Monarch Park Campground

This is a fairly typical National Forest CG. Most of the sites are level and can accomodate small <25' trailers. Great hiking nearby. Be sure to visit Monarch Pass and take the tram to the top. Gorgeous views. It wasn't full even over the weekend. A previous review talked about the bathrooms, I can't comment on that as we didn't use them, nor did we use the water.

This is a fairly typical National Forest CG. Most of the sites are level and can accomodate small <25' trailers. Great hiking nearby. Be sure to visit Monarch Pass and take the tram to the top. Gorgeous views. It wasn't full even over the weekend. A previous review talked about the bathrooms, I can't comment on that as we didn't use them, nor did we use the water.

We have a 36 ft Class A with a Cherokee Trailhawk tow and stayed in site 28 for 3 days in mid June. We couldn’t get fully level, but it was a good site otherwise. The sites are fairly nice for a FS CG and very well spaced. Some sites are fairly level, but others will present some challenges. The camping fee with one of the park passes is very reasonable. There were only 3 other campers when we arrived and only a handful through the weekend. As is apparently our lot in life, as soon as we camp at altitude a cold front moves through, the temps drop and it gets rainy and/or snowy. Snowed about 1.5 inches Saturday morning. One of the upstream branches of the South Fork of the Arkansas River runs right past the site as well. There is some occasional road noise from US 50, but isn’t that noticeable.

AT&T coverage was decent, with 2 Bars of LTE service and speeds up to about 3 MB/s. We had a clear view of the southern and northern sky, so we were able to get DISH coverage on all three western satellites at our site and Starlink had speed up to 9 MB/s.

This is a beautiful and breathtaking scenic campground. We stayed in site 34 next to a bubbling creek. Very quiet, only a few other campers. The vegetation is beautiful, the air smells refreshing, and the water is extremely clean. We used the stream water for our RV. The campsite was very level and well taken care of, and perfect for our 26’ RV. This is a gem in the mountains! Highly recommend staying here!

Fantastic secluded campground not too far off the main road.

Extremely clean bathroom.

Site 34 is right next to the river, and several other spots overlook either the tiny "lake" or are near the river (really a stream this close to its start).

There is a surprising amount of noise from the road, but it's only a little bothersome when a semi is heading down the mountain with their engine break going full bore.

Stayed during the first week of August and frost was on the trees by 10pm. It gets VERY cold at night, so cold weather gear is a must. The days are warm, but mild, and the afternoons were rainy.

The area has been hit hard by pine beetles, so wood is easy to come by but there are a ton of downed trees. Also be mindful of where you pitch your tent as some trees look ready to come down.

T-Mobile has full 4G service (I don't have a 5G phone so can't comment there). I was able to stream no problem.