Chalk Creek Canyon

7 mi west of Nathrop, CO · Verizon 4G

Federal campgroundtype

First comebooking

Jun–Sepbest months

About Chalk Creek Canyon

An information and interpretive kiosk is located just off of County Road 162 in the Chalk Creek canyon. Informational panels detail the history and geology of the area.

Managed by: Pike and San Isabel National Forests & Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands, FS
Where: 7 mi west of Nathrop, CO · 38.71742, -106.19944

Weather by month

35°

12°Jan

38°

14°Feb

45°

20°Mar

52°

26°Apr

62°

35°May

73°

43°Jun

78°

49°Jul

75°

47°Aug

69°

41°Sep

57°

31°Oct

44°

21°Nov

35°

13°Dec

Typical daily highs and lows (°F), 1991–2020 NOAA normals. Best months: Jun–Sep (comfortable days, mild nights, little rain). Nights below freezing: Oct–Apr.

See Chalk Creek Canyon from above

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Trails near camp

Trail	Open to	From camp	Length
Colorado	Horse	at camp	253.1 mi
Eddy Creek	ATV road	1.1 mi	16.0 mi
Mt Princeton Cg	ATV road	1.3 mi	0.3 mi
Cascade Creek Trail	Hiking	1.7 mi	0.9 mi
Mt. Princeton	Hiking	2.0 mi	1.9 mi

Straight-line distance from camp, from Forest Service, BLM, state and OpenStreetMap trail data.

Good to know

Cell signal

Verizon 4G

From the carriers' FCC coverage maps, which tend to be generous.

Night sky: Truly dark

The Milky Way shows rich detail, horizon to horizon.

Class 2 of 9, from NASA/NOAA night-light data.

RV essentials

Dump station: 9.1 mi
Water fill-up: 9.1 mi
Propane: 8.1 mi

Nearest of each within 25 miles, straight-line.

Camps nearby

Bootleg Campground 0.2 mi
Mount Princeton Campground 1.4 mi
Chalk Lake 1.9 mi
Cascade (Colorado) 2.4 mi
Dispersed spot · 8 mi N of Maysville 5.7 mi
Chalk Creek Campground and RV Park 6.6 mi