USDA Forest Service · Colorado
Iron City
USDA Forest Service · Colorado, United States
- Sites
- 4
- Hookups
- 2 no hookups
- Season
- May 15 to October 11
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 9,938 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
- OLD CHALK CR (NFSR 292) · crushed aggregate or gravel · 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
Iron City Campground is located within the Chalk Creek Canyon, which is one of the valley's most popular areas, offering access to many ATV trails. This is a small campground with 15 campsites. It is located near the historic townsite of St. Elmo. The Iron City cemetery is located on the east end of the campground. An interpretive sign at the entrance to the cemetery provides information on the early settlers and miners who are buried there.
Contact Info
For facility specific information, please call (661) 702-1420.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29° | 5° | -16° | 42° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 30° | 9° | -9° | 45° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 36° | 14° | -7° | 56° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 44° | 20° | 0° | 54° | 11 of 11 |
| May | 53° | 29° | 10° | 67° | 11 of 11 |
| June | 68° | 40° | 29° | 77° | 4 of 11 |
| July | 73° | 46° | 40° | 79° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 69° | 44° | 35° | 79° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 64° | 39° | 15° | 74° | 1 of 11 |
| October | 53° | 29° | -14° | 65° | 10 of 10 |
| November | 43° | 16° | -21° | 56° | 10 of 10 |
| December | 32° | 4° | -18° | 47° | 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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- Cascade (Colorado) · USDA Forest Service · 5 mi · 21 sites
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- Mirror Lake Campground · USDA Forest Service · 6 mi
- Mount Princeton · USDA Forest Service · 6 mi · 19 sites
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