Kelly Flats

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This camping area features 29 first come first serve campsites perched at an elevation of 6751ft in the state of Colorado. If you're headed here today, be sure to check out travel times and driving directions before you go.

Visitors may find numerous amenities toilets, clean potable drinking water, and a comfy place to pitch a tent. The surrounding area also offers outdoor enthusiasts the simple pleasure of being outside. Check out the map above to view nearby river levels, or head to the interactive map to explore the surrounding area.

Toilets

Yes
Dump

No
Reservations

No
Showers

No
Drinking-Water

Yes
Hookups

No

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Areas of Interest

Mountain Park Picnic Site
Picnicking
Directions 		Nestled in a ponderosa pine forest next to the scenic Cache La Poudre River, this is a very popular day-use area for enjoying a picnic and associated river activities. There are 11 sites available, each with picnic table and pedestal grill. The facility also includes a restroom and drinking water. There is access to the Mt. McConnel Trail from the picnic ground for a hiking opportunity. A $5 day-use fee is required.
Century Park Picnic Site
Picnicking
Directions 		Century Park provides a nice driving respite along Colorado Highway 14 adjacent to the scenic Cache La Poudre River in a ponderosa pine setting. There are four picnic sites and three fire pits or grills. There is also a viewing bench if you wish to sit and watch the river flow by. There is a restroom but no drinking water. In addition to picnicking and scenic viewing this site provides fishing opportunity.
Bennett Creek Picnic Site
Picnicking
Directions 		This picnic area is situated next to County Road 63E (Pingree Park Road) where it crosses Bennett Creek. It is in an open coniferous forest with steep mountainous topography. There is a parking area, two picnic sites, with a table and fire grate, and a restroom available. There is no drinking water. Primary use of this area is picnicking and fishing in Bennett creek.
Little Beaver Creek Tail (#948)
Hiking
Directions 		At Jacks Gulch campground travel west through the campground on Old Flowers Road for less than a mile to where Little Beaver Creek Connector Trail leads southward for a mile before crossing the creek. Hiking westward along the creek will lead to Beaver Park and a junction with Flowers Trail. Beaver Park can also be accessed by continuing west on Old Flowers Road about 6 miles from Jacks Gulch Campground. A loop can be hiked by traveling to Beaver Park from Jacks Gulch on either the Flowers Trail or Little Beaver Trail and returning by the other. From the junction at Beaver Park, the Little Beaver Creek Trail continues sharply uphill for little more than a mile to intersect Upper Dadd Gulch Trail (#938). Access to the Little Beaver Creek Trail from the shared trailhead on Pingree Park Road is via the Fish Creek Trail about 2 miles west of the trailhead. The ½-mile connector drops down to meet Little Beaver Creek a few hundred yards west of the stream crossing on the trail coming south from Jacks Gulch. Most of the trail is located within the Comanche Peak Wilderness.You can find more information on the Poudre Wilderness Volunteers website. Download trail summary here.
Stevens Gulch Picnic Site
Picnicking
Directions 		The Stevens Gulch picnic site has seven sites, each with a picnic table and fire pit or grill. The site is located on Highway 14 west of Stove Prairie campground.
Upper Landing Picnic Site
Picnicking
Directions 		Located between Highway 14 and the Cache la Poudre River, this is a popular put-in, take-out location for rafters and kayakers. The site is west of the Stove Prairie campground.Upper Landing has a restroom and 7 picnic sites with tables and grills.
Fish Creek Picnic Site
Picnicking
Directions 		The Fish Creek picnic area has seven sites, each with a picnic table. The site is on the Pingree Park Road (63E) and is south of the Fish Creek trailhead.
Ouzel Picnic Site
Picnicking
Directions 		The Ouzel picnic site has three sites, each with a picnic table and fire pit or grill. The site is located on Highway 14 and is east of the Ansel Watrous campground.
Diamond Rock Picnic Site
Picnicking
Directions 		Diamond Rock picnic site has six sites, each with a picnic table. It is located to the east of the Young Gulch trailhead on Highway 14.
Arrowhead Lodge
Picnicking
