USDA Forest Service · Colorado
Jacks Gulch
USDA Forest Service · Colorado, United States
- Sites
- 3
- Hookups
- 1 electric, 2 no hookups
- Max RV length
- 30 ft
- Group sites
- Yes
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Pets
- Yes
- Elevation
- 8,199 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
- JACKS CG GROUP USE (NFSR 152.1A) · crushed aggregate or gravel · moderate degree of user comfort
- Lake
- Arapaho & Roosevelt National Forests Pawnee NG
- Nearest town
- Morrison
- Address
- 9054 U.S Hwy 285, Morrison, CO, 80465
- Phone
- 970-295-6700
- Activities
- Biking, Birding, Camping, Climbing, Fishing, Hiking, Horseback Riding, Mountain Biking, Wildlife Viewing
3 numbered sites are mapped one by one - open the site map to pick yours.
About
Overview
Jacks Gulch Recreation Area is located 48 miles northwest of Fort Collins, in northern Colorado. Visitors enjoy the area for its great hiking, biking and horseback riding opportunities.
Recreation
Popular activities include hiking, biking, horseback riding, birding and viewing wildlife. A nature trail circles the entire area of Jacks Gulch, with one section providing stunning views of the Mummy Range.
Facilities
The campground offers an accessible group site with electric hookups, and five equestrian campsites without hookups. Additional single-family campsites are available on a first-come, first-served basis.
The group site accommodates up to 60 people, several cars and up to nine RVs with hookups. Ten 14-by-17 tent pads are scattered throughout the site. A picnic shelter is provided. Two central cooking and picnic areas are on-site, each with four picnic tables, a charcoal grill and campfire ring.
The two equestrian sites have four horse stalls each. Picnic tables, campfire rings and tent pads are provided. Each site can accommodate a horse trailer.
Vault toilets, drinking water and trash collection are provided. Firewood, dead and down, may be gathered in the forest or purchased from the host.
Natural Features
The campground is situated in a ponderosa pine forest, dotted with aspens. Grassy meadows are scattered throughout the area.
Contact Info
For facility specific information, please call (530) 529-0578.
Charges & Cancellations
Modifications for this campground must be made through Recreation.gov or by calling the call center at 1-877-444-6777 PRIOR to your reservation start date. Customers and contact center agents cannot modify reservations on or after the check-in date.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 32° | 14° | -19° | 45° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 34° | 13° | -14° | 48° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 39° | 19° | 3° | 59° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 47° | 25° | -2° | 63° | 11 of 11 |
| May | 56° | 34° | 14° | 73° | 7 of 11 |
| June | 73° | 45° | 35° | 84° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 77° | 50° | 40° | 84° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 74° | 49° | 41° | 81° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 69° | 44° | 21° | 81° | 1 of 11 |
| October | 56° | 33° | -1° | 68° | 8 of 10 |
| November | 43° | 23° | -1° | 60° | 10 of 10 |
| December | 34° | 16° | -2° | 52° | 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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- Kelly Flats Campground · USDA Forest Service · 4 mi
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- Buckhorn Ranger Station · USDA Forest Service · 5 mi · 3 sites
- Tom Bennett Campground · USDA Forest Service · 5 mi
- Dutch George Campground · USDA Forest Service · 6 mi
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