So much better than Rocky Mountain National Park

[OneMoBear]

Peaceful Valley and Camp Dick are within 1/2 hour of RMNP and are so, so much nicer. They are above Lyons and are within a mile of one another. The Middle St. Vrain runs through them. They are much more private, waaaay less CRAZY. I can give you advice on sites that might be good for your needs. They are open much later this year than in the past (11/25) because they have been told they have to give hunters a place to camp . . . not they're going to be hunting in the campground . . . I think they are just trying to discourage dispersed camping. Checking the road conditions, weather forecast, etc. obviously a MUST!

No hookups, no dump station, vault toilets, no showers, not the best looking water that you have to PUMP at Peaceful Valley and can't hook a hose to at Camp Dick, however, if you come prepared, absolutely lovely

Malinda

[wbmiller3]

Thanks for the tip, will check it out on our next trip to Colorado.

[LoveToCamp]

Did you need reservations? Website says they fill by Friday morning. Some sites look pretty close together, but others look somewhat isolated. Is it worth the fee?

[OneMoBear]

During the summer, I would not show up there without reservations. We stopped by on a Friday morning once, on our way home from a different spot and couldn't get in. Holidays, forget it! What they call a meadow, I would call barren . . . But the good sites are really good. After this weekend, the fee is $17, half that if you are old. It's walk-up only now until they close for the season.