Directions 		Arrowhead Lodge was originally built as a summer mountain resort. Construction began in 1933 and the lodge opened for business in 1935. In 1984, Arrowhead Lodge was transferred from private to public ownership in a land exchange with the U.S. Forest Service. Today Arrowhead Lodge serves as a visitor center for people traveling and recreating in the Cache la Poudre River corridor. Staff answers questions, and sells forest maps and federal recreation passes.The lodge is also known as a viewing spot for bighorn sheep, mostly on the hillsides behind the main buildings.
Poudre Park Picnic Site
Picnicking
Directions 		The picnic site is located on Highway 14 west of the Hewlett Gulch trailhead.
Dowdy Lake Picnic Site
Boating
Directions 		The Dowdy Lake Day Use Area is situated along the north shore of Dowdy Lake. It provides parking and picnicking opportunities for day users of the area. There are 18 picnic sites each with a table and grill. There are two restrooms and a boat ramp within the area. A fee is required.
Redfeather Visitor Center
Visitor Center
Directions 		The Redfeather Visitor Center is located at 274 Dowdy Lake Road, at the eastern edge of the town of Red Feather Lakes, and close to fishing opportunities atWest Lake.The Redfeather Visitor Center was built by Civilian Conservation Corps workers between 1937 and 1939, as part of the Redfeather Ranger District. That district office was eventually combined withthe Estes-Poudre Ranger District to form the Canyon Lakes Ranger District, which is headquarteredin Fort Collins. One ofthe former administrative offices now serves asa visitor center. Staff is available during summer months to answer questions about recreation, distributeinformational brochures, and sell Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests maps.
Hewlett Gulch (#954)
Biking
Directions 		The trail leads north following an old road along Gordon Creek past foundations remaining from homesteads established between 1911 and 1925. At the two mile mark there is a fork in the trail. The main trail continues north and winds through a narrow canyon with many stream crossings before heading uphill out of the creek drainage into a meadow. To the left a steep and un-maintained trail is visible. This non-system route leaves the stream and eventually loops back to connect with the trail. Hewlett Gulch trailhead accommodates approximately 22 vehicles. (no trailer parking)You can find more information at the Poudre Wilderness Volunteers website. Download the Hewlett Gulch trail summary page and profile.
Big Bend Sheep Viewing Area
Wildlife Viewing
Directions 		The bighorn sheep viewing area is in the meadow adjacent to the Big Bend campground. The turnoff for Big Bend is near mile marker 83 along Colorado State Highway 14 in the Poudre River canyon. It's a beautiful drive, and a beautiful meadow and the Poudre River is nearby.
Dunraven Trailhead
Horseback Riding
Directions 		Access the North Fork Trail (#929) and Bulwark Ridge Trail (#928-1) from this graveled parking lot. You will find room room for 23 vehicles and a vault toilet.
Eagles Nest
Summit
Directions 		Named for the eagles that frequent the feature.
North Fork Thompson - Lower Picnic Site
Picnicking
Directions 		Due to the 2013 flood, this site no longer exits.
Glen Haven Picnic Site
Picnicking
Directions 		Due to the 2013 flood, this site no longer exists.
Deadman Lookout
Visitor Center
Directions 		The Canyon Lakes Ranger District's only "Visitor Center in the Sky"!On April 1, 1991, the Deadman Lookout Tower was officially recognized on the National Historic Lookout Register as meeting specific standards of historic and cultural significance. It is additionally recognized as the last of eight historic towers in the Front Range of northern Colorado and southern Wyoming. The Deadman Tower has not been permanently staffed since 1970, but the tower is operational and open to the public in the summer thanks to a crew of volunteers. Volunteers provide information about the tower and other, nearbyrecreation sites.In addition, the tower serves as a radio communications site for the Roosevelt National Forest and for the Larimer County Sheriff's Department. The transceivers are powered by solar panels and batteries. Look for the large photovoltaic arrays and battery house at the base of the tower. The original wood tower was built in 1937-38 by workers in the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC). Many visitors said the tower swayed in heavy winds, just like a tree! The wood tower was dismantled in 1962; one year after the metal tower was erected.The footings for the original wood tower are still visible to the east of the existing metal tower. Elevation at the site is 10,700 feet. The tower is snowed in for much of the year and typically opens in early July. Picnic tables are available for use.

