## Overview

This location is available on a first-come, first-served basis only. Visitors
are required to physically arrive at the campground to purchase and claim a
site. Once on-site, you may be able to pay for your campsite(s) by scanning a
QR code using the Recreation.gov mobile app, and the Scan and Pay feature.

If this option is available, you will need to **first download the free
Recreation.gov mobile app https://www.recreation.gov/mobile-app prior to your
arrival** as some remote areas have limited or no cellular service.

## Facilities

Hayden Creek Campground is a hidden gem on the Salida Ranger District. The
campground is small with only eleven sites. It is located on the banks of
Hayden Creek and at the base of the majestic Sangre de Cristo Mountains.

The campground is wooded and very secluded. Sites are best suited to tent
camping or small trailers or RV's. Vehicles 25 ft. or less work best in the
area.

## Contact Info

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

<h2>Overview</h2>
<p>This location is available on a first-come, first-served basis only. Visitors are required to physically arrive at the campground to purchase and claim a site. Once on-site, you may be able to pay for your campsite(s) by scanning a QR code using the Recreation.gov mobile app, and the Scan and Pay feature.</p>
<p>If this option is available, you will need to <strong>first download the free Recreation.gov mobile app https://www.recreation.gov/mobile-app prior to your arrival </strong>as some remote areas have limited or no cellular service.</p>
<h2>Facilities</h2>
<p>Hayden Creek Campground is a hidden gem on the Salida Ranger District. The campground is small with only eleven sites. It is located on the banks of Hayden Creek and at the base of the majestic Sangre de Cristo Mountains.</p>

<p>The campground is wooded and very secluded. Sites are best suited to tent camping or small trailers or RV's. Vehicles 25 ft. or less work best in the area.</p>

<h2>Contact Info</h2>
For facility specific information, please call (661) 702-1420.

Bird's eye view of the campground

Hayden Creek

## Overview

This location is available on a first-come, first-served basis only. Visitors
are required to physically arrive at the campground to purchase and claim a
site. Once on-site, you may be able to pay for your campsite(s) by scanning a
QR code using the Recreation.gov mobile app, and the Scan and Pay feature.

If this option is available, you will need to**first download the free
Recreation.gov mobile app https://www.recreation.gov/mobile-app prior to your
arrival** as some remote areas have limited or no cellular service.

## Contact Info

For facility specific information, please call (719) 489-2034.

<h2>Overview</h2>
<p>This location is available on a first-come, first-served basis only. Visitors are required to physically arrive at the campground to purchase and claim a site. Once on-site, you may be able to pay for your campsite(s) by scanning a QR code using the Recreation.gov mobile app, and the Scan and Pay feature.</p>
<p>If this option is available, you will need to<strong> first download the free Recreation.gov mobile app https://www.recreation.gov/mobile-app prior to your arrival </strong>as some remote areas have limited or no cellular service.</p>

<h2>Contact Info</h2>
For facility specific information, please call (719) 489-2034.

Lake Creek (Co)

## Overview

**The Forest Service wants your opinion on reserving sites at O’Haver Lake
Campground. Please take a moment to fill out a brief survey at:**
https://forms.office.com/g/zFknf0tZbS

O'Haver Lake Campground sits at an elevation of 9,200 feet, with ponderosa
pines and aspen. It is located on the shores of O'Haver Lake. This facility
has 31 sites and is a very popular destination that is often full on the
weekends. **"First come, first served" does not necessarily mean that the site
will be available when you get there. Someone may get there before you. This
is a popular campground and is normally full starting on Friday, sometimes as
early as Thursday, so plan accordingly.**

## Recreation

There is an accessible fishing pier and non-motorized watercraft can be used
to seek rainbow and brook trout on O'Haver Lake. If using non-motorized
watercraft please be courteous to those who are fishing.

## Facilities

Vault toilets and trash collection and campground host are provided. Firewood
is sold on site. Sites #1-5, 7 ,13,21,23 and 24 are first-come, first-served,
"Walk-up" sites. All other sites are reservable. Site #6 is used by the host
from mid-May through September. After that time it is available as a "walk-
up", first-come, first-served site.

## Natural Features

This area attracts many campers for fishing, bird watching and canoeing on the
calm, pleasant lake. Ponderosa pines provide a fresh vanilla scent in the
mountain air and aspens please visitors with golden foliage displays in
autumn.

