Mizpah Campground
in Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests
The managing agency’s description mentions a closure. Read it below and confirm before you drive out.
The numbers that decide it
Recreation.gov publishes no site-level detail for this campground, so we cannot say what length of rig it takes. Call the managing office before committing to it in a large vehicle.
Site-level detail from Recreation.gov, checked 2026-08-05. Where a field says “not published”, the agency has not published it — it does not mean zero.
Mizpah Campground
THIS CAMPGROUND IS CLOSED INDEFINITELY. A small rustic campground located along Highway 40 and West Clear Creek in a spruce-fir forest. Mizpah is a first-come, first-served campground. There are ten sites available; all sites are suitable for RV camping and tents. Facilities provided include restrooms and water. Each site contains a tent pad, fire grate, and picnic table. There are no electric/water/sewer site hook-ups at this campground. Activities include fishing, scenic driving and nearby access to Jones Pass and the Continental Divide National Scenic Trail. View a campground map .
Before you go
Fees
Check the campground table for fee information.
Restrictions
A single site may hold up to eight people. • Tents must fit on the pads provided. • RVs, trailers or other vehicles must fit on the parking spur. Driving or parking off road is not permitted. • The parking length ranges from 20 to 30 feet.
Scenic drives that pass close
Make it a night on a better road
Byway plans the drive in — real stops, real weather, nothing invented.