About this campground
The Second Creek Trailhead is located just north of Berthoud Pass and provides access to the Vasquez Wilderness. View a COTREX map here.
Getting there
From I-70, exit onto Hwy 40 at Empire to Berthoud Pass. Contine down Hwy 40 for several miles. The Second Creek Trailhead is on the left. Parking is limited.
Directions
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Second Creek 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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