Poudre Canyon / Roosevelt NF
6,500–10,000 ft · CO🚗 Directions
Northern Front Range corridor along the Cache la Poudre River. Mixed ponderosa and spruce-fir. Active Fort Collins foraging community. Cameron Peak burn area nearby.
Updated Apr 13, 6:40 PM
Foraging Potential10/100
❌Moisture
❌Soil Temp
❌No Freeze
✅No Drought
Precip 7d
0.15"
Precip 14d
1.10"
Soil Temp
28°F
SWE
Snow Water Equivalent — how much water is in the snowpack vs. normal. Declining SWE means snowmelt is adding moisture to the soil.21%
Drought
None
Snowmelt
accelerating
Limiting Factors
Insufficient moistureSoil too coldOutside season windowHard freeze in 48h
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Nearby Camping
Jacks Gulch Campground
developedUSFS~1.5 mi from center
Jacks Gulch Campground
developedUSFS~1.6 mi from centerFee required/night
Arapaho & Roosevelt National Forests Pawnee NG
Jacks Gulch Equestrian
developedUSFS~1.6 mi from centerFee required/night
Arapaho & Roosevelt National Forests Pawnee NG
Glen Echo
developed~3.8 mi from center
Kelly Flats Campground
developedUSFS~4.1 mi from center
Arapaho & Roosevelt National Forests Pawnee NG
Kelly Flats
developedAmerican Land and Leisure~4.1 mi from centerFee required/night
Mountain Park
developedAmerican Land and Leisure~4.9 mi from centerFee required/night
Mountain Park Campground
developedUSFS~5.2 mi from centerFee required/night
Arapaho & Roosevelt National Forests Pawnee NG
Tom Bennett Campground
developed~5.5 mi from center
Tom Bennett Campground
developedUSFS~5.5 mi from center
Arapaho & Roosevelt National Forests Pawnee NG
Dutch George Campground
developedUSFS~6.2 mi from centerFee required/night
Arapaho & Roosevelt National Forests Pawnee NG
Dutch George
developedAmerican Land and Leisure~6.3 mi from centerFee required/night
20 sites
F8
developed~6.7 mi from center
F9
developed~6.7 mi from center
F12
developed~6.7 mi from center
F3
developed~6.8 mi from center
C5
developed~6.8 mi from center
F4
developed~6.8 mi from center
C8
developed~6.8 mi from center
C2
developed~6.8 mi from center
C6
developed~6.8 mi from center
C7
developed~6.8 mi from center
Narrows Campground
developed~6.8 mi from center
Narrows Campground: Upper and Lower
developedUSFS~6.8 mi from centerFee required/night
Arapaho & Roosevelt National Forests Pawnee NG
F6
developed~6.8 mi from center
F5
developed~6.8 mi from center
C3
developed~6.8 mi from center
F2
developed~6.8 mi from center
F7
developed~6.8 mi from center
C1
developed~6.8 mi from center
F1
developed~6.9 mi from center
C4
developed~6.9 mi from center
1
developed~7.3 mi from center
2
developed~7.3 mi from center
3
developed~7.3 mi from center
1
developed~7.4 mi from center
4
developed~7.4 mi from center
5
developed~7.6 mi from center
6
developed~7.7 mi from center
7
developed~7.7 mi from center
9
developed~7.7 mi from center
8
developed~7.7 mi from center
11
developed~7.8 mi from center
12
developed~7.8 mi from center
10
developed~7.8 mi from center
6 (Juniper)
developed~7.9 mi from center
7 (Willow)
developed~7.9 mi from center
2 (Spruce)
developed~7.9 mi from center
4 (Fir)
developed~8 mi from center
3 (Pine)
developed~8 mi from center
5 (Aspen)
developed~8 mi from center
Travel Zone 2
developed~8.2 mi from center
Site 1
backcountry~8.2 mi from center
Travel Zone 1
developed~8.3 mi from center
4 dispersed campsites
developed~8.4 mi from center
Stove Prairie Campground
developedUSFS~8.4 mi from centerFee required/night
Arapaho & Roosevelt National Forests Pawnee NG
Stormy Peaks North Campsite
developed~8.8 mi from center
Site 3
backcountry~8.8 mi from center
Bellaire Lake Campground
