Round Mountain

Overview

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.

Operator

National Forest

Camping types

Tent

Reservations

Reservable online

Amenities

Location

Nearby adventures

Outdoor things to do around Round Mountain, shown on the map above. Distances are straight-line from the campground, so driving or walking will be longer; trail details are approximate. Confirm access and conditions with the land manager.

Hikes and trailheads

• Platte River TrailHike · 3.2 mi long · 4.0 mi from campShow on map
• Hankins Pass TrailHike · 6.4 mi long · 8.8 mi from camp

  A trail maintained by United States Forest Service.

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• Trail Head 734Trailhead · 7.9 mi from campShow on map
• Lake Park TrailHike · 4.5 mi long · 9.2 mi from camp

  A trail maintained by United States Forest Service.

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• Trail Head 733Trailhead · 8.2 mi from campShow on map
• Brookside-McCurdy TrailHike · 29.9 mi long · 9.5 mi from camp

  A trail maintained by United States Forest Service.

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Mountain biking

• Great Divide Mountain Bike RouteBike ride · 2,766.5 mi long · Long-distance trail · 15.6 mi from camp

  A long distance touring route from Banff, Alberta to Antelope Wells, New Mexico. OpenStreetMap

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• Green Mountain TrailBike ride · 4.1 mi long · 21.1 mi from campShow on map
• Colorado TrailBike ride · 38.7 mi long · Hard · 21.3 mi from camp

  A loop mountain-bike route.

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• 723 - TramwayBike ride · 1.6 mi long · 21.8 mi from campShow on map

Scenic sights

• Badger MountainPeak · 11,266 ft · 4.6 mi from camp

  Badger Mountain is a mountain summit in the South Park Hills of the Rocky Mountains of North America. Wikipedia

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• Hackett Gulch OverlookViewpoint · 7.7 mi from campShow on map
• Longwater Gulch OverlookViewpoint · 8.3 mi from campShow on map
• McCurdy MountainPeak · 12,146 ft · 13.2 mi from camp

  McCurdy Mountain is a mountain summit in the Tarryall Mountains range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. Wikipedia

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Climbing and snow sports

• Cactus RoseClimbing · 29.4 mi from camp

  A climbing crag at Shelf Road north of Cañon City. AI-written

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• Bank NorthClimbing · 29.5 mi from camp

  A climbing crag at Shelf Road north of Cañon City. AI-written

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• Cactus CliffClimbing · 29.7 mi from camp

  A climbing crag at Shelf Road north of Cañon City. AI-written

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Trail and sight data: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Text marked Wikipedia is from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0, lightly shortened. Text marked AI-written was drafted by an AI model from public data and may contain errors.

Reviews

Data sources

• Recreation.gov (RIDB) — Public domain (U.S. Government work)

Listing details come from the sources above and may be out of date. Confirm fees, dates and closures with the operator before you travel.