Collegiate Peaks Campground — Hotel in Four Corners States

I camped here with my daughter's and one of my daughter's friends and it was absolutely beautiful! Unfortunately the male camp host was the rudest host I have ever come across, and we go camping a lot! My daughter's and I walked down to the river that runs by the campground to go fishing and there were a group of campers by the river that had all of their dogs running loose. My youngest daughter and her friend were ahead of me and my older daughter and a few of the adult female campers stopped my daughter and her friend when their loose dogs ran up to them and told the girls they needed to keep walking and don't walk by their campsite again. When my older daughter and I walked by they told us the same thing and said we were upsetting their dogs. I ignored them and we went and fished (there were multiple other people walking the trail as well). On the way back one of the women at the campsite got up in my daughter's face like she wanted to fight and I told them to back off and we kept going. They went and complained to the camp host that we were going through their campsite and wouldnt stop. The camp "host" and his wife came to our site and the camp host said we were rude for going through other people's campsites and we better not do it again. I tried explaining that we were just walking the trail next to the creek, not going through their site, but he wouldn't let me speak. I then tried asking where we could go to get to the river and he wouldn't answer he just kept saying we were rude. I would love to go back to this gorgeous campground again, however I will not be back if the same...

We have stayed at CP something like 4 times now and generally have greatly enjoyed it. The campground is at 9,500 feet (or so) of elevation, so if you're not coming from elevation you might have trouble sleeping great the first night or so (or maybe this is just in our minds!). It's roughly a 9-mile, 15 minute drive into the town of Buena Vista, and less than a 5 minute drive to the popular Denny Creek and Avalanche trailheads.

We have tent-camped here, but our last two stays have been with a 20 foot travel trailer and we've had no issues finding a site even though showing up without reservations. There are no hook-ups at all, and unfortunately there's not even a water source except for the beautiful creek running adjacent to the park. It feels like maybe the campground is at the bottom of the National Forest maintenance list, as the roads (potholes) haven't seen a grader in a while. If you're parked or are camping near the road, you're going to get dusty as unfortunately folks tend to speed along the roads even with the potholes. There are water spigots, but they're not functional, and haven't been since at least 2020.

We've never had a hint of cell coverage (T-Mobile) while staying there, as you're kind of recessed between the mountains. But if you climb Mt. Yale from the nearby trailheads you pick up a good signal near the top as you gain line-of-sight down into the valley where the antennas are.

This is a nice, off-grid campground if you're really prepared to be off-grid. We will definitely stay here again the next time we're around...

Stayed in #13. It was raining when we initially pulled up, and we were unsure how we would fit the 18' trailer into the spot. Left to get water at the Buena Vista Water Station and the rain died down when we got back. The camper did fit, but not sure I would trust one much bigger for this spot. It was fairly level, and next to the cleanest bathrooms I've ever had the pleasure of using (campsite or not). The site had a large area behind the trailer with a nice firepit and beautiful aspen and pine trees nestled all around. You could hear the river across the road behind the other campsites; peaceful. The hosts were very friendly. There are several spots I would choose if staying again that all had their own charm. The only reason knocked to 4 is the roads have several larger potholes that should be addressed. Great location for hiking, sightseeing, and visiting BV. Man, to see this place when the aspens are turning...