Great place to camp right on the river and beautiful place with laid back ownership and very clean…read morebathrooms. Will definitely go back but the wood is 9$ a bundle so prepare accordingly

Leaving Fort Collins, head West on hwy 14... past the little community of Poudre Canyon... past…read moreMishawaka... past so many other campgrounds that you finally start to wonder if you'll end up in Laramie, WY... ...and then FINALLY you'll hit Kelly Flats. Don't worry, it's worth it. Kelly Flats Campground is located 35 miles west of Fort Collins in the Poudre Canyon. Of the 29 available sites, most are either right on the river or a mere few steps away. It's low enough to wade and tube in the late-fall, but it is COLD. Bring your fishing pole... you might just catch yourself a delicious trout! The campground host keeps the bathrooms IMMACULATE, which is a huge bonus. No spiders! Most of the bathrooms are wheelchair ready. Almost all the sites are car/RV/trailer accessible, but there are six that are walk-in tent-only. Not surprisingly, these six boast the best spots on the river. They're also a bit more secluded. Even so, the other sites are spaced well enough apart so the slightly rowdy won't step on the toes of the family campers (or vice versa!). It's a great set-up. Dogs are welcome, but need to be tied up at your campground. They're free to frolic down by the river, though! Site 10 (walk-in) has a cool little "swimming pool" of river rocks built up... and it's probably really nice during the early summer months when the river's a bit higher. All sites have picnic tables and fire grates. You can buy wood from the camp host for $7 a bundle, but I recommend getting it at the Conoco in town for half the price. There isn't much to gather at the campground. One thing to note: there are TONS of yellowjackets. I don't know if it's because we camped late in the season, but those buggers were aggressive and mean. And EVERYWHERE. You'd be smart to pack one or two of those yellow wasp traps. As camping goes, Kelly Flats is far enough out there to be really gorgeous and secluded, but developed enough to feel safe and fun for even the littlest campers. We took our one-year-old and he had a blast! We'll be back next summer for sure...!

I had been to this park many, many moons ago. It was nice but since then - WOW!…read more All "neighborhoods" are well maintained and clean. The bathrooms sparkle despite being poop pits. They are cleaned many times a day. We found people are respectful and keep their dogs under control. They also have lockers at each site to put food in. There is a nice loop trail with an option to go a little further. If you do the short loop, be careful you don't miss the hard turn about 100 degrees to the left to head back to camp at the wooden sign on the trail. Enjoy!

We have been going to Mountain Park for 25 years. The new Company managing the Park is the worst…read morethe Park has ever seen. We never saw a bathroom or showers cleaned in the 6 days we were there. Out of order showers, the ones that did work offered only cold water. The former Management Company was great. These new camp hosts never even raked or cleaned a site the entire time. It is shameful that this Company was awarded this contract. Pay no attention to reviews before this year, it used to be managed amazingly but in 2025 they awarded the job to a Company that does nothing.

We had such a wonderful time at this campground! The kids loved having the water right there, and…read moreeven with it running fast we found a couple of perfect little coves for them to splash around in. The nearby hikes had something for every skill level, so our whole group was able to find a great fit. Clean, well kept facilities from start to finish!

Amazing campground in the middle of the mountains…read more We took a chance on this spot and we were lucky enough to snag the last campsite on a Friday at 2pm. Sometimes trips are hard to plan in advance, and we were ISO a spot with first come, first serve sites. Kudos to the universe for allowing the stars to align in our favor! + Along the Middle St. Vrain Creek + Two vault toilets located centrally between campsites + One fire ring (with grates) per site + Firewood available on property for $9 + Sizable tent pad, bear locker and picnic table + Walking distance to trailhead + Reservable and non-reservable campsites + 8 people allowed per campsite + Pets allowed We had an extremely enjoyable camping trip a few weeks back. Roughly an hour and a half from our house in Denver, Peaceful Valley Campground made us feel like we were thousands of miles away from civilization. For reference, the campground is about 8 miles away from the ever-popular Brainard Lake Recreation Area. We did experience some rain on Saturday afternoon which was a damper (pun intended). But because of that rain we were treated to the most spectacular rainbow and sunset. It was magical, just look at the pictures I got. The consensus was that we'd come back in a heartbeat next year. There's nothing better than going to sleep at night with the sound of a vibrant creek in the background. We're creekside campers and Peaceful Valley delivered an A+ trip for us!

Wow, this park is an incredible place to visit, especially if you've got kids. The parking lot is…read moreaffordable ($2/hr), there's a large bathroom building with flushing toilets (big win!), and you can get right up to the water to splash around on a hot day. Something I didn't know about this park is that it is also an RV park and campground. The playground nearest the large bathroom area is maybe meant for a younger kids, and there's also a large grassy soccer field. If you go beyond the first playground area, there's a splash pad! This was a lifesaver on a hot day. Keep walking, and you'll get to a larger area where there's a zip line and larger playground for bigger kids to play. I wish we had discovered this playground first, as we spent more than half of our time on the small playground.

