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Buffalo Campground

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USDA Forest Service
37Supported overnight records
2Published site categories
37Sites with a reported party limit
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A closer look at the campground

Overview Buffalo Campground is one of two facilities within the Buffalo Creek Recreation Area, about an hour's drive southwest of Denver, Colorado. Visitors enjoy a variety of recreational opportunities, including hiking, mountain biking and trout fishing.  Recreation The Buffalo Creek Recreation Area is home to a 40-mile trail system most popular with mountain bikers, but hikers and horseback riders enjoy the area as well. Several trailheads are within walking distance of the campground. The Lost Creek Wilderness Area can be accessed via the Colorado Trail, which stretches nearly 500 miles from Denver to Durango. Buffalo Creek is a popular fishing stream for brook trout.Facilities The campground offers single-family sites, some of which are designated for tent camping only. Each site is equipped with accessible picnic tables and campfire rings with grills. Vault toilets are provided. No hookups are available.Natural Features The campground is situated near Buffalo Creek at an elevation of 7,400 feet in the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains. Summer temperatures are mild and range from 75-80 degrees during the day to 55-65 degrees at night. Nearby Attractions The drive along County Road 126 southwest from Pine Junction affords magnificent views of the valleys below. Pikes Peak, at 14,110 feet, can be seen in the distance and other prominent rock formations present themselves throughout the scenic drive. Contact Info For facility specific information, please call (661) 702-1420.Charges & Cancellations Cancellations Individual Campsites: Cancellations up to 2 days before a reservation start date incur a $10.00 cancellation fee.  A visitor who cancels a reservation the day before or on the day of arrival will pay a $10.00 service fee AND forfeit the first night's use fee including tax and applicable add-on for a campsite. Cancellations for a one-night reservation will forfeit the entire amount paid and will not be subject to an additional service fee. No-Shows A no-show visitor is one who does not arrive at a campground and does not cancel the reservation by check-out time on the day after the scheduled arrival date. Staff will hold a campsite until check-out time on the day following the arrival date. No-shows are assessed $20.00 service fee and forfeit the first night's rate, taxes and applicable add-on for a campsite.   Refunds Visitors may submit a refund request through their Recreation.gov profile within 7 days of the end date of their reservation. Refunds will not be issued after the 7 days has ended. Refunds for debit or credit card payments will be issued as a credit to the original bank or credit card used to pay. For check or cash purchases, Recreation.gov will mail a Treasury check for refunds of cash, check, or money order payments to the address associated with the reservation. Treasury check refunds may take up to 6-8 weeks to arrive.  In the event of an emergency closure, the Recreation.gov team or facility manager will refund all fees and will attempt to notify you using the contact information within the Recreation.gov visitor profile.

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Reported fields across the 37 supported campsite records here. A reported value can still need interpretation; missing values remain unknown in the planner.

Party limit
37
Vehicle limit
37
Vehicle length
35
Driveway entry
36
Shade
7

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The campsite mix

Standard Nonelectric
35
Tent Only Nonelectric
2

Operator directions

From Denver, travel southwest on Highway 285. Turn south on Jefferson County Road 126 and travel 15 miles. Turn right on Forest Road 550 and drive 5 miles to the campground.

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37 published campsite records

