U.S. Forest Service · Arapaho & Roosevelt National Forests Pawnee NG · Colorado

Mizpah Campground

This campground is closed indefinitely. A small rustic campground located along Highway 40 and West Clear Creek in a spruce-fir forest. There are ten sites available; all sites are suitable for RV camping and tents. Facilities provided include restrooms and water. Each site contains a tent pad, fire grate, and picnic table. There are no electric/water/sewer site hook-ups at this campground. Activities include fishing, scenic driving and nearby access to Jones Pass and the Continental Divide National Scenic Trail.

Closed for the seasonBooking not publishedTents only

More like this: first-come in Colorado · tent only in Colorado

Mizpah Campground
Photo from the area. Jeffrey Beall (CC BY 4.0), via Wikimedia Commons
1fire
active
Harris Park Broadcast Rx (prescribed burn) · 24 mi away · 390 acres
Interagency incident data as of 2026-10-26
Incident details ↓

Amenities & rules

EquipmentTents
FeesCheck the campground table for fee information.

Individual sites vary. Confirm on Recreation.gov or with the managing office.

Season & status

StatusClosed for the season. Forest Service sites close for the season; check the official page for the reopening date.
ForestArapaho & Roosevelt National Forests Pawnee NG
FeesCheck the campground table for fee information.
RulesA single site may hold up to eight people. Tents must fit on the pads provided. RVs, trailers or other vehicles must fit on the parking spur. Driving or parking off road is not permitted. The parking length ranges from 20 to 30 feet.

Arapaho & Roosevelt National Forests Pawnee NG recreation page ↗

Weather by month

NOAA climate normals →
Weather by month near Mizpah Campground20°30°40°50°60°70°January: 0.81 inches of precipitation, 12.5 inches of snowFebruary: 0.90 inches of precipitation, 12.6 inches of snowMarch: 1.39 inches of precipitation, 18.5 inches of snowApril: 2.33 inches of precipitation, 20.9 inches of snowMay: 2.13 inches of precipitation, 6.6 inches of snowJune: 1.54 inches of precipitation, 0.2 inches of snowJuly: 2.49 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowAugust: 2.18 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowSeptember: 1.52 inches of precipitation, 1.6 inches of snowOctober: 1.25 inches of precipitation, 7.5 inches of snowNovember: 0.89 inches of precipitation, 11.1 inches of snowDecember: 0.86 inches of precipitation, 14.4 inches of snowJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanuary: 25.9°F averageFebruary: 26.5°F averageMarch: 32.8°F averageApril: 37.9°F averageMay: 47.1°F averageJune: 57.0°F averageJuly: 62.9°F averageAugust: 60.5°F averageSeptember: 53.8°F averageOctober: 43.5°F averageNovember: 33.0°F averageDecember: 25.9°F average0 in5 in10 in15 in20 in25 inTemp °FInches
The line is the average temperature and the bars are average precipitation at Georgetown, 7 miles from the campground at 8,520 feet, station USC00053261 in the NOAA monthly climate normals for 1991 to 2020. Precipitation totals about 18 inches a year. The dotted line is average snowfall, about 106 inches a year on the same inches scale.

Getting there

Coordinates39.7762° N, 105.7926° W · Directions ↗

Fire nearby

  • Prescribed
    Harris Park Broadcast Rx

    24 mi from the campground · 390 acres

Distance is to the reported incident point, not the fire edge. Call the managing office before you drive.

Supplies & services

Outdoor gearLoveland Valley Sports Shop ↗8 mi
Dump stationDump Station ↗19.4 mi
RV sales & serviceRV sales & service ↗32 mi

Locations © OpenStreetMap contributors. Call ahead; hours change seasonally.

Explore

Trails nearby

Forest Service trail data →
  • 1.7 mi
    Mount Flora ↗
    6.1 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike · national_scenic_or_historic
  • 1.7 mi
    Berthoud Pass West ↗
    1.9 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike · national_scenic_or_historic
  • 2.1 mi
    Vasquez Pass
    4.4 mi trail · hiking, horse
  • 2.8 mi
    Stanley CDT Spur
    1.1 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike
  • 3.4 mi
    Second Creek
    2 mi trail · hiking, horse
  • 3.8 mi
    Butler Gulch
    1.3 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike

Trailheads within three miles

Trail and trailhead records are the Forest Service's. Distances are straight-line to the nearer trail end. Trail conditions are not tracked here.

Public land it sits in

On Wilderness Atlas →

Vasquez Peak Wilderness begins about 1.5 miles away, and it is the closest of these.

Each unit is published as a centre point and an acreage rather than a boundary, so this section stands it in for a circle of the same area. Whether a campground is inside, and how far it is from one it is outside, are both approximate.

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Reference

Questions people ask

How much does it cost to camp at Mizpah Campground?

Check the campground table for fee information.

Source: Forest Service

Is Mizpah Campground open right now?

Closed for the season as of Oct 26, 2026.

Source: Forest Service status

Can I bring an RV to Mizpah Campground?

Mizpah Campground is listed for tents only.

Source: Forest Service

What if Mizpah Campground is full?

The nearest public campgrounds are Robbers Roost Campground (4.3 mi, first-come), Midland Group Campground (6.5 mi), and Idlewild Campground (9 mi, partly first-come).

Source: Campgrounds nearby