Sand Gulch Campground

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Bureau of Land Management

Campground · Bureau of Land Management Fees: Individual Sites: $20 per night Group sites: $40 per night There is an $8 non-refundable reservation fee for each reservation. Overview With easy walking access to sport rock climbing routes in the popular Shelf Road Recreation Area, Sand Gulch Campground is a 31-site camping facility, open year-round. The campground is located 14 miles north of Cañon City at an approximate elevation of 6,400 feet and features spectacular views of the surrounding limestone cliffs. Recreation Sand Gulch Campground offers sport climbers easy walk-in access to tall monolithic cliffs. Climbers can access Contest and Freeform Walls with bolted routes via the Sand Gulch trails. A variety of other recreation opportunities easily accessed from the campground include hiking, mountain biking, horseback riding as well as 4wd routes. In addition to campsites, Sand Gulch Campground offers a small day-use parking area for recreationalists. Facilities Sand Gulch campground has 29 individual sites, two group sites, and two vault toilets.… Getting there: From Highway 50 in Cañon City, Take Dozier Avenue north following it as it turns west. At the four-way stop sign turn right on Field Avenue and follow it north until it turns into CR 9. In approximately 10 miles, take a left turn at the sign for Sand Gulch Campground. Phone: 719-269-8500 Official page: https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/261780 Source: Recreation.gov, Bureau of Land Management. Fees and seasons change; check the official page before you go. Photos: BLM