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SITE / LOOPTYPEEQUIPMENT LIMITSPEOPLE / VEHICLESDRIVEWAYELECTRIC / SHADE
Site 001
BUFF
Source updated: 2025-12-02
Standard Nonelectric
Rv: 30 ft
Tent: 30 ft
Trailer: 30 ft
Numeric screening only
8 people
2 vehicles
Back-In
32 (raw length)
Not reported
Shade: Not reported
Site 003
BUFF
Source updated: 2025-12-02
Standard Nonelectric
Rv: 30 ft
Tent: 30 ft
Trailer: 30 ft
Numeric screening only
8 people
2 vehicles
Back-In
Not reported
Not reported
Shade: Not reported
Site 004
BUFF
Source updated: 2025-12-02
Standard Nonelectric
Rv: 30 ft
Tent: 30 ft
Trailer: 30 ft
Numeric screening only
8 people
2 vehicles
Back-In
Not reported
Not reported
Shade: Not reported
Site 005
BUFF
Source updated: 2025-12-02
Standard Nonelectric
Rv: 30 ft
Tent: 30 ft
Trailer: 30 ft
Numeric screening only
8 people
2 vehicles
Back-In
Not reported
Not reported
Shade: Not reported
Site 006
BUFF
Source updated: 2025-12-02
Standard Nonelectric
Rv: 15 ft
Tent: 15 ft
Trailer: 15 ft
Numeric screening only
8 people
2 vehicles
Back-In
Not reported
Not reported
Shade: Not reported
Site 007
BUFF
Source updated: 2025-12-02
Standard Nonelectric
Rv: 32 ft
Tent: 32 ft
Trailer: 32 ft
Numeric screening only
8 people
2 vehicles
Back-In
Not reported
Not reported
Shade: Not reported
Site 008
BUFF
Source updated: 2025-12-02
Standard Nonelectric
Rv: 18 ft
Tent: 30 ft
Trailer: 18 ft
Numeric screening only
8 people
2 vehicles
Back-In
Not reported
Not reported
Shade: Not reported
Site 009
BUFF
Source updated: 2025-12-02
Standard Nonelectric
Rv: 32 ft
Tent: 32 ft
Trailer: 32 ft
Numeric screening only
8 people
2 vehicles
Back-In
Not reported
Not reported
Shade: Not reported
Site 010
BUFF
Source updated: 2025-12-02
Standard Nonelectric
Rv: 32 ft
Tent: 32 ft
Trailer: 32 ft
Numeric screening only
8 people
2 vehicles
Back-In
Not reported
Not reported
Shade: Not reported
Site 011
BUFF
Source updated: 2025-12-02
Standard Nonelectric
Rv: 30 ft
Tent: 30 ft
Trailer: 30 ft
Numeric screening only
8 people
2 vehicles
Back-In
Not reported
Not reported
Shade: Not reported
Site 012
BUFF
Source updated: 2025-12-02
Tent Only Nonelectric
Tent: limit unknown
Numeric screening only
8 people
2 vehicles
Parallel
Not reported
Not reported
Shade: Not reported
Site 013
BUFF
Source updated: 2025-12-02
Standard Nonelectric
Rv: 20 ft
Tent: 20 ft
Trailer: 20 ft
Numeric screening only
8 people
2 vehicles
Parallel
20 (raw length)
Not reported
Shade: Not reported
Site 014
BUFF
Source updated: 2025-12-02
Standard Nonelectric
Rv: 20 ft
Tent: 20 ft
Trailer: 20 ft
Numeric screening only
8 people
2 vehicles
Back-In
20 (raw length)
Not reported
Shade: Not reported
Site 015
BUFF
Source updated: 2025-12-02
Standard Nonelectric
Rv: 22 ft
Tent: 22 ft
Trailer: 22 ft
Numeric screening only
8 people
2 vehicles
Back-In
Not reported
Not reported
Shade: Not reported
Site 016
BUFF
Source updated: 2025-12-02
Standard Nonelectric
Rv: 26 ft
Tent: 26 ft
Trailer: 26 ft
Numeric screening only
8 people
2 vehicles
Back-In
Not reported
Not reported
Shade: Not reported
Site 017
BUFF
Source updated: 2025-12-02
Tent Only Nonelectric
Tent: limit unknown
Numeric screening only
8 people
2 vehicles
Not reported
Not reported
Not reported
Shade: Not reported
Site 018
BUFF
Source updated: 2025-12-02
Standard Nonelectric
Rv: 30 ft
Tent: 30 ft
Trailer: 30 ft
Numeric screening only
8 people
2 vehicles
Back-In
Not reported
Not reported
Shade: Not reported
Site 019
BUFF
Source updated: 2025-12-02
Standard Nonelectric
Rv: 25 ft
Tent: 25 ft
Trailer: 25 ft
Numeric screening only
8 people
2 vehicles
Back-In
Not reported
Not reported
Shade: Not reported
Site 020
BUFF
Source updated: 2025-12-02
Standard Nonelectric
