JACKS GULCH

Arapaho & Roosevelt National Forests Pawnee NG · Morrison · Colorado — managed by USDA Forest Service

About this campground

Overview Jacks Gulch Recreation Area is located 48 miles northwest of Fort Collins, in northern Colorado. Visitors enjoy the area for its great hiking, biking and horseback riding opportunities.Recreation Popular activities include hiking, biking, horseback riding, birding and viewing wildlife. A nature trail circles the entire area of Jacks Gulch, with one section providing stunning views of the Mummy Range.Facilities The campground offers an accessible group site with electric hookups, and five equestrian campsites without hookups. Additional single-family campsites are available on a first-come, first-served basis. The group site accommodates up to 60 people, several cars and up to nine RVs with hookups. Ten 14-by-17 tent pads are scattered throughout the site. A picnic shelter is provided. Two central cooking and picnic areas are on-site, each with four picnic tables, a charcoal grill and campfire ring. The two equestrian sites have four horse stalls each. Picnic tables, campfire rings and tent pads are provided. Each site can accommodate a horse trailer. Vault toilets, drinking water and trash collection are provided. Firewood, dead and down, may be gathered in the forest or purchased from the host.Natural Features The campground is situated in a ponderosa pine forest, dotted with aspens. Grassy meadows are scattered throughout the area. Contact Info For facility specific information, please call (530) 529-0578.Charges & Cancellations Modifications for this campground must be made through Recreation.gov or by calling the call center at 1-877-444-6777 PRIOR to your reservation start date. Customers and contact center agents cannot modify reservations on or after the check-in date.

Getting there

From Fort Collins, take Highway 14 northwest for 42 miles, then County Road 63 E (Pingree Park Road) south for 6 miles.

Contact
970-295-6700

Activities

  • WILDLIFE VIEWING
  • HORSEBACK RIDING
  • HIKING
  • FISHING
  • CAMPING
  • BIKING
  • BIRDING
  • CLIMBING
  • MOUNTAIN BIKING

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