Pike NF South / Tarryall

7,500–10,500 ft · CO🚗 Directions

South Platte headwaters and Tarryall Creek drainage. Mixed lodgepole and spruce. Good porcini and king bolete habitat. Less crowded than northern Pike NF.

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Updated Apr 13, 6:39 PM

Foraging Potential10/100

❌Moisture

❌Soil Temp

❌No Freeze

✅No Drought

Precip 7d

0.05"

Precip 14d

0.30"

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.

Drought

None

Snowmelt

complete

Limiting Factors

Insufficient moistureSoil too coldOutside season windowHard freeze in 48h

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Nearby Camping

Spruce Grove Campground

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USFS~3.1 mi from centerFee required/night

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USFS~3.3 mi from centerFee required/night

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Twin Eagles Campground

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USFS~3.8 mi from centerFee required/night

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Round Mountain Campground

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USFS~6 mi from centerFee required/night

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Goose Creek Campground

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~9 mi from center

Goose Creek Campground

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USFS~9 mi from centerFee required/night

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Happy Meadows Campground

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USFS~9.4 mi from centerFee required/night

Pike-San Isabel National Forests

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4

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~10.3 mi from center

5

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~10.3 mi from centerFree/night

1

developed

~10.3 mi from center

2

developed

~10.3 mi from center

3

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~10.3 mi from center

Tarryall Reservoir SWA

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~10.7 mi from center

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Tarryall Reservoir SWA

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~11 mi from center

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O'Brian Gulch Campground

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~11.5 mi from center

Riverside Campground

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USFS~11.7 mi from centerFee required/night

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Camp Indigo

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~12.1 mi from centerFee required/night

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Blue Mountain Campground

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USFS~12.2 mi from centerFee required/night

Pike-San Isabel National Forests

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Backcountry Campground

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~12.3 mi from center

Springer Gulch Campground

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~12.4 mi from center

Springer Gulch Campground

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USFS~12.7 mi from centerFee required/night

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Lost Park Campground

developed

~12.7 mi from center

Lost Park Campground

developed

USFS~12.8 mi from centerFee required/night

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Group site

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~12.8 mi from center

Wagon Tongue Campground

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~13.1 mi from center

Cove Campground

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USFS~13.3 mi from centerFee required/night

Pike-San Isabel National Forests

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Spillway Campground

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~13.4 mi from center

Wildhorn

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~13.6 mi from center

Spillway Campground

developed

USFS~13.6 mi from centerFee required/night

Pike-San Isabel National Forests

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Green Mountain Campground

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USFS~17.5 mi from centerFee required/night

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Lone Rock Campground

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~17.6 mi from center

Lone Rock Campground

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USFS~17.7 mi from centerFee required/night

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LONE ROCK CAMPGROUND (CO)

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USFS~17.7 mi from center

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South Platte River Corridor

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USFS~18.1 mi from center

Meadows Group Campground

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~18.6 mi from center

Meadows Group Campground

developed

USFS~18.7 mi from centerFee required/night

Pike-San Isabel National Forests

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MEADOWS GROUP CAMPGROUND

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USFS~18.8 mi from center

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Buffalo

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USFS~18.9 mi from center

Kelsey Campground

developed

USFS~18.9 mi from centerFee required/night

Pike-San Isabel National Forests

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BUFFALO CAMPGROUND

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USFS~19 mi from center

Pike-San Isabel National Forests

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550 - 34

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~19.3 mi from center

550 - 33

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~19.3 mi from center

550 - 32

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~19.4 mi from center

KELSEY CAMPGROUND

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USFS~19.5 mi from center

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550 - 30

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~19.8 mi from center

550 - 19

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~19.8 mi from center

550 - 27

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~19.8 mi from center

550 - 23

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~19.9 mi from center

550 - 16

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~19.9 mi from center

550 - 21

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~19.9 mi from center

550 - 24

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~19.9 mi from center

550 - 17

developed

~19.9 mi from center

550 - 18

developed

~19.9 mi from center

550 - 20

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~20 mi from center

550 - 15

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~20 mi from center

550 - 14

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~20.1 mi from center

550 - 13

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~20.2 mi from center

550 - 12

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~20.3 mi from center

550 - 11

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~20.5 mi from center

Platte River Campground

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USFS~20.7 mi from centerFee required/night

Pike-San Isabel National Forests

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550 - 10

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~20.7 mi from center

South Platte Camp Ground

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~20.7 mi from center

550 - 9

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~20.8 mi from center

550 - 8

developed

~20.8 mi from center

550 - 7

developed

~20.8 mi from center

550 - 5

developed

~20.9 mi from center

550 - 3

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~20.9 mi from center

550 - 2

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~21 mi from center

550 - 1

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~21.1 mi from center

Buffalo Creek Recreation Area

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USFS~21.3 mi from center

Ouzel Campground

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~22.5 mi from center

Ouzel Campground

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USFS~22.6 mi from centerFee required/night

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Osprey Campground

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USFS~24.4 mi from centerFee required/night

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⚠ 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.