About Horseshoe Campground
Horseshoe Campground is eight miles west of Fairplay on County Road 18. It sits at 10,600 feet elevation along Horseshoe Creek, near a grassy meadow among aspen, Engelmann spruce and Bristlecone pines. Trees provide good privacy between campsites, which are located at the base of Sheep Mountain. The primitive campground is located near Mount Sherman, Lincoln, Bross and Democrat. Nearby [Limber Grove Trail](http://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/psicc/recarea/?recid=12846), a short mountainside path winds through 1,000-year-old limber pine. Fishing or wading in Horseshoe Creek are popular activities. Horseshoe Campground has 19 sites with parking spurs 25 to 40 feet long with a maximum trailer length of 25 feet. Picnic tables, vault toilets, drinking water and campfire rings are provided.
- Fees: $24.00 fee per site for overnight camping. Two vehicles or one RV per site is included in the camping fee. $11.00 for a third vehicle.…
- Season: Mid May (depending on conditions) – Mid October
- Managed by: USFS - Pike-San Isabel National Forests
- Where: 5 mi west of Fairplay, CO · 39.19951, -106.08407
Things to do:
Official page for this camp (fees, closures, booking)
Weather by month
Typical daily highs and lows (°F), 1991–2020 NOAA normals. Best months: Jun–Aug (comfortable days, mild nights, little rain). Nights below freezing: Oct–May.
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Trails near camp
| Trail | Open to | From camp | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 689 | Dirt bike | at camp | 1.7 mi |
| 691 | Dirt bike | 0.1 mi | 4.2 mi |
| Limber Grove | Horse | 0.1 mi | 1.5 mi |
| Mc Ferran | ATV road | 0.3 mi | 2.7 mi |
| Louie's Loop | Dirt bike | 0.5 mi | 2.9 mi |
| Ore Wagon | Horse | 0.5 mi | 2.3 mi |
Straight-line distance from camp, from Forest Service, BLM, state and OpenStreetMap trail data.
Good to know
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From the carriers' FCC coverage maps, which tend to be generous.The Milky Way shows rich detail, horizon to horizon.
Class 2 of 9, from NASA/NOAA night-light data.Stargazing nearby: Breckenridge (Dark Sky Community), 21 mi.
Dump station: 23.6 mi
Propane: 12 mi
Camps nearby
- Four Mile Creek Campground 1.1 mi
- Fourmile Campground 1.2 mi
- South Park Ranger District 5.1 mi
- Campsite · in Fairplay 5.1 mi
- Dispersed spot · 8 mi E of Twin Lakes 7.2 mi
- Dispersed spot · 8 mi E of Twin Lakes 7.3 mi