developedUSFS~9 mi from centerFee required/night
Arapaho & Roosevelt National Forests Pawnee NG
Bellaire Lake Campground
developed~9.1 mi from center
watertoiletelectric hookup
West Lake Campground
developedUSFS~9.6 mi from centerFee required/night
Arapaho & Roosevelt National Forests Pawnee NG
Big Bend Campground
developedUSFS~10.1 mi from centerFee required/night
Arapaho & Roosevelt National Forests Pawnee NG
Dowdy Lake Campground
developedUSFS~10.1 mi from centerFee required/night
Arapaho & Roosevelt National Forests Pawnee NG
Happily Lost
developed~10.4 mi from center
3
developed~10.4 mi from center
4
developed~10.5 mi from center
Aspen Meadow Group Campsite
developed~10.5 mi from center
Boundary Creek campsite 1
developed~10.6 mi from center
Kettle Tarn campsites
developed~10.6 mi from center
Halfway
developed~10.6 mi from center
5
developed~10.6 mi from center
7
developed~10.6 mi from center
6
developed~10.9 mi from center
Ansel Watrous Campground
developedUSFS~10.9 mi from centerFee required/night
Arapaho & Roosevelt National Forests Pawnee NG
Sylvanmere 2
developed~11 mi from center
Mirror Lake 3
developed~11 mi from center
Ansel Watrous
developedAmerican Land and Leisure~11 mi from centerFee required/night
Mirror Lake 1
developed~11.1 mi from center
Ansel Watrous
developedAmerican Land and Leisure~11.2 mi from centerFee required/night
7
developed~11.3 mi from center
9
developed~11.3 mi from center
6
developed~11.4 mi from center
5
developed~11.4 mi from center
8
developed~11.4 mi from center
4
developed~11.5 mi from center
2
developed~11.6 mi from center
3
developed~11.7 mi from center
1
developed~11.8 mi from center
Sleeping Elephant Campground
developedUSFS~11.9 mi from center
Arapaho & Roosevelt National Forests Pawnee NG
6
developed~13.2 mi from center
1
developed~13.2 mi from center
7
developed~13.2 mi from center
3
developed~13.2 mi from center
17
developed~13.2 mi from center
Desolation
developed~13.3 mi from center
18
developed~13.3 mi from center
2
developed~13.3 mi from center
Lawn Lake site 1
backcountryNPS~13.3 mi from center
7 sites
Lawn Lake campsite 3
backcountryNPS~13.3 mi from center
7 sites
4
developed~13.3 mi from center
5
developed~13.4 mi from center
Lawn Lake Llama campsite
backcountry~13.4 mi from center
20
developed~13.4 mi from center
19
developed~13.4 mi from center
8
developed~13.6 mi from center
Big South Campground
developedUSFS~13.6 mi from centerFee required/night
Arapaho & Roosevelt National Forests Pawnee NG
Hagues Creek
developed~13.6 mi from center
Big South Camping Ground
developed~13.6 mi from center
9
developed~13.7 mi from center
16
developed~13.8 mi from center
15
developed~13.9 mi from center
11
developed~14 mi from center
12
developed~14 mi from center
13
developed~14 mi from center
14
developed~14 mi from center
North Fork Poudre Campground
developedUSFS~14.1 mi from center
Arapaho & Roosevelt National Forests Pawnee NG
Lower Tileston
developed~14.1 mi from center
Aspen Glen Campground
developedUSFS~14.2 mi from centerFee required/night
Arapaho & Roosevelt National Forests Pawnee NG
10
developed~14.2 mi from center
Long Draw Campground
developedUSFS~14.7 mi from center
Arapaho & Roosevelt National Forests Pawnee NG
Peregrine Campsite
backcountry~15.3 mi from center
Rabbit Ears Campsite
backcountry~15.5 mi from center
Golden Banner campsite (west)
backcountryNPS~15.5 mi from center
7 sites
Cutbank campsite
backcountryNPS~15.6 mi from center
7 sites
Chambers Lake Campground
developedUSFS~15.8 mi from centerFee required/night
Arapaho & Roosevelt National Forests Pawnee NG
Tunnel Campground
