Crescent Mining Camp

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Pike-San Isabel National Forests

Cabin / lookout rental · USDA Forest Service · Pike-San Isabel National Forests Fees: $50 per night, one cabin sleeps 4, the other cabin sleeps 2 . Season: May 15th to October 31st Status: closed Reservations: After making reservations, you will receive confirmation from Recreation.gov that will include the lock combinations to the cabins and vault toilet. Overview Cabin campers can escape the city - and escape modern day amenities - by staying at the fully rustic, historic Crescent Mining Camp cabins. The cabins offer a true old fashioned taste of life on the mine in the 19th century, with no electricity or running water. Visitors can focus on the sounds of nature and the incredible views of the Rocky Mountains from its creekside location. The mining camp was built in the 1890s during the boom of mining and milling in Clear Creek Canyon. Miners sought mostly gold and silver, and attracted about 50,000 residents in the valley that is now rather remote. The cabins are adjacent to a road heavily used by off-highway vehicles (OHV) but have a private drive with a locking gate. Crescent Mining camp is a good location for OHV enthusiasts, but not visitors seeking quiet and solitude Recreation Off-road vehicle trails begin near the site of… Getting there: From Buena Vista, Colorado, head north about 17 miles on Highway 24. Turn left on County Road 390 heading west. Drive about 9 miles and turn south on the cabin access drive which is gated; the cabins will be visible immediately on the right. There are 4 cabins; the rentable cabins are the first two and will be clearly marked with 1 and 2. Phone: 719-486-0749 (INFORMATION ONLY, NO RESERVATIONS) Official page: https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/234129 Source: Recreation.gov, USDA Forest Service. Fees and seasons change; check the official page before you go. Photos: USFS