About Lower Beaver Creek Campground
The campground lies at 8400-foot in elevation. Fishing in nearby Beaver Reservoir and Beaver Creek. Hiking on nearby trails. The facilities include 18 newly remodeled (2010) sites with tables and fireplaces, vault type toilets, centralized refuse bin and a developed drinking water system with hand pumps (in season) and ample turn around and parking space for trailers. 15 sites are dead end spurs and 3 sites are pull through spurs. Attractions in the area include fishing in Beaver Creek and Beaver Reservoir and Tewksberry Trail 842 is available for hiking, biking, ATV riding just to the west. The nearby Beaver Creek Reservoir features a boat ramp and fishing for Brown, Brook and Rainbow trout and Kokanee salmon. **Scroll down to Information Center to see individual site descriptions. **
- Fees: Single site - $27 to $31/night. Double site - $54 to $58/night. Shoulder season - $10/night (Sometime after Labor Day weekend) $12 for day…
- Season: Memorial Day weekend – Labor Day weekend
- Managed by: USFS - Rio Grande National Forest
- Where: 4 mi southwest of South Fork, CO · 37.61582, -106.67554
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–Sep (comfortable days, mild nights, little rain). Nights below freezing: Oct–May.
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Trails near camp
| Trail | Open to | From camp | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Beaver Cr Cg Spur | ATV road | at camp | 0.1 mi |
| Lower Beaver Cr Cg | ATV road | 0.1 mi | 0.3 mi |
| Tewskberry | ATV / OHV, Dirt bike | 0.5 mi | 6.2 mi |
| Trout | Dirt bike | 1.4 mi | 10.3 mi |
| Beaver Mountain | Hiking | 1.7 mi | 1.0 mi |
| Church Creek | ATV / OHV, Dirt bike | 2.2 mi | 3.4 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: Chimney Rock National Monument (Dark Sky Park), 30 mi.
Camps nearby
- Highway Springs Campground 0.7 mi
- Fun Valley RV Park 1.3 mi
- Trout Trailhead #831 1.4 mi
- Beaver Creek Reservoir SWA campsites 2.8 mi
- Cross Creek Campground 2.8 mi
- Campsite · 6 mi S of South Fork 3.4 mi