Located in the Pike and San Isabel National Forest at an elevation of 9,813 feet, Burning Bear Campground offers cooler temperatures during the hot Colorado summer months. Along the Guanella Pass Scenic Byway, this campground is near prime spots for wildlife viewing, scenic driving, landscape photography, hiking, and roads open to off-highway vehicles.

Natural Features:
The campground is nestled in a beautiful valley on the way to Guanella Pass. Although somewhat open, a scattering of ponderosa pines provides some privacy to campers. Mount Bierstadt (elevation 14,060 feet) is north on the Guanella Pass road – a Scenic and Historic Byway, and one of the most popular scenic drives in the Pike and San Isabel National Forest. The Guanella Pass road is a great place to watch for bighorn sheep, elk, deer, moose, marmot, pika, and bear.

Recreation:
Numerous hiking trail opportunities are available along Geneva Road. Mount Evans Wilderness is directly behind the campground allowing for access to the Abyss Lake Trail (sometimes referred to as the Scott Gomer Trail). Although Mount Evans Wilderness is closed to mountain biking, Burning Bear Trail across the road from the campground is a wonderful trail for mountain biking and hiking alike.

Facilities:
Burning Bear Campground has 13 sites to accommodate RV, trailer, and tent camping. Drinking water, vault toilets, picnic tables, and grills are provided. Parking aprons are dirt and the campground road may be rough.

Activities and Amenities within Facility:
Birding
Host
Vault Toilets
Water
Wildlife Viewing
Within 10 Miles
Biking
Fishing
Lake Access
Scenic Drive
Trailheads

Getting There:
GPS Info. (Latitude, Longitude):
39.51391, -105.71
39°30’50″N, 105°42’36″W

Travel from Denver south on US Highway 285 toward Fairplay to the town of Grant. Turn north on Park County Road 62, towards Guanella Pass. Burning Bear Campground is 5 miles north on the right, after the switchback.