Glacier Gorge

backcountry

NPS~23.3 mi from center

1 sites

Reserve →

Lower East Inlet

backcountry

NPS~23.4 mi from centerFee required/night

Boulder Brook #1

developed

~23.6 mi from center

Boulder Brook #2

developed

~23.7 mi from center

Pine Marten

developed

~24.6 mi from center

North Inlet Falls

backcountry

~24.7 mi from center

North Inlet Junction Campsite #3

developed

~24.8 mi from center

July

backcountry

~24.9 mi from center

July Group Site

backcountry

~24.9 mi from center

Porcupine

backcountry

~25.2 mi from center

Porcupine Campsite East

developed

~25.2 mi from center

Twinberry Group Site

backcountry

~25.4 mi from center

Grouseberry

backcountry

~25.5 mi from center

Footbridge Group/Stock Site

backcountry

~25.5 mi from center

Summerland Group Camping

developed

~25.6 mi from center

Big Pool

backcountry

~26.1 mi from center

South Shore Campground

developed

Larimer County~28.7 mi from center

51 sites

electric hookup

⚠ Road Access Notice

Always verify road access is public before following GPS directions to mountain areas. Many forest roads are seasonal, gated, or require 4WD. Dispersed camping follows USFS/BLM rules (typically 14-day limit). Check ranger district offices for current road and campground conditions.