About West Chicago Creek Campground
West Chicago Creek Campground is located along its namesake creek at the base of Mount Blue Sky off Highway 103. It is a popular facility for hiking and fishing enthusiasts. **Facilities:** There are 15 sites available for RV and tent camping. Each site contains a tent pad, picnic table, charcoal grill and fire ring. Other amenities include a vault toilet and trash dumpster. Electric/water/sewer site hook-ups are not available at this campground. **Natural Features**: This campground sits at an elevation of 9,600 feet in an aspen and lodgepole pine forest. **Recreation:** The area provides easy access to many hiking trails that lead into the Mount Evans Wilderness. West Chicago Creek offers good fishing for rainbow, brown and brook trout. View a [COTREX map](http://trails.colorado.gov/places/na~1891648). View a [campground…
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- Season: 5/19 – 9/17
- Managed by: USFS - Arapaho & Roosevelt National Forests Pawnee NG
- Where: 3 mi southeast of Georgetown, CO · 39.67915, -105.65737
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Edith Access | ATV road | at camp | 0.3 mi |
| Hells Hole | Horse | 0.2 mi | 6.0 mi |
| South Chicago Creek | Horse | 1.6 mi | 1.6 mi |
| Hefferman Gulch | ATV road | 1.6 mi | 1.3 mi |
Straight-line distance from camp, from Forest Service, BLM, state and OpenStreetMap trail data.
Good to know
AT&T 4G
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: Breckenridge (Dark Sky Community), 24 mi.
Dump station: 17.4 mi
Propane: 7.1 mi
Camps nearby
- Clear Lake Campground 3.3 mi
- Echo Lake Campground 3.7 mi
- Guanella Pass Campground 5.7 mi
- Campsite · 3 mi SW of Idaho Springs 6.5 mi
- Guanella Pass Scenic Byway 6.5 mi
- Mount Evans SWA campsites 7.9 mi