The Bank Campground

Overview

Open year-round; visitors come for the spectacular rock climbing adjacent to the campground. Approximately 15 miles north of Cañon City, Colorado, The Bank Campground overlooks Shelf Road and is located at an approximate elevation of 6890 feet. The Bank has 33 campsites.

Operator

BLM

Camping types

RV, Tent

Fee

From $20 per night (confirm with the operator)

Reservations

Reservable online

Phone

719-269-8500

Amenities

Location

Nearby adventures

Outdoor things to do around The Bank Campground, 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

• ADT - Colorado B - P - Seg 2Hike · 164.2 mi long · Long-distance trail · 0.2 mi from camp

  Colorado Segment 2: Canon City to Denver. OpenStreetMap

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• Guy's Gulch TrailheadTrailhead · 3.2 mi from campShow on map
• Booger Red TrailheadTrailhead · 6.2 mi from campShow on map
• Oil Well Flats TrailheadTrailhead · 6.3 mi from campShow on map
• ADT - Colorado B - P - Seg 1Hike · 218.9 mi long · Long-distance trail · 12.5 mi from camp

  Colorado Segment 1: Southeast Co Kansas line to Canon City. OpenStreetMap

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• Ring the PeakHike · 6.2 mi long · 14.1 mi from camp

  An incomplete trail that circumnavigates Pikes Peak. OpenStreetMap

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Mountain biking

• Captain JacksBike ride · 3.3 mi long · 20.9 mi from campShow on map
• The ChutesBike ride · 1.0 mi long · 22.2 mi from campShow on map

Scenic sights

• Evening Star MountainPeak · 10,344 ft · 7.3 mi from campShow on map
• Grassy Valley Mining OverlookViewpoint · 10.0 mi from campShow on map
• Mount RosaPeak · 11,506 ft · 17.3 mi from camp

  Mount Rosa is a mountain summit of the Pikes Peak Massif in the southern Front Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. Wikipedia

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• Dakota Hot SpringsHot spring · 17.1 mi from campShow on map

Climbing and snow sports

• Dark SideClimbing · 0.1 mi from camp

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

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• Cactus CliffClimbing · 0.4 mi from camp

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

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• Bank NorthClimbing · 0.5 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)
• OpenStreetMap — ODbL 1.0 — © OpenStreetMap contributors

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