USDA Forest Service · Colorado
Handcart
USDA Forest Service · Colorado, United States
- Sites
- 4
- Hookups
- 1 no hookups
- Season
- May 21 to September 18
- Drinking water
- No
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 9,783 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Cell coverage
- T-Mobile none · AT&T none · Verizon none (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Access road
- HANDCART CG (NFSR 120.2A) · native material · suitable for passenger cars
- Lake
- PSICC
- Phone
- N/A
1 numbered sites are mapped one by one - open the site map to pick yours.
About
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
The campground has 10 sites available for tent camping only. Off of Park County Route 60, from US Hwy 285, the Handcart Campground is surrounded by lodgepole pine trees.
Visitors may expect full service from Memorial Day weekend to Labor Day weekend. The area also has an extended season when services such as water or a host may not be available during the fall, winter and spring. All dates are weather dependent
Contact Info
For facility specific information, please call (303) 647-2366.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28° | 6° | -16° | 42° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 30° | 8° | -11° | 44° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 35° | 13° | -9° | 51° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 43° | 19° | 0° | 55° | 11 of 11 |
| May | 51° | 29° | 15° | 63° | 11 of 11 |
| June | 66° | 38° | 25° | 78° | 5 of 11 |
| July | 72° | 45° | 37° | 78° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 69° | 43° | 38° | 75° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 64° | 39° | 16° | 74° | 3 of 11 |
| October | 51° | 30° | -11° | 62° | 10 of 10 |
| November | 41° | 14° | -10° | 55° | 10 of 10 |
| December | 30° | 7° | -9° | 43° | 10 of 10 |
Mid-month figures from 2016–2026 of daily weather at this spot (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0), in °F. Typical is the median; coldest and hottest are the extremes seen.
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