Round Mountain
Round Mountain is a small, rustic campground that sits just 6 miles from Lake George and Eleven Mile Canyon, 11 miles from the Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument and 15 miles to Eleven Mile Reservoir. It is also within a short drive to hiking and biking trails, fly fishing, wildlife and bird watching.
Round Mountain offers about 15 reservable campsites. Amenities include picnic tables, vault toilets, campfire rings, hand pump for drinking water. This is a 'pack in - pack out' facility.
Need to Know
- Please bring garbage bags; this is a 'PACK IN - PACK OUT' facility
- Be bear aware; keep all food out of site in approved containers or locked inside your vehicle and remove all food from area after eating
- This is a high elevation facility, please use caution when traveling from lower elevations
- No RV hookups are available
- Limit two vehicles with a maximum of 8 people per site
- For more information on Pike and San Isabel National Forests, click here
- Don't Move Firewood: Prevent the spread of tree-killing organisms by obtaining firewood at or near your destination and burning it on-site. For more information visit dontmovefirewood.org.
- ATV's and off road vehicles are prohibited in the campground
- The use, sale, and possession of all forms of cannabis in the United States is illegal under federal law.
- Shooting of any type is prohibited in the campground
Dogs must be on a leash at all times.
Reservations are available up to 5 days prior to arrival date. Sites not reserved 5 days before become available on a ‘first come - first serve’ (FF) bases.
Dogs must be on a leash at all times.
Check-out time is 12:00pm. Check-in time is 2:00pm
Natural Features
Round Mountain, at elevation 8,500 feet, sits near Blue Mountain, Stoll Mountain and Martland Peak. Campsites are widely spaced in woods of ponderosa pine and young aspen. The high altitude creates mild summer days and chilly nights. Aspen trees create a beautiful sunny yellow hue in fall.
Interesting wild inhabitants of the area include porcupines, mule deer, beavers and chipmunks. At night, the area makes for incredible stargazing.
Nearby Attractions
Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument, about a 15 minute drive from Round Hill, boasts one of the richest and most diverse fossil deposits in the world. Petrified redwood stumps up to 14 feet wide and thousands of detailed fossils of insects and plants reveal the story of a very different, prehistoric Colorado.
Recreation
Visitors can also enjoy Eleven Mile Canyon for fishing, hiking, rock climbing, and wild life watching. The nearby Riverside Campground offers access to the Hardrock Trail. The 1.5-mile trail is open to hikers and mountain bikers, and provides interpretive signs about native flora and fauna.
Contact Information
Mailing Address
P.O. Box 71 Lake George CO 80827
Rental Options
Learn more about gear rental options for your trip
Driving Directions
From Florissant, Colorado, take US Route 24 west for 10.3 miles to the campground sign. Turn right at sign onto the dirt road and go 0.2 miles to campground on the right hand side.
Available Campsites
- Site 004, Loop ROUND MOUNTAIN , Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 009, Loop ROUND MOUNTAIN , Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 013, Loop ROUND MOUNTAIN , Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 005, Loop ROUND MOUNTAIN , Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 016, Loop ROUND MOUNTAIN , Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 002, Loop ROUND MOUNTAIN , Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 015, Loop ROUND MOUNTAIN , Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 010, Loop ROUND MOUNTAIN , Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 007, Loop ROUND MOUNTAIN , Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 012, Loop ROUND MOUNTAIN , Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 006, Loop ROUND MOUNTAIN , Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 008, Loop ROUND MOUNTAIN , Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 014, Loop ROUND MOUNTAIN , Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 011, Loop ROUND MOUNTAIN , Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 003, Loop ROUND MOUNTAIN , Type Standard Nonelectric