## Nearby Attractions

The historic Denver and Rio Grande railroad grade traveled from Salida,
southwest to the summit of Marshall Pass. The grade travels along County Road
200 above O'Haver Lake. This is a very popular mountain biking route with
cyclists traveling from Monarch Pass to Marshall Pass on the Crest trail and
then traveling down the railroad grade into Poncha Springs. Silver Creek,
Starvation Creek, Poncha Creek and the Rainbow Trail are also nearby trails.
Shirley Site is located off of Highway 285 and County Road 200 just below
Poncha Pass. Shirley got its name during the 1880's when it served as a busy
construction camp for men building the Denver and Rio Grande rail line over
Marshall Pass to the ore-rich mines in Gunnison. By summer of 1881, Shirley
boasted 14 large business tents, most of which were saloons and dance halls.
Little remains of the town of Shirley except the coal stained railbed that can
be seen just north of the Shirley site parking area. Shirley Site is a popular
staging area for OHV riders and mountain bikers during the summer months and
snowmobilers during winter.

## 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.

<h2>Overview</h2>
<p><strong>The Forest Service wants your opinion on reserving sites at O’Haver Lake Campground. Please take a moment to fill out a brief survey at:</strong> <a href="https://forms.office.com/g/zFknf0tZbS" rel="nofollow">https://forms.office.com/g/zFknf0tZbS</a> </p>

<p>O'Haver Lake Campground sits at an elevation of 9,200 feet, with ponderosa pines and aspen.  It is located on the shores of O'Haver Lake. This facility has 31 sites and is a very popular destination that is often full on the weekends.  <strong>"First come, first served" does not necessarily mean that the site will be available when you get there. Someone may get there before you. This is a popular campground and is normally full starting on Friday, sometimes as early as Thursday, so plan accordingly.</strong></p>
<h2>Recreation</h2>
There is an accessible fishing pier and non-motorized watercraft can be used to seek rainbow and brook trout on O'Haver Lake. If using non-motorized watercraft please be courteous to those who are fishing.<h2>Facilities</h2>
<p>Vault toilets and trash collection and campground host are provided. Firewood is sold on site. Sites #1-5, 7 ,13,21,23 and 24 are first-come, first-served, "Walk-up" sites. All other sites are reservable. Site #6 is used by the host from mid-May through September. After that time it is available as a "walk-up", first-come, first-served site.</p><h2>Natural Features</h2>
This area attracts many campers for fishing, bird watching and canoeing on the calm, pleasant lake. Ponderosa pines provide a fresh vanilla scent in the mountain air and aspens please visitors with golden foliage displays in autumn. 
<h2>Nearby Attractions</h2>
The historic Denver and Rio Grande railroad grade traveled from Salida, southwest to the summit of Marshall Pass. The grade travels along County Road 200 above O'Haver Lake. This is a very popular mountain biking route with cyclists traveling from Monarch Pass to Marshall Pass on the Crest trail and then traveling down the railroad grade into Poncha Springs. Silver Creek, Starvation Creek, Poncha Creek and the Rainbow Trail are also nearby trails.




Shirley Site is located off of Highway 285 and County Road 200 just below Poncha Pass. Shirley got its name during the 1880's when it served as a busy construction camp for men building the Denver and Rio Grande rail line over Marshall Pass to the ore-rich mines in Gunnison. By summer of 1881, Shirley boasted 14 large business tents, most of which were saloons and dance halls. Little remains of the town of Shirley except the coal stained railbed that can be seen just north of the Shirley site parking area. Shirley Site is a popular staging area for OHV riders and mountain bikers during the summer months and snowmobilers during winter. 

<h2>Contact Info</h2>
For facility specific information, please call (661) 702-1420.<h2>Charges & Cancellations</h2>
<p>Cancellations</p>
<p>Individual Campsites: Cancellations up to 2 days before a reservation start date incur a $10.00 cancellation fee. </p>

<p>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.</p>

<p>Cancellations for a one-night reservation will forfeit the entire amount paid and will not be subject to an additional service fee.</p>

<p>No-Shows</p>
<p>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.</p>

<p>No-shows are assessed $20.00 service fee and forfeit the first night's rate, taxes and applicable add-on for a campsite.  </p>

<p>Refunds</p>
<p>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.</p>

<p>Refunds for debit or credit card payments will be issued as a credit to the original bank or credit card used to pay.</p>

<p>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. </p>

<p>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.</p>

Tent next to lake with surrounded by mountains and trees

Picnic tables near lake with mountains in background

Lake surrounded by hills and trees

Campsite with two picnic tables and a fire pit

Campsite near lake with two picnic tables and a fire pit

OHAVER LAKE

Campsite near lake with picnic tables and fire pits

Campsite next to lake with trees and picnic tables

Tent, picnic table with mountains and lake in backgorund

Lake with hills and trees in background

Gravel parking area next to lake with snow covered mountain in background.

