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  4. Bear Lake Campground (Co)

Camping at Bear Lake Campground (Co) near Canon City

Public campground · Canon City · 12 campsites

A forested campground near hiking, and mountain biking. Most campsites have no hookups, and RV fit varies by site.

About this campground

Outdoor access from Bear Lake is immediate: Indian Trail #1300 starts at the north end of the loop and links you to a 23-mile multi-user trail system open to ATVs, motorcycles, bicycles, hikers and horse riders, while a quieter, well-marked trail between Bear Lake and Blue Lake is reserved for foot and horse traffic. The broader Peaks to Prairies - Tracks to Trails landscape offers biking, horseback riding, off-highway vehicle routes, climbing, wildlife viewing and more, and the Spanish Peaks Wilderness is about 15 miles away for longer day hikes.

5.0 on Recreation.gov · 43 reviewsBook on Recreation.gov
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At a glance

  • RV sites up to 60 ft

    Length limits vary by campsite.

  • No hookups
  • Pets welcome
  • Vault toilets
OverviewCampsitesAmenities & locationReviewsPlan your stay

0 available sites

0 open of 12 sites
No sites offered for these dates.

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Price
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standard nonelectric
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No site is open for every night of your stay

You book directly on Recreation.gov. Rates and availability can change until reserved. Campground page on Recreation.gov ↗

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Amenities & location

  • Accessible Pit Toilets
Check-in
2:00 PM
Checkout
12:00 PM
Pets
Allowed (per listing)
Maximum stay
14 nights

Hookups (individual campsites): 12 no-hookup individual sites.

Location

3028 EAST MAIN STREET
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Bear Lake Campground (Co): questions answered

What is the maximum RV length at Bear Lake Campground (Co)?
Longest RV site listed: 60 ft (13 of 13 RV sites list a length) (per the listing)
Does Bear Lake Campground (Co) have RV hookups?
12 no-hookup individual sites (per the listing)
How do I reserve a site at Bear Lake Campground (Co)?
Reservable on Recreation.gov (per the listing)
Are pets allowed at Bear Lake Campground (Co)?
Allowed (per the listing)
Sources and details

At a glance

Official facts link to their source; “Listing” facts come from the Recreation.gov listing. Anything we can't source says so.

Max rig length
Listing Longest RV site listed: 60 ft (13 of 13 RV sites list a length)
Hookups & power
Listing 12 no-hookup individual sites
Pull-through / back-in
Listing 0 pull-through, 14 back-in
Road & site access
Listing 14 gravel site driveways
Pets
Listing Allowed
Cell signal
Listing Visitor-reported signal on Recreation.gov (higher is better): Verizon 1 (14 reports), AT&T 0 (11 reports), T-Mobile 0 (9 reports)
Water
Listing Water at 14 sites
Shade
Listing 0 of 13 sites that report shade are listed as shaded
Booking
Listing Reservable on Recreation.gov
Price
Listing Lowest listed rate $25/night (live price once you pick dates)
Stay limits
Listing 14 nights max
Getting there
Listing 3028 EAST MAIN STREET (map in Location below)
Generators · Quiet hours · Starlink / satellite
Not listed — check with campground

Reviews

Selected reviews

Verbatim from guest reviews on Recreation.gov ↗ (43 reviews, ★ 5.0). Not written or edited by us.

“Beautiful campground, but needs a water well.”

Guy R 5 · Oct 2025 · Recreation.gov

“Bathrooms kept clean. Friendly hosts. Scott and Lori are the best!!”

Guy R 5 · Sep 2025 · Recreation.gov
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✓ available · R reserved · X not available · C closed · W first come, first served · N not yet released

Available Nov 13–15 · 2 nights1 site open for every night

Lone Spruce Camp

6.6 mi from Bear Lake Campground (Co) (straight-line)
Sites from $45/night
$90 total for Nov 13–15 · before taxes & fees
Rates & availability from Hipcamp · you book on their site
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Available Nov 13–15 · 2 nights1 site open for every night

Earth Mountain Education Farm

11.5 mi from Bear Lake Campground (Co) (straight-line)
Sites from $35/night
$70 total for Nov 13–15 · before taxes & fees
Rates & availability from Hipcamp · you book on their site
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Available Nov 13–15 · 2 nights2 sites open for every night

Sangre de Cristo Mountain RV Escape

12 mi from Bear Lake Campground (Co) (straight-line)
Sites from $36/night
$72 total for Nov 13–15 · before taxes & fees
Rates & availability from Hipcamp · you book on their site
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Ways to stay

Bring a tent or have an RV waiting

  • Tent camping here: 12 sites take tents. See open sites ↑

Need an RV for your stay?

Rentals that may deliver here and whose listed length fits sites up to 60 ft. Delivery may be available — confirm fees and dates with the owner before you book.

Go camping with our Good Karma Camper located in the San Luis valley
Go camping with our Good Karma Camper located in the San Luis valley

Travel trailer · 18 ft · sleeps 2 · 62 mi from campground

$119/night listed · Outdoorsy · Delivery may be available

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2023 Opus OP4 - The Ultimate Off-Road Camper, Tough & Luxurious
2023 Opus OP4 - The Ultimate Off-Road Camper, Tough & Luxurious

Pop-up camper · 18 ft · sleeps 6 · 143 mi from campground

$135/night listed · RVshare · Delivery may be available

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Home away from Home delivered to you!
Home away from Home delivered to you!

Fifth wheel · 32 ft · sleeps 4 · 152 mi from campground

$175/night listed · RVshare · Delivery may be available

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Best time to go

Seasons, rates and how booked it gets

  • Off-peak May 28–Jun 10: RV & Tent $25 per night
  • Peak season Jun 11–Sep 11: RV & Tent $25 per night
Plan your stay

How far ahead to book Bear Lake Campground (Co)

For July weekends, book about 179 days ahead. Three in four July Friday and Saturday arrivals were booked later than that, and half were booked 152 days or less before arrival. Past timing is guidance, not a guarantee of what is open now.

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Arrival monthFri/Sat arrivals: half booked at leastA quarter at leastOther days: half booked at leastA quarter at least
June130 days ahead163 days ahead86 days ahead151 days ahead
July152 days ahead179 days ahead71 days ahead161 days ahead
August109 days ahead166 days ahead46 days ahead155 days ahead
September38 days ahead129 days ahead27 days ahead61 days ahead

Months with fewer than 30 reservations of that kind are left blank. Sites where nearly every booking was made the day of arrival (pay on arrival) are left out. Closed seasons, windows not yet released for booking, and currently unavailable nights are separate from this history.

Based on Recreation.gov reservations, FY2015–2025 (1,629 reservations in the years scored). Counts reservations made, not nights actually camped: cancellations aren't in the data, and nights a site was closed count as not booked. FY2020–21 (COVID) are left out of the scores.

Compare site types

12 individual reservable campsites from Recreation.gov, checked Nov 7. Rates are the listed nightly rates.

Standard sites (tent or RV)

Tent, van or small RV, no power

12 sites · $25/night

Loops: BEAR LAKE CAMPGROUND (CO) (12)

0 open Nov 13–Nov 15