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Happy Meadows

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USDA Forest Service
7Supported overnight records
1Published site categories
7Sites with a reported party limit
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Overview Happy Meadows Campground is situated along the South Platte River near the Eleven Mile Reservoir and Eleven Mile Canyon. Excellent fishing, tubing, and hiking await visitors. Eleven Mile Canyon is rich in natural resources and historic significance. Originally called Granite Canyon, the towering gray walls rise 500 feet above the river.Recreation World-class trout fishing is a major attraction on the South Platte. Visitors can also venture to Florissant Fossil Beds to view fossils and petrified redwoods. Eleven Mile Canyon and the Tarryall Valley offer scenic drives with impressive views.Facilities Happy Meadows offers seven reservable RV campsites. Each site has a picnic table and a camp fire ring. Drinking water from a water pump and a vault toilet is available. Natural Features Campsites are a short walk to the lovely South Platte, a major tributary of the Platte River that runs through Colorado and Nebraska. As part of Pike Forest, Happy Meadows enjoys abundant and varied wildlife, seven peaks above 14,000 feet, called fourteeners, and miles of great trails. Contact Info For facility specific information, please call (661) 702-1420. Nearby Attractions The town of Lake George is just 3 miles away, offering a general store, fish tackle and bait shop, and cabin rentals. 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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Party limit
7
Vehicle limit
7
Vehicle length
7
Driveway entry
7
Shade
5

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Standard Nonelectric
7

Operator directions

From Denver and Colorado Springs, take I-25 to Highwy 24 west toward Woodland Park. At Lake George on US-24, turn north on County Road 77, also known as the Tarryall road. Travel about a mile and turn east on County Road 112. Continue on County Road 112 turning right at dead end. The campground will be on the right after about a mile.

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SITE / LOOPTYPEEQUIPMENT LIMITSPEOPLE / VEHICLESDRIVEWAYELECTRIC / SHADE
Site 001
HAPPY MEADOWS
Source updated: 2025-12-04
Standard Nonelectric
Rv: limit unknown
Tent: limit unknown
Trailer: limit unknown
Numeric screening only
8 people
2 vehicles
Back-in
Not reported
Not reported
Shade: Not reported
Site 002
HAPPY MEADOWS
Source updated: 2025-12-04
Standard Nonelectric
Rv/Motorhome: limit unknown
Tent: limit unknown
Trailer: limit unknown
Numeric screening only
8 people
2 vehicles
Back-in
Not reported
Not reported
Shade: Yes
Site 003
HAPPY MEADOWS
Source updated: 2025-12-04
Standard Nonelectric
Rv: limit unknown
Tent: limit unknown
Trailer: limit unknown
Numeric screening only
8 people
2 vehicles
Back-in
Not reported
Not reported
Shade: Yes
Site 005
HAPPY MEADOWS
Source updated: 2025-12-04
Standard Nonelectric
Rv: limit unknown
Tent: limit unknown
Trailer: limit unknown
Numeric screening only
8 people
2 vehicles
Back-in
Not reported
Not reported
Shade: Yes
Site 006
HAPPY MEADOWS
Source updated: 2025-12-04
Standard Nonelectric
Rv/Motorhome: limit unknown
Tent: limit unknown
Trailer: limit unknown
Numeric screening only
12 people
2 vehicles
Back-in
Not reported
Not reported
Shade: Yes
Site 007
HAPPY MEADOWS
Source updated: 2025-12-04
Standard Nonelectric
Rv/Motorhome: limit unknown
Tent: limit unknown
Trailer: limit unknown
Numeric screening only
8 people
2 vehicles
Back-in
Not reported
Not reported
Shade: Yes
Site 008
HAPPY MEADOWS
Source updated: 2025-12-04
Standard Nonelectric
Rv: limit unknown
Tent: limit unknown
Trailer: limit unknown
Numeric screening only
12 people
2 vehicles
Back-in
Not reported
Not reported
Shade: Not reported

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