Rv: 30 ft
Tent: 30 ft
Trailer: 30 ft
Numeric screening only
8 people
2 vehicles
Back-In
Not reported
Not reported
Shade: Not reported
Site 021
BUFF
Source updated: 2025-12-02
Standard Nonelectric
Rv: 25 ft
Tent: 25 ft
Trailer: 25 ft
Numeric screening only
8 people
2 vehicles
Back-In
Not reported
Not reported
Shade: Not reported
Site 022
BUFF
Source updated: 2025-12-02
Standard Nonelectric
Rv: 40 ft
Tent: 40 ft
Trailer: 40 ft
Numeric screening only
8 people
2 vehicles
Back-In
40 (raw length)
Not reported
Shade: Not reported
Site 023
BUFF
Source updated: 2025-12-02
Standard Nonelectric
Rv: 25 ft
Tent: 25 ft
Trailer: 25 ft
Numeric screening only
8 people
2 vehicles
Back-In
Not reported
Not reported
Shade: Not reported
Site 024
BUFF
Source updated: 2025-12-02
Standard Nonelectric
Rv: 30 ft
Tent: 30 ft
Trailer: 30 ft
Numeric screening only
8 people
2 vehicles
Back-In
Not reported
Not reported
Shade: Not reported
Site 025
BUFF
Source updated: 2025-12-02
Standard Nonelectric
Rv: 25 ft
Tent: 25 ft
Trailer: 25 ft
Numeric screening only
8 people
2 vehicles
Back-In
25 (raw length)
Not reported
Shade: Not reported
Site 026
BUFF
Source updated: 2025-12-02
Standard Nonelectric
Rv: 25 ft
Tent: 25 ft
Trailer: 25 ft
Numeric screening only
8 people
2 vehicles
Back-In
25 (raw length)
Not reported
Shade: Not reported
Site 027
BUFF
Source updated: 2025-12-02
Standard Nonelectric
Rv: 30 ft
Tent: 30 ft
Trailer: 30 ft
Numeric screening only
8 people
2 vehicles
Back-In
30 (raw length)
Not reported
Shade: Not reported
Site 028
BUFF
Source updated: 2025-12-02
Standard Nonelectric
Rv: 30 ft
Tent: 30 ft
Trailer: 30 ft
Numeric screening only
8 people
2 vehicles
Back-In
32 (raw length)
Not reported
Shade: Not reported
Site 029
BUFF
Source updated: 2025-12-02
Standard Nonelectric
Rv: 30 ft
Tent: 30 ft
Trailer: 30 ft
Numeric screening only
8 people
2 vehicles
Pull-Through
Not reported
Not reported
Shade: Yes
Site 030
BUFF
Source updated: 2025-12-02
Standard Nonelectric
Rv: 30 ft
Tent: 30 ft
Trailer: 30 ft
Numeric screening only
8 people
2 vehicles
Back-In
Not reported
Not reported
Shade: Yes
Site 031
BUFF
Source updated: 2025-12-02
Standard Nonelectric
Rv: 30 ft
Tent: 30 ft
Trailer: 30 ft
Numeric screening only
8 people
2 vehicles
Back-In
Not reported
Not reported
Shade: Yes
Site 032
BUFF
Source updated: 2025-12-02
Standard Nonelectric
Rv: 30 ft
Tent: 30 ft
Trailer: 30 ft
Numeric screening only
8 people
2 vehicles
Pull-Through
Not reported
Not reported
Shade: Not reported
Site 033
BUFF
Source updated: 2025-12-02
Standard Nonelectric
Rv: 30 ft
Tent: 30 ft
Trailer: 30 ft
Numeric screening only
8 people
2 vehicles
Pull-Through
Not reported
Not reported
Shade: Yes
Site 034
BUFF
Source updated: 2025-12-02
Standard Nonelectric
Rv: 30 ft
Tent: 30 ft
Trailer: 30 ft
Numeric screening only
8 people
2 vehicles
Back-In
Not reported
Not reported
Shade: Not reported
Site 035
BUFF
Source updated: 2025-12-02
Standard Nonelectric
Rv: 30 ft
Tent: 30 ft
Trailer: 30 ft
Numeric screening only
8 people
2 vehicles
Parallel
Not reported
Not reported
Shade: Yes
Site 036
BUFF
Source updated: 2025-12-02
Standard Nonelectric
Rv: 30 ft
Tent: 30 ft
Trailer: 30 ft
Numeric screening only
8 people
2 vehicles
Back-In
Not reported
Not reported
Shade: Yes
Site 037
BUFF
Source updated: 2025-12-02
Standard Nonelectric
Rv: 30 ft
Tent: 30 ft
Trailer: 30 ft
Numeric screening only
8 people
2 vehicles
Back-In
Not reported
Not reported
Shade: Not reported
Site 038
BUFF
Source updated: 2025-12-02
Standard Nonelectric
Rv: 30 ft
Tent: 30 ft
Trailer: 30 ft
Numeric screening only
8 people
2 vehicles
Back-In
Not reported
Not reported
Shade: Yes

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