Long Draw National Forest Campground
| Region: Front Range |
County: Larimer |
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| Latitude: 40.6745688 | Longitude: -105.4787887 | Elevation: 10,030 ft. |
| Total Sites: 25 |
Group Sites: No |
Max Vehicle length: 30 ft. |
| Water: Yes | Elec: No | Fire pits: Yes |
| Nearby Towns: Red Feather Lakes, Gould, Walden |
Long Draw Campground is located in the Roosevelt National Forest off Highway 14 in the Cache La Poudre Canyon. It’s about 10 miles south of the canyon on Long Draw Road. This Colorado campground is near an open meadow, giving you the benefit of sunshine. Since this is a high altitude campground, you’ll appreciate the warmth from the sun. The Spruce and Lodgepole pine trees offer shelter in some of the campsites. Of the 25 sites in the campground, 21 are suited for RV’s and the remaining 4 are more suited to tenting. There is one water hydrant and two handicapped accessible restrooms available to the campground. The season is usually July through November depending on weather.
Activities in the area include hiking (near Comanche Peak Wilderness, Neota Wilderness and the backside of Rocky Mountain National Park), Cutthroat trout fishing on both lake and stream (Long Draw Reservoir, La Poudre Pass Creek, Corral Creek and Willow Creek), non-motorized boating on the Reservoir, kayaking down the Cache La Poudre River or Joe Wright Creek, scenic drives, 4-wheel driving, wildlife watching including moose, Elk and deer. This is bear country; practice safe food storage techniques. This is a high altitude campground, so use caution and dress properly to remain comfortable and warm.
Additional Services Available:
Vault toilets, fire grates, covered picnic tables and drinking water
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Directions to Long Draw Campground
| Location: Drive 10 miles north of Fort Collins on US Hwy 287. Turn left onto CO Highway 14. Travel approximately 53 miles west on Highway 14 (Poudre Canyon Hwy). Turn south onto the Long Draw Road (Forest Road 156). Drive approximately 10 miles to the campground. | |
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| Please note that this campground is 20 miles or more to the nearest town with available services, Red Feather Lakes. |
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Additional Information
- Long Draw is a first-come, first-served campground. Reservations are not accepted.
- For current rates and other information, visit this campgrounds web page
- Please review the bulletin board or consult the campground host for specific rules, regulations and restrictions in this campground
We stayed at Long Draw Campground from 8/25/11 to 9/3/11. We had only intended to spend 3 or 4 days here, but we kept finding more things to do and we just loved the remoteness and quiet! We ended up staying our whole vacation in this spot. Beautiful forest and lakes, rivers and streams, everything was very green and lush. We saw many moose, some huge bulls. Also saw lots of mule deer, big bucks and does. We fished every day, caught quite a few trout. We will definitely be coming back here!! 5 star!!