Camp Hale East Fork Group

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Eagle Holy Cross Ranger District PO Box 190
Minturn, CO 81645

Overview

Located in the wide-open spaces of a lush green valley near the headwaters of the Eagle River and East Fork Eagle River, Camp Hale East Fork is the ideal spot for large group camping.

The surrounding White River National Forest offers campers a recreational oasis and an exciting Wilderness experience.

Recreation

The famous Colorado Trail winds within walking distance of the campground, offering hiking, horseback riding and opportunities for wildlife viewing to guests. Several paths throughout the campground also provide easy walking and biking areas.

Fishing is available in the numerous streams nearby, including both the Eagle and East Fork Eagle River, the Camp Hale Pond and several beaver ponds, with various types of trout available.

Facilities

East Fork Group site has one site available for reservation: There is no electric hook-up or water available at this site.

Group Site facilities include: hardened parking for up to approximately 20 campers/RV's depending on the size. Vehicles are restricted to hardened areas only. The site has 8 regular fire rings, and 1 group size fire ring, 1 pedestal grill, 3 food lockers, 1 double and 1 single vault toilet and 10 picnic tables.

Garbage is disposed of at the Camp Hale Memorial Campground.

Natural Features

Nestled in the heart of the Rocky Mountains, the 2.3 million acre White River National Forest is the top recreation forest in the nation. Known as the birthplace of wilderness and home to world-renowned skiing, the White River Forest has something to offer every outdoor enthusiast.

Contact Info

For facility specific information, please call (801) 226-3564.

Nearby Attractions

The White River National Forest is home to several skiing and Wilderness areas, providing countless recreational opportunities for campers.

Charges & Cancellations

Once your reservation start date has begun, neither the Recreation.gov Contact Center nor the campground manager will be able to modify your reservation.

Camp site features

Across 1 camp site:

Pets allowed: all 1 sites
Group sites: all 1 sites
Longest RV: 45 ft
Largest party: 200 people

Directions

From I-70, take exit 171 toward Minturn. Turn south on Highway 24 and continue for approximately 19 miles, just beyond Camp Hale Memorial Site. Turn onto Old Highway East and follow for 2 miles to the campground.

Stay Limit

Check in from 2 PM, check out by 11 AM.

Reviews

5 reviews

5 stars

4 stars

Carrie M

Loop:East

Site:

Reviewed 4 months ago

Loved every minute of our time at the East Fork Group Campground! The addition of bear boxes is a nice upgrade and the camp hosts were friendly and helpful with daily trash pick up.

Loop:East

Site:

Reviewed 2 years ago

Fantastic campsite, one of our favorites for a group. The only thing I wish to see improvement on is that every time we've stayed there we've had Colorado Trail hikers using the campsite as well. It's a little annoying when you're paying a fair bit of money for the site, but it's hard to move them along since there's really nowhere else for them to go. I really wish you would provide a designated spot for them, or signage telling them where to go to camp. We reserve the private site because we want a private site, and also they are then using the bathroom facilities and if left a wreck we don't want that counted against us. Otherwise the site is fantastic and we love it, that's just challenging negotiating new squatters every night.

Kelly G

Loop:East

Site:

Reviewed 3 years ago

Plenty of room for large groups. Multiple areas for RV’s and tents alike. Bring your own water, no electricity or cell service. Can be a little dusty. Very quiet, well kept and has the best campground host ever! Clean restrooms, multiple fire rings and tables. 25 minute drive to Leadville. We will be back!

Hanna B

Loop:East

Site:

Reviewed 4 years ago

Such a great weekend! We had 25 people and we only took up about 1/3 of the whole campsite. There are about 10 firepits scattered around the campground in all the individual campsites. The coordinates take you right to the gate and was so easy to find. It's about 20 degrees cooler than Denver area, closest little town is Minturn. A campground host came every morning and evening to clean the bathrooms and had firewood for us to buy. About 30 minute drive into cell service. Maintained very well. All types of trailers, campers, cars are able to fit. We will absolutely be staying here again for our big group events!

Andrew J

Loop:East

Site:

Reviewed 7 years ago

Great as always. Many areas to spread around.

Availability

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