Bogan Flats Campground
Bogan Flats Campground
Part of White River National Forest
Overview
Bogan Flats Campground stretches along the Crystal River in a valley of aspen groves, towering Ponderosa Pine, spruce, and willow. The setting is ideal for larger groups seeking recreation and relaxation in White River National Forest.Sites in the campground are widely spaced and offer a nice mixture of open and shaded spots, with several sites at the river's edge. The group site is located away from the main campground, offering a more private location.
Facilities
Bogan Flats Group site has one site available for reservation. There is no electric hook ups and no water is available at the group site. Group Site users must go to the main Bogan Flats Campground to fill containers.
Group site facilities include: hardened parking for approximately 10 campers/RV's depending on the size. This gravel area must accommodate passenger vehicles as well. The site has 3 regular fire rings, and 1 group size fire ring. 1 pedestal grill, 5 food lockers, 8 picnic tables, a double vault toilet, and a horseshoe pit.
Natural Features
In the heart of the Rocky Mountains, the 2.3 million acre White River National Forest is a place of serenity and adventure, boasting 8 wilderness areas, 4 defined seasons, and 10 peaks surpassing 14,000 feet in elevation.The Crystal River flows near the campground and drains the Valley of the Coal Miners, a glacial valley that was once a center of coal mining in southwestern Colorado.
Wildlife in the area abounds. Bighorn sheep navigate rocky ridges and bull elk bugle at dusk. Scenic rivers sustain populations of cutthroat, rainbow, and brown trout. Alpine regions provide habitat for pika and ptarmigan. These species, along with many others, depend on surrounding undeveloped wilderness, clean streams, and diverse forests to live.
Recreation
Crystal River, a tributary of Roaring Fork River, is renowned for its fly fishing. Rainbow, cutthroat and brown trout are plentiful in this waterway.A hike up Mt. Sopris offers spectacular panoramic views. This 12,953-foot mountain dominates the surrounding landscape. The hike is 14.8 miles with a 4,600-foot. elevation gain. In summer, wildflowers carpet the trail through aspen groves and mixed conifer forest, climbing up to talus slopes.
Other popular activities in the area include jeep tours, biking, and historic sightseeing.
Nearby Attractions
The quaint mountain town of Redstone is a hidden gem, located south of Carbondale. In addition to shops, galleries, and restaurants, the town boasts a castle that was built by industrialist John Osgood at the turn of the 20th century.Contact Info
For facility specific information, please call (801) 226-3564.Important Notices
Dogs must be always on leash within the two sites and anywhere in this area.
Campers must occupy the site the first night at a campsite. This prevents booking the site for Fri-Sun and showing up on Saturday.
Campers may leave the site for 24 hours and must occupy the site otherwise. This allows a camper to say go for an overnight backpack trip in the woods for one night and come back to their campsite the next day.
Gate entering the Group Site must ALWAYS remain closed. Tell all your guests and vendors- this is very important!
ALL garbage shall be removed from the site and deposited in the appropriate receptacle by check out time.
Check out time is noon and check in time is 2pm.
It is imperative that you are clear from the site at noon on your check out day so the host can come prepare the site for the next event. Please don't be that group that makes the incoming group have to wait!
Off Highway Vehicle Use is NOT allowed at the group or other campground sites.
All food, beverage and trash must be always attended by an adult, this requires someone within 100 feet of the attractants. Otherwise, all attractants shall be stored in a locked vehicle or food lockers.
Campers must adhere to the food storage rules as well and store all attractants in a locked vehicle unless attending the food, garbage, etc.
Tent camping is allowed on flat, gravel areas shown inside the designated area. Tents are allowed the small area along the river.
RV's and campers must be parked on the hardened gravel surface.
Tables must stay in the site, do not move them out of their designated area.
Fires are restricted to the metal fire rings or pedestal grill, no other opening burning is allowed.
Check with the Ranger District or American Land & Leisure prior to your event to investigate fire restrictions. In the event of fire restrictions, you may only be able to use propane cooking facilities.
There is no dump station onsite; closest facility is in Glenwood Springs.
