About this campground
The Hells Hole Trailhead is located south of Georgetown and provides access to the Hells Hole Trail (#53). View a COTREX map here.
Getting there
6.5 miles south of Idaho Springs on Highway 103, take the West Chicago Creek Road for three miles. The trailhead starts where the road ends. Walk through the Chicago Creek Picnic Area.
Directions
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- HORSEBACK RIDING
- HIKING
Nearby federal campgrounds
- WEST CHICAGO CREEKArapaho & Roosevelt National Forests Pawnee NG0 mi
- South Chicago Creek TrailheadColorado2 mi
- Clear Lake Picnic SiteArapaho & Roosevelt National Forests Pawnee NG3 mi
- Saxon MountainArapaho & Roosevelt National Forests Pawnee NG3 mi
- ECHO LAKEArapaho & Roosevelt National Forests Pawnee NG4 mi
- Echo Lake TrailheadArapaho & Roosevelt National Forests Pawnee NG4 mi
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Hells Hole Trailhead doesn't take campsite reservations — but plenty of nearby Colorado campgrounds do, and we'll alert you the moment a sold-out site opens up.
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