U.S. Forest Service · Arapaho & Roosevelt National Forests Pawnee NG · Colorado

Bull Mountain Campground

Minimally developed campground without individually numbered campsites. No picnic tables or fire rings present. Most campsites lack shade. Year-round, however, the access road is closed to motor vehicles between Nov. 15 and June 15.

First-come, first-served

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Bull Mountain Campground
Photo from the area. Douglas Goldman (CC BY-SA 4.0), via Wikimedia Commons
1fire
active
Magic Feather Broadcast Rx (prescribed burn) · 27 mi away
Interagency incident data as of 2026-10-16
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Weather by month

NOAA climate normals →
Weather by month near Bull Mountain Campground30°40°50°60°70°80°January: 0.41 inches of precipitation, 6.7 inches of snowFebruary: 0.47 inches of precipitation, 7.6 inches of snowMarch: 1.31 inches of precipitation, 9.4 inches of snowApril: 2.10 inches of precipitation, 6.2 inches of snowMay: 2.72 inches of precipitation, 1.6 inches of snowJune: 1.90 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowJuly: 1.63 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowAugust: 1.45 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowSeptember: 1.43 inches of precipitation, 0.7 inches of snowOctober: 1.25 inches of precipitation, 4.1 inches of snowNovember: 0.74 inches of precipitation, 7.6 inches of snowDecember: 0.47 inches of precipitation, 7.5 inches of snowJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanuary: 31.6°F averageFebruary: 33.8°F averageMarch: 42.4°F averageApril: 49.0°F averageMay: 57.5°F averageJune: 67.3°F averageJuly: 73.1°F averageAugust: 70.7°F averageSeptember: 62.7°F averageOctober: 50.2°F averageNovember: 39.3°F averageDecember: 31.1°F average0 in2 in4 in6 in8 in10 inTemp °FInches
The line is the average temperature and the bars are average precipitation at Ft Collins, 1 mile from the recreation area point at 5,004 feet, station USC00053005 in the NOAA monthly climate normals for 1991 to 2020. Precipitation totals about 16 inches a year. The dotted line is average snowfall, about 51 inches a year on the same inches scale.

Getting there

Take Highway 34 to County Road 4. Turn left and go approximately 4.5 miles and turn left on Forest Road 123 and go approximately two miles to NFSR 835.2 which enters the campground.

AreaRecreation.gov lists no exact point for this campground. The recreation area is at 40.56° N, 105.09° W. Call the office before you drive.

Fire nearby

  • Prescribed
    Magic Feather Broadcast Rx

    27 mi from the campground

Distance is to the reported incident point, not the fire edge. Call the managing office before you drive.

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Questions people ask

Do I need a reservation at Bull Mountain Campground?

No. Bull Mountain Campground is first-come, first-served. Sites are taken on arrival and paid at the fee station.

Source: Forest Service recreation page for this forest