Bear Creek Lake Campground

Bear Creek Lake was a great spot to camp and see the surrounding area. The sites are large, fairly level, and gravel. There isn’t a ton of vegetation between sites, but there is grass, and they leave most of the greenery intact around the park while still leaving areas to walk a dog. There is a fair amount of spacing between sites, and we really enjoyed the privacy after a few weeks spent in commercial parks. Sites are electric only (some are 30amp, others 50amp, & their booking website makes that clear), and while there are drinking water spigots around, there is an RV fill station and a separate dump station.
We arrived on a Sunday and couldn’t believe the crowds around the lake, the full archery area, or all the cyclists, so while the CG is set in the back of the park, it allows access to all the great park features while keeping the CG away from it all and quite serene. The camp hosts are kind, helpful, and keep the place looking pristine. While they don’t offer WiFi, our Verizon service was excellent without the booster. The CG also offers bathrooms and coin op showers, but we didn’t use either.
While I see some people have complained about noise, we had no issues (yes the occasional engine from the nearby drag strip or car speeding down the highway but nothing constant), and we slept with our windows open every night. I also see complaints about the visible Home Depot, and again, to us this is silly…. Yes, you can see the Home Depot, but it’s also far enough away, I didn’t register it after seeing it the first day. Needless to say, we don’t share either of these concerns. We used their spigots to fill our drinking jugs, and their water definitely has a bit of an off taste (we’d bring our own next time), and we experienced a number of low-voltage errors during our stay.
$35 a night for electric-only is on the pricier side for us, but for the area, it’s pretty reasonable. This is a really nice and well cared for CG in a peaceful setting with lots of outdoor activities, and we will definitely stay again.

We stayed here for a night on our way to Breckenridge. We were is site 33, which was the only one available. Overall, the park is nice, with great views and helpful park rangers and staff. There are a lot of hiking and biking trails, as well as a beach and several other activities. Our site had a 50 AMP hookup, but none of the sites have water or dump. There is a central fill station and dump station. Our site was not level and our auto-leveling system could not get us level. This was our first trip in our Class A so we didn’t have blocks or pads to help us manually level. However, we did just fine for the night. I would definitely recommend the park for one or two days; especially if you were attending a concert or event at Red Rocks!

This is a city park . It’s like 30 minutes from downtown Denver .we have family in Denver so that is great . The sites are big ! I am so tired of the rv parks that shove you in like sardines! This feels wide open . You can feel the wind if it gets gusty , but it’s not horrible. Each site comes with a nice table and fire ring . We stayed at an electric only site , but we saw a water station on the way in. They have trails and a beach in this park and we also passed a stable with horses. Definitely will stay again

Very clean friendly atmosphere! Pretty crowded at lake, but the gem is the Indian Paintbrush-campground. Clean bathrooms/shower house. Fairly level camp sites nicely spaced apart.
Only negative- Bandemere racing sounds, and the wind is shaking our camper. We have JT strong arms installed. This hasn’t been an issue and it’s funny! Lol. Coming from a camping trip in Oklahoma and Kansas, experienced more wind here! Haha.
Positives-It’s a beautiful park with lots of activities, very secure location and so close to all the fun things Denver Metro has to offer.
Electric only site but has access to water and dump stations. Best to bring a water container and a waste wagon for convenience. Save the hookup to dump and stay longer.
Happy Camping everyone!

We chose this campground to be close to Red Rocks for a show. We didn’t expect much from it, but we really liked it! Yes– as some reviews say– you can see Home Depot from the campground. However, there are tons of trails and a lake to explore as well!! The sites are electric only, so make sure you dump/fill before you get set up. Also, the showers are coin operated. The hosts were awesome here. We really enjoyed chatting with them! The campground is super popular so if you are thinking about going and there is actually availability, book it!!

We choose this campsite because of the lower price point and we were going to see a show at Red Rocks. It’s a really great park with tons of trails and lots to do. It’s a $10 Lyft ride to Red Rocks. It’s surrounded by beauty and you can barely tell you’re in a big city. I wish they had some sort of laundry facilities and you didn’t have to pay for showers but other than that - a great camp spot!

We stayed for one night because it was the only place we could find with a shower for under $40. The park is right next to some busy roads but it’s actually very pretty and well maintained. It was relatively quiet considering how busy it looked. Our neighbor was playing ACDC a little loudly this morning but it didn’t last more than 15 minutes and I noticed rangers doing rounds often. The campground is just a big open area, so not a ton of privacy. We stayed in site 16 which is directly next to the bathroom. Bathrooms are very clean. I didn’t even mind the coin operated shower as much as I thought I would because you have a whole room to yourself and the water was hot right away, pressure was great. There are many miles of trails, I wished we could have stayed longer to explore some. We checked availability for the weekend and it’s completely booked so this spot is obviously popular. Our Tmobile service was great. Would gladly stay here again.