ANSEL WATROUS
Bellvue, Colorado · USDA Forest Service
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About
Ansel Watrous Campground is located on the Cache la Poudre River, 22 miles northwest of Fort Collins, Colo., along Highway 14. Visitors enjoy the area for its great rafting, fishing and hiking opportunities.For facility specific information, please call (530) 529-0578.The campground offers accessible single-family sites, each equipped with a 12-by-15 tent pad, a picnic table and a campfire ring with grill. Vault toilets and drinking water are provided. Dead and downed firewood may be gathered in the forest or purchased from the campground host.The canyon's vegetation varies from dense forests to open meadows and the campground is surrounded by steep mountains. The campground is situated among Ponderosa pines on the banks of the Cache la Poudre River, Colorado's first river designated as a National Wild and Scenic River.The Cache la Poudre River offers whitewater rafting and fishing. Anglers cast for brown, cutthroat and rainbow trout, among other species of fish. Hiking, biking and horseback riding trails are in the surrounding area, including the 4-mile Young Gulch Trail. Other popular activities enjoyed by visitors to the campground include birding and wildlife viewing.
Directions
From Fort Collins, take Highway 14 northwest for 13 miles.
Location
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Details
- State
- Colorado
- City / area
- Bellvue
- Agency
- USDA Forest Service
- Parent area
- Arapaho & Roosevelt National Forests Pawnee NG
- Campsites
- 17
- Reservable
- Yes
- Typical price
- $20 / night
- Rating
- 4.49 / 5 (218 reviews on Recreation.gov)
- Equipment
- Tent, RV, Trailer
Nearby campgrounds
- STOVE PRAIRIE 4.1 km away
- NARROWS (CO) 7.0 km away
- MOUNTAIN PARK 10.1 km away
- Kelly Flats Campground 11.3 km away
- Buckhorn Ranger Station 15.8 km away
- JACKS GULCH 16.1 km away