developedUSFS~16.1 mi from centerFee required/night
Arapaho & Roosevelt National Forests Pawnee NG
Tunnel Campground
developed~16.2 mi from center
Grandview Campground
developedUSFS~17.3 mi from center
Arapaho & Roosevelt National Forests Pawnee NG
Rocky Mountain National Park Aspenglen Campground
developedNPS~17.4 mi from center<p>Aspenglen Campground is open for the 2025 summer season! The campground will close on Monday, September 29. </p><p><strong>Campground Fees</strong> (Per Site/Per Night):</p><ul><li><p>$35.00 for standard nonelectric sites/tent sites</p></li></ul>/night
Backcountry Site 6
developed~19 mi from center
Backcountry Site 4
developed~19 mi from center
Backcountry Site 5
developed~19.1 mi from center
Backcountry Site 2
developed~19.6 mi from center
Backcountry Site 1
developed~19.7 mi from center
Rocky Mountain National Park Moraine Park Campground
developedNPS~20.1 mi from center<p>Moraine Park Campground is now open for winter camping on a first-come, first served basis. Reservations can be made for the upcoming summer camping season on Recreation.gov. The campground has standard non-electric sites that are $35 per site, per night and electric sites that are $55 per site, per night.</p>/night
Moraine Park Campground
developedNPS~20.2 mi from centerFee required/night
239 sites
watertoilet
HM1
developed~20.4 mi from center
Ute Meadow
backcountry~20.5 mi from center
Crags Campground
developed~20.6 mi from center
Pole Hill Road Dispersed Camping
developed~20.7 mi from center
Little Rock Lake
developed~20.8 mi from center
7 sites
Box Canyon Campsite
backcountryNPS~20.8 mi from center
Mary's Lake
developed~20.9 mi from center
water
Hermit's Hollow Campground (Campground 1)
developed~21 mi from center
STUB CREEK CABIN
developedUSFS~21.1 mi from center<p>Stub Creek is $125 per night.</p>/night
Ditch Camp individual site
backcountryNPS~21.1 mi from center
Ditch Camp Group/Stock Site
backcountryNPS~21.1 mi from center
Cub Creek Campsite
backcountry~21.4 mi from center
Arch Rocks
developed~21.4 mi from center
Cabin Loop
developed~21.5 mi from center
YMCA of the Rockies
developed~21.5 mi from center
watertoiletshowerelectric hookup
Old Forest Inn - Site 2
developed~21.6 mi from center
Old Forest Inn - Site 1
developed~21.6 mi from center
Skeleton Gultch
developed~21.8 mi from center
Bobcat Campground (Campground 2)
developed~21.9 mi from center
Kruger Equestrian Campground
developed~22 mi from center
Browns Park Campground
developed~22.1 mi from center
Inlet Bay Campground
developedLarimer County~22.1 mi from centerFee required/night
27 sites
Inlet Bay Campground
developedLarimer County~22.1 mi from centerFee required/night
26 sites
Granite Gulch Campground
developed~22.1 mi from center
Browns Park Campground
developedUSFS~22.2 mi from centerFee required/night
Arapaho & Roosevelt National Forests Pawnee NG
Rocky Mountain National Park Glacier Basin Campground
developedNPS~22.3 mi from center<p>Glacier Basin Campground is only open during the summer season. In 2025, Glacier Basin Campground will open at 1 p.m. on Thursday, May 22 and it will close for the season on Monday, September 8. </p>
<p><strong>Campground Fees</strong> (Per Site/Per Night)</p>
<ul>
<li>$35.00 for standard nonelectric sites/tent sites</li>
<li>$50 for small group sites (may accomodate up to 15 people)</li>
<li>$60 for medium group sites (may accomodate 16-25 people)</li>
<li>$70 for large group sites (may accomodate 26-40 people) </li>
</ul>/night
Spruce Lake West
developed~22.4 mi from center
Upper Mill Creek
developed~22.4 mi from center
Fern Lake Campsite