This place is a hidden gem. Highly recommend for anyone wanting to explore this area. We make this…read morea stop after Ya-ya farms and it never disappoints! We plan on camping here next summer to explore the nearby areas a little more and have a quick and easy get away from the city.

The staff is excellent! We had a cabin and it was cleaner than my house. They even pick up your…read moretrash! The towel, soft and fluffy. The bed excellent. And very dog friendly.

Nice staff They allowed the grass to all die off because…read morethey're going zero scape but they haven't put rock in so now the place is a mud pit

This is a small park, just outside of Loveland, but not too far. The wifi is *awesome*! The…read morebathrooms are small, but are rarely used. they are kept very clean, as is the small laundry room. This is a park of mostly long-termers, but they have a few spots for people passing through as well. We found this to be the best park close to Estes, without the Estes prices...and with good WiFi. At the back of the park is an irrigation channel with a nice walking path along it. Good for taking the dogs out. There is a large hill behind the park, so it's pretty quiet. Just across the street, about a mile or so up the road (towards Loveland) is Devil's Backbone. It's has a nice parking area with a lot of great walking/biking/equestrian trials. Easy hiking with great scenery. We camped here in a motorhome, and our inverter died, so we had no hot water for the week we had to wait on the arrival for a new one . Thank goodness for nice bathrooms!

We like the location. However on the way in to the park and out of the park the maintenance crews…read morehad sprinklers running and our RV and tow vehicle got badly water spotted. We will not stay here again. I am not talking just a little bit of water but a huge spray along the side of our RV and Toad.

I hate to give them gem away, but it is an amazingly beautiful campground!…read moreCons: booking a site on line costs $9 on top of the nightly fee - which you pretty much do, since it is usually booked. This year the walk in tent sites are closed due to hazardous trees (sound funny - but i went over and looked and yeah, trees down everywhere It costs $5 extra dollars to get into the lake per night. So a weekend is an additional $10 on top of your site fee and reservation fee. Snow - there was still some there in july and it could come again as early as august.. you never know! Bring layers and big boots for hiking! Pros: It is within walking distance to the lake. The views are absolutely amazing. All the peaks! The clouds and fog did seem to descend right on top of you, so be prepared to be wet occasionally Tons of hiking trails! Beautiful - did i mention that? Sites are well maintained, flat Fire pits are nicely maintained The roads are paved, potable water, vault toilets, but plenty around and they don't smell terrible! See you there soon!

I've read a lot of bad reviews, all of which appeared to be from picky people not interested in…read more"roughing it ". So we took the chance. 1) we got a space last minute. It was WAY overpriced for what it was. But, it likely was the last space in the entire state, so I didn't complain. 2) the smell of sewage mentioned in reviews may be the smell of the river. If it's low it smells. However, while the river smell was mostly prominent at dusk, and didn't bother me at all, on our last night there was a sewer stink that was awful. Frankly, this wasn't an issue with the park, but the owners of the campers that probably didn't hook up correctly. 3) we had a "river view" space. We did back up to the river. We could hear it. And it was lovely. But the weeds were so high we couldn't see it. Not awesome. 4) the photos on line make this place appear as though there is a lot of grass. There is NO grass. Anywhere. There are weeds and dirt. The majority of the people here appear to be permanent or semi-permanent. And their spots, depending on the person, look well kept. The rest of the place is dirt and weeds 5) we met friendly people, did not have issue with management not being attentive, and we had fun. I would come back if the price weren't as high as what I paid($77/night for a tent camper). 6) the website was utterly terrible and did not have easy booking or updated info. And when we called the gal at the front was friendly but not too informed.

I would hate to ever need anything from this park if I made the mistake of staying there. Don't…read morereserve ahead of time, they will never fill up, use your best judgement once you get there, you'll be glad you did. Such a disappointment, we booked within a week of our stay and unfortunately could not stay, we literally drove the day before our reservation to let the office know of our situation. We spoke to someone working there who assured us there should be no problem with reimbursement and also said he would notify the manager, Kelsey. We called the next day to make sure she got the message and asked Kelsey if she would please reimburse us since we just made the reservation and there was no way to give 7 day notice, she was so smug on the phone and delighted in not helping with our situation. There was an abundance of empty sites and definitely no wait list. She did offer to have us come another time but we live 600 miles away and no plans to come back through this way. We asked for the owners to contact us and she refused to assist in any way. She eventually hung up on us - I would not recommend this place based on her customer service skills. Even an offer to talk to the owners about a partial reimbursement would have been appreciated as a consideration. Richard S.

This campground, essentially right next to Loveland, is a gem. It's clean, well maintained and…read morefairly spacious. It's a big place, but right next to the lake and hiking trails. Unfortunately, it was cold and rainy while we were there, so didn't get much of a chance to explore.

Pretty nice lake. Boating, fishing, paddle boarding, nice beach area. The water felt good. I'd…read moredefinitely go back. I like that there was enough space for paddle boarders to not have to worry about boats and jet skis.