Chalk Creek Canyon

US Forest Service · Colorado

Chalk Creek Canyon in Colorado. Ringed marker is this site; the other dots are the 939 public campsites we map in Colorado.

An information and interpretive kiosk is located just off of County Road 162 in the Chalk Creek canyon. Informational panels detail the history and geology of the area.

What we know about it

Managed by: US Forest Service
Fee: Not published (the agency does not list one)
Booking: first-come, first-served
Dogs: Allowed on a leash (USFS policy)
Coordinates: 38.71742, -106.19944

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Nearest sites we map

Bootleg0 km · US Forest Service
Mount Princeton2 km · US Forest Service
Mt. Princeton Campground2 km · US Forest Service
Chalk Lake3 km · US Forest Service
Cascade (Colorado)4 km · US Forest Service
Cottonwood Lake - Psicc (Co)11 km · US Forest Service

Source: Recreation.gov, dated 2026-02-25, fetched 2026-09-07. Official listing.

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