About Pickle Gulch Group Campground
Pickle Gulch Campground is a group picnic and camping facility located just off the Peak to Peak Scenic Byway/Highway 119. Visitors enjoy the area for its scenic and off-roading driving, and nearby hiking and fishing opportunities. Pickle Gulch offers day-use picnic sites and six campsites to accommodate large groups. The group campsites are all walk-to sites for tent camping only. Each campsite is equipped with picnic tables, a campfire circle and tent pads. Vault toilets and drinking water spigots are shared between sites. A separate day-use area contains two volleyball courts, horseshoe pits, picnic tables and a vault toilet. There are no electric/water/sewer hook-ups at this campground. The site offers many scenic views of the surrounding area. It is set among a fairly level forest of lodgepole pine trees, dotted with aspens. Due to the mountain pine beetle infestation and removal…
- Fees: Check detailed information on [www.recreation.gov](https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/231858) or see general fees on the…
- Season: 5/19 – 10/9
- Managed by: USFS - Arapaho & Roosevelt National Forests Pawnee NG
- Where: 3 mi northwest of Black Hawk, CO · 39.84246, -105.52356
- Winter: the road at camp is closed to cars in winter; plan to ride, ski or snowshoe in.
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–Apr.
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Trails near camp
| Trail | Open to | From camp | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pickle Gulch Picnic Area | ATV road | at camp | 0.2 mi |
| Pickle Gulch Campground | ATV road | at camp | 0.1 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 is clear overhead but fades toward town glow.
Class 4 of 9, from NASA/NOAA night-light data.Stargazing nearby: Golden Gate Canyon State Park (Urban Night Sky Place), 18 mi.
Dump station: 4.4 mi
Water fill-up: 22.7 mi
Propane: 6.3 mi
Camps nearby
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- Campsite #9 · 3 mi NW of Central 2.3 mi
- Campsite #12 · 3 mi NW of Central 2.3 mi
- Base Camp at Golden Gate Canyon 2.3 mi
- Columbine Campground 2.4 mi
- Camp Always Choose Adventures 3.6 mi