backcountryNPS~22.6 mi from centerFee required/night
Dutch Town Campsite
developed~22.8 mi from center
Wind River Bluff
backcountry~22.9 mi from center
Snowbird
developed~22.9 mi from center
Odessa Lake Campsite
backcountryNPS~23.1 mi from centerFee required/night
Over The Hill
backcountry~23.3 mi from center
Sourdough Campsite
backcountryNPS~23.5 mi from centerFee required/night
7 sites
Upper Wind River
backcountry~23.5 mi from center
Timberline Group Site
backcountry~24 mi from center
pine lake
developed~24.1 mi from center
Haynach
backcountry~24.3 mi from center
Tonahutu Stock/Group Site
backcountry~24.6 mi from center
Tonahutu Meadows
backcountry~24.9 mi from center
Flatiron Reservoir Campground
developedLarimer County~25.4 mi from centerFee required/night
37 sites
waterelectric hookup
Granite Falls
backcountry~25.6 mi from center
Lower Granite Falls
backcountry~25.8 mi from center
Sunrise
backcountry~25.8 mi from center
Sunset
backcountry~26.3 mi from center
Pines Campground
developedUSFS~26.4 mi from centerFee required/night
Medicine Bow-Routt NFs and Thunder Basin NG
North Pines Campground
developed~26.8 mi from center
4 sites
Aspen Campground
developedUSFS~27 mi from center
Medicine Bow-Routt NFs and Thunder Basin NG
Eagle Campground
developed~27.1 mi from center
Big Meadows Group Area
backcountry~27.1 mi from center
Carter Knolls Campground
developed~28 mi from center
South Meadows
backcountry~28 mi from center
Sky View Campground
developedLarimer County~28 mi from centerFee required/night
15 sites
electric hookup
Paint Brush
backcountry~28.1 mi from center
Vedauwoo Campground
developedUSFS~36.2 mi from centerFee required/night
Medicine Bow-Routt NFs and Thunder Basin NG
Vedauwoo Campground (Tent)
developed~36.4 mi from center
Sage Campground
developedBLM~38.3 mi from centerNo Fee/night
Jelm Wildlife Habitat Management Area Camping
developedWyoming Game and Fish Department~38.3 mi from center
Twin Bays Campground
developed~39.7 mi from center
6 sites
South Causeway Campground
developed~39.7 mi from center
20 sites
North Causeway Campground
developed~39.8 mi from center
9 sites
Sherman Hills Campground
developed~39.8 mi from center
11 sites
Happy Jack Campground
developed~39.9 mi from center
7 sites
Jerre's Haven
developed~40 mi from center
13 sites
Camp Russel Campground
developed~40 mi from center
10 sites
Silver Crown Campground
developed~40 mi from center
10 sites
Tumbleweed Campground
developed~40.1 mi from center
17 sites
Hecla Point Campground
developed~40.1 mi from center
Federal Bay Campground
developed~40.2 mi from center
5 sites
Camp Jack
developed~40.4 mi from center
Tie City Campground
developedUSFS~41.9 mi from centerFee required/night
Medicine Bow-Routt NFs and Thunder Basin NG
Pole Creek Dispersed Campground
developedUSFS~42.2 mi from center
Medicine Bow-Routt NFs and Thunder Basin NG
Yellow Pine Campground
developedUSFS~42.4 mi from centerFee required/night
Medicine Bow-Routt NFs and Thunder Basin NG
Miller Lake Dispersed Campground
developedUSFS~42.9 mi from center
Medicine Bow-Routt NFs and Thunder Basin NG
Gelatt Lake Camping Area
dispersedWyoming Game and Fish Department~43.2 mi from centerFree/night
Lake Hattie
developedBLM~44.6 mi from center
Lake Owen Campground
developedUSFS~44.7 mi from centerFee required/night
Medicine Bow-Routt NFs and Thunder Basin NG
Laramie Ranger District
developedUSFS~45.7 mi from center
Pelton Creek Campground
developedUSFS~49.1 mi from centerFee required/night
Medicine Bow-Routt NFs and Thunder Basin NG
FamCamp
developed~49.7 mi from center
⚠ 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.