VENDOR AND EVENT REQUIREMENTS
Renters of these sites may hire vendors to support their use such as catering, flowers, music, ceremony efficient, photography, chair rental, etc. These vendors are not required to obtain a separate permit to provide these services. However, the party who rented Windy Point via Recreation.gov is responsible for all actions and/or damage taken by the vendors. The vendor must follow all site rules. All vendors shall adhere to check-in/out times for set up and especially retrieval of their equipment. In event the vendor does not retrieve their equipment, the renter is responsible to remove the equipment by noon on checkout day.
Vendor Requirements
-Commercial Filming and Still Photography: purpose is for a pre-paid film/photography service to document the event only. The products are only available to the client who reserved the group site and their guests. No re-sale is allowed.
-Food and Drink Catering: purpose is for a prep-paid food/beverage service provided by the client who booked the group site for the sole service to their guests of the event. No other service shall be offered to other recreation visitors.
-Music: Music shall be 80 decibels or less as to not disturb other forest users. Music and the overall event shall adhere to the posted quite hours of 10pm to 6am, the event must shut down between those hours.
-Chair and Seating: Additional pre-paid seating may be provided by the client who booked the event site. All seating shall be placed on hardened surfaces. Even numbers shall meet posted site limitations.
-Event Tents: Appropriately sized tents shall only be placed on/over gravel, hardened areas such as the parking area, concrete pad, or gravel gathering area at Forest Loop. No tents allowed on grass, in the woods etc.
-Flowers and other decorations: A pre-paid vendor hired by the client who booked the group site is allowable. All decorations shall be removed immediately post event and not be allowed to bow away or be strewn about the site. Decorations shall bot be affixed to natural features such as trees, rocks, or other vegetation.
-Release or throwing of animals, vegetation, or any other materials: Ariel release of any/all items such as but not limited to doves, other birds, butterflies, balloons, rice, petals, flowers, fireworks, reveal features, or any other item is prohibited. These users are not considered nominal and are prohibited. This is a natural environment, and all celebratory its shall reflect the setting.
Event use is NOT allowed below highwater line of the Crystal River, protect the riparian area please!
All vehicles shall stay on the road system, no vehicles are allowed to drive into the grassy area. All supplies must be hand carried if needed.
Available Activities
- WILDLIFE VIEWING - Wildlife Viewing
- HORSEBACK RIDING - Horseback Riding
- HIKING - Hiking
- FISHING - Fishing
- CAMPING - Camping
- HISTORIC & CULTURAL SITE - Historic Sites
- BIKING - Biking
Directions
Take I-70 west of Denver, Colorado, to Glenwood Spring exit 116, Highway 82, south to Carbondale. Take Highway 133 south for 20 miles. Turn left on Gunnison County Road 3 toward Marble. Campground located another 1.5 miles near the river.
Cancellation Policy
<p>Once your reservation start date has begun, neither the Recreation.gov Contact Center nor the campground manager will be able to modify your reservation.</p>
Contact Information
Phone: 970-927-0107
Aspen Sopris Ranger District PO Box 309CARBONDALE, CO 81623
Rental Options
Available Campsites
- Site 006, Loop BOGA, Type Rv Nonelectric
- Site 022, Loop BOGA, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 036, Loop BOGA, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 003, Loop BOGA, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 013, Loop BOGA, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 015, Loop BOGA, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 034, Loop BOGA, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 001, Loop GRP, Type Group Standard Nonelectric
- Site 014, Loop BOGA, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 026, Loop BOGA, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 017, Loop BOGA, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 031, Loop BOGA, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 024, Loop BOGA, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 011, Loop BOGA, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 002, Loop BOGA, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 020, Loop BOGA, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 012, Loop BOGA, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 010, Loop BOGA, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 018, Loop BOGA, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 029, Loop BOGA, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 007, Loop BOGA, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 016, Loop BOGA, Type Rv Nonelectric
- Site 033, Loop BOGA, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 021, Loop BOGA, Type Rv Nonelectric
- Site 004, Loop BOGA, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 023, Loop BOGA, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 009, Loop BOGA, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 035, Loop BOGA, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 005, Loop BOGA, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 037, Loop BOGA, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 028, Loop BOGA, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 019, Loop BOGA, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 025, Loop BOGA, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 030, Loop BOGA, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 008, Loop BOGA, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 027, Loop BOGA, Type Standard Nonelectric