Wooden sign surrounded by aspen trees in camping area.

Wooden fishing pier on a lake.

Ohaver Lake

**Peaks to Prairies - Tracks to Trails**

Pike and San Isabel National Forests & Cimarron and Comanche National
Grasslands (forest locator map) cover nearly 3 million acres, between the
prairies of western Kansas and some of Colorado's highest mountain peaks along
the Continental Divide. These sprawling forests and grasslands are an eight
hour drive from boundary to boundary. This landscape offers a variety of
ecosystems rich in history, geology, scenery, wildlife habitat and recreation
opportunities.

The rolling prairies to the east are home to prairie chickens, wildflowers,
paleontological resources and historical areas. The snow-capped Rockies to the
west are a scenic backdrop to millions of residents and a draw to forest
visitors. The forests are home to nearly half of Colorado's fourteeners with
numerous alpine lakes, reservoirs and key rivers. Over 385,000 acres of
Wilderness, the Continental Divide National Scenic Trail, Colorado Trail, and
Santa Fe National Historic Trail are special areas worth exploring.

People who live near these areas maintain a strong relationship to the lands.
The commitment and volunteerism that these community members have for these
public lands is the foundation for our ability to maintain a quality,
sustainable recreation program in the face of intense, and growing, urban
demand.

****Critical Information about the use of Unmanned Aircraft Systems****

Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) or “drones” are increasing in popularity and
can provide wonderful opportunities to explore the forest. Please be aware
that these drones are regulated and must follow certain laws to be safe and
legal.

  * Recreational Drone Tips (.pdf)
  * Forest Service Unmanned Aircraft Systems policy (fs.fed.us)

<p><strong>Peaks to Prairies - Tracks to Trails</strong></p>

<p>Pike and San Isabel National Forests & Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands (<a href="http://www.fs.fed.us/locatormap/index.php?lat=37.59&long=-104.77&zoom=7" rel="nofollow">forest locator map</a>) cover nearly 3 million acres, between the prairies of western Kansas and some of Colorado's highest mountain peaks along the Continental Divide. These sprawling forests and grasslands are an eight hour drive from boundary to boundary. This landscape offers a variety of ecosystems rich in history, geology, scenery, wildlife habitat and recreation opportunities.</p>

<p>The rolling prairies to the east are home to prairie chickens, wildflowers, paleontological resources and historical areas. The snow-capped Rockies to the west are a scenic backdrop to millions of residents and a draw to forest visitors. The forests are home to nearly half of <a href="http://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/r2/recreation/?cid=stelprd3798321" rel="nofollow">Colorado's fourteeners</a> with numerous alpine lakes, reservoirs and key rivers. Over 385,000 acres of <a href="https://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/psicc/recreation/recarea/?recid=37201" rel="nofollow">Wilderness</a>, the Continental Divide National Scenic Trail, Colorado Trail, and Santa Fe National Historic Trail are special areas worth exploring.</p>

<p>People who live near these areas maintain a strong relationship to the lands. The commitment and volunteerism that these community members have for these public lands is the foundation for our ability to maintain a quality, sustainable recreation program in the face of intense, and growing, urban demand.</p>

<p><strong><strong>Critical Information about the use of Unmanned Aircraft Systems</strong></strong></p>

<p>Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) or “drones” are increasing in popularity and can provide wonderful opportunities to explore the forest. Please be aware that these drones are regulated and must follow certain laws to be safe and legal.</p>

<ul>
	<li><a href="http://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/stelprd3846515.pdf" rel="nofollow">Recreational Drone Tips</a> (.pdf)</li>
	<li><a href="http://www.fs.fed.us/science-technology/fire/unmanned-aircraft-systems" rel="nofollow">Forest Service Unmanned Aircraft Systems policy</a> (fs.fed.us)</li>
</ul>

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Lake Creek (Co)

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