Cove Campground

P.O. Box 74
Lake George, CO 80827

Overview

Cove Campground is a small, primitive campground ideal for anglers and rock climbers, nestled in the Eleven Mile Canyon along the South Platte River.

Recreation

Fishing for rainbow, brown and cutthroat trout is one of the most popular activities for campers. Birding and nature photography are also ideal pastimes. Rock climbers enjoy the solid walls of the canyon.

Hikers can head to the nearby Overlook Trail for breathtaking views of Eleven Mile Canyon and Eleven Mile Reservoir. Occasionally, Golden Eagles can be viewed nesting in the nearby granite cliffs and crags. Springtime brings higher chances of seeing Bald Eagles.

Facilities

Cove Campground offers four reservable campsites. Drinking water from a hand pump, picnic tables, vault toilets and campfire rings are available.

Natural Features

Cove sits along the river and is one of the closest campground to the Eleven Mile Reservoir, which spans 3,405 surface acres and 5 miles in length. Eleven Mile Canyon was cut by the South Platte River and is bordered by polished gray granite cliffs.

Nearby Attractions

Visit the Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument, one of the richest and most diverse fossil deposits in the world. Petrified redwood stumps up to 14 feet wide and thousands of detailed fossils of insects and plants reveal the story of a very different, prehistoric Colorado.

Contact Info

For facility specific information, please call (661) 702-1420.

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.

Camp site features

Across 4 camp sites:

Fire pit: all 4 sites
Pets allowed: all 4 sites
Longest RV: 25 ft
Largest party: 8 people

Directions

From Lake George turn off of Highway 24 onto County Road 96. Follow the road for about one mile and turn right into Eleven Mile Canyon. Cove Campground is located approximately 8 miles into the canyon on the right.

Stay Limit

Check in from 2 PM, check out by 12 PM.

Reviews

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Daniel J

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Reviewed 3 months ago

The Cove is a highly coveted camping site, with only (3) 25 foot or less RV sites and a few tent sites. However, these sites are small even if your RV meets the under 25 foot requirement. I've stayed at both site 3 and site 4. Site 3 has plenty of space to maneuver and back your RV in but if your tow vehicle is a full size truck be prepared that your truck will partial block the only road to site 2. Site 3 should be at a graded down at a minimum or continue to have serious leveling challenges, requiring a great deal of preparation and skill to make it work. Site 4 has plenty of room to park and level an RV within the requirements but maneuverability is something to be desired. There's plenty of space to park a full size vehicle in next to your RV after it's parked and leveled but site 4 requires a bit more road room to angle in your RV without jackknifing it. Site 2 isn't without its challenges as well. The road leading back to these sites is always partially blocked by fisherman who ignore the "no parking" signs knowing there's no consequences to illegally park. As a whole, these RV camping sites could be more user friendly with minimal improvement efforts. I give it a 3 star review because the camping location alone is absolutely breathtaking.

Mark C

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Reviewed 3 months ago

Be aware, campsite #3 at Cove campground has a huge slope required at least 15 inches of tongue lift to the level a trailer, making this a potentially dangerous process.

Allie S

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Reviewed 3 months ago

Overall the campground was nice and well maintained. eleven mile canyon itself was very crowded and the anglers descended onto the river adjacent to the campground from dawn until about 2pm. We were at campground 4 which was nice but take note the car parking is not level and the tent site and picnic table is about a staircase walk away from the cars.

Derrick F

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Reviewed 3 months ago

Fantastic off-grid campground—great getaway for fly-fishing experience

ken r

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Reviewed 6 months ago

Bathroom isn’t the best, spot 3 and 4 are secluded and are great to camp in.

Heather P

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