Bucks Campground

Was there 8/4-8/6 and it was absolutely beautiful! Local trails were still green which was unusual. Mosquitos and black flies were horrendous but not too big of a deal if you pre spray your gear with bug spray. Firewood available for $8 a bag if you stop by the camp host in the reserved campground. Bucks campground is first come first serve for availability. And in case you don’t already know, the... Was there 8/4-8/6 and it was absolutely beautiful! Local trails were still green which was unusual. Mosquitos and black flies were horrendous but not too big of a deal if you pre spray your gear with bug spray. Firewood available for $8 a bag if you stop by the camp host in the reserved campground. Bucks campground is first come first serve for availability. And in case you don’t already know, there is zero cellphone signal—not even the ability to call 911. All photos were taken from the campsite at Bucks. There were two very clean single stall restrooms—however no running water. There is some water available to put out fires, but I don’t recommend drinking it! There is a lodge about half a mile away where you can pay to take a shower. Everything is cash only, including fire wood. Definitely put directions into gps before you leave Meeker because you will have zero service. Dirt roads going to camp were very well maintained so don’t worry if you don’t have a truck, your car will be just fine.

Was there 8/4-8/6 and it was absolutely beautiful! Local trails were still green which was unusual. Mosquitos and black flies were horrendous but not too big of a deal if you pre spray your gear with bug spray. Firewood available for $8 a bag if you stop by the camp host in the reserved campground. Bucks campground is first come first serve for availability. And in case you don’t already know, the... Was there 8/4-8/6 and it was absolutely beautiful! Local trails were still green which was unusual. Mosquitos and black flies were horrendous but not too big of a deal if you pre spray your gear with bug spray. Firewood available for $8 a bag if you stop by the camp host in the reserved campground. Bucks campground is first come first serve for availability. And in case you don’t already know, there is zero cellphone signal—not even the ability to call 911. All photos were taken from the campsite at Bucks. There were two very clean single stall restrooms—however no running water. There is some water available to put out fires, but I don’t recommend drinking it! There is a lodge about half a mile away where you can pay to take a shower. Everything is cash only, including fire wood. Definitely put directions into gps before you leave Meeker because you will have zero service. Dirt roads going to camp were very well maintained so don’t worry if you don’t have a truck, your car will be just fine.

While on a road trip from the San Francisco Bay Area to Northern Colorado in mid-August, 2021, we stayed at this campground for 1 night and had no problem finding a flat, site on a Saturday. About half of the 10 sites were occupied. The campground is located in heavily wooded fir forest that was spared by the 2002 Big Fish wildfire that blazed through 17,273 acres in this area. The vault toilet re... While on a road trip from the San Francisco Bay Area to Northern Colorado in mid-August, 2021, we stayed at this campground for 1 night and had no problem finding a flat, site on a Saturday. About half of the 10 sites were occupied. The campground is located in heavily wooded fir forest that was spared by the 2002 Big Fish wildfire that blazed through 17,273 acres in this area. The vault toilet restrooms were clean and well supplied with essentials. One of the water taps did not work, but the two others in the campground did. All-in-all this is a great place to camp with easy access to the Flat Tops Wilderness trails and to Trappers Lake. This is actually one of 5 campgrounds in this immediate area, making up the Trappers Lake campground group.

While on a road trip from the San Francisco Bay Area to Northern Colorado in mid-August, 2021, we stayed at this campground for 1 night and had no problem finding a flat, site on a Saturday. About half of the 10 sites were occupied. The campground is located in heavily wooded fir forest that was spared by the 2002 Big Fish wildfire that blazed through 17,273 acres in this area. The vault toilet re... While on a road trip from the San Francisco Bay Area to Northern Colorado in mid-August, 2021, we stayed at this campground for 1 night and had no problem finding a flat, site on a Saturday. About half of the 10 sites were occupied. The campground is located in heavily wooded fir forest that was spared by the 2002 Big Fish wildfire that blazed through 17,273 acres in this area. The vault toilet restrooms were clean and well supplied with essentials. One of the water taps did not work, but the two others in the campground did. All-in-all this is a great place to camp with easy access to the Flat Tops Wilderness trails and to Trappers Lake. This is actually one of 5 campgrounds in this immediate area, making up the Trappers Lake campground group.