Popular Destinations

Campground Campsites Reservations Toilets Showers Elevation
Mountain Park 54 6,678 ft
Glacier Basin - Rocky Mountain National Park 150 8,604 ft
Lower Narrows 8 6,470 ft
Tom Bennett 10 8,963 ft
Stove Prairie 9 6,068 ft
Longs Peak - Rocky Mountain National Park 26 9,397 ft
Moraine Park None 8,111 ft
Jacks Gulch 56 8,100 ft
Ansel Watrous 16 5,839 ft
Olive Ridge 56 8,361 ft
Aspenglen - Rocky Mountain National Park 51 8,227 ft
Narrows 5 6,470 ft
West Lake 36 8,254 ft
Marys Lake - USBR 270 8,032 ft
Kelly Flats 29 6,751 ft
Dowdy Lake 70 8,176 ft
Dutch George 20 6,520 ft
Bellaire Lake 26 8,665 ft
Meeker Park Overflow 29 8,611 ft
Vedauwoo 28 8,288 ft
Hermit Park Open Space None 8,313 ft
Ski Area Snowpack Air Temperature 5 Day Forecast
Eldora Mountain Resort 40" 22° 2.57"
Ski Estes Park (Hidden Valley) 68" 21° 3.32"
Location Fish Habitat Craft Restrictions
Arvada Reservoir Channel Catfish, Largemouth Bass, Rainbow Trout Non Motorized Hand-Launch
Caribou Lake - Ipwa Colorado River Cutthroat None
Lake Dorothy - Ipwa Colorado River Cutthroat
Fourth Lake - Rmnp Brook Trout Electric Motors Only
Crystal Lake - Rmnp Greenback Cutthroat None
Peacock Pool - Rmnp Brook Trout Electric Motors Only
Forest Lakes - Ipwa Brook Trout None
Lake Haiyaha - Rmnp Yellowstone Cutthroat None
Brainard Lake - Ipwa Log In, Brook Trout, Brown Trout All Boats Allowed
King Lake - Ipwa Cutthroat Trout Non Motorized Hand-Launch
Peterson Lake (Nederland) Non Motorized Hand-Launch
Clayton Lake - Jpwa Cutthroat Trout None
Sherwin Lake Non Motorized Only
Crawford Lake (Hell Canyon) - Ipwa Colorado River Cutthroat Non Motorized Only
Fishing Is Fun #11
Lake Verna & Spirit Lake - Rmnp Brook Trout
Red Deer Lake - Ipwa Brook Trout, Cutthroat Trout None
The Loch - Rmnp Brook Trout, Greenback Cutthroat Non Motorized Hand-Launch
Moraine Lake - Ipwa Cutthroat Trout, Rainbow Trout
Lake Nanita & Drainage - Rmnp Colorado River Cutthroat Non Motorized Only
Leazenby Lake Brook Trout, Rainbow Trout All Boats Allowed
Wonderland Lake Black Bullhead, Black Crappie, Bluegill All Boats Allowed
Chicago Lakes None
Lake Edith Brook Trout, Brown Trout, Cutthroat Trout, Golden Trout, Rainbow Trout
Island Lake - Ipwa Colorado River Cutthroat All Boats Allowed
Idaho Springs Reservoir Brook Trout, Cutthroat Trout, Rainbow Trout Non Motorized Only
Pear Lake & Creek - Rmnp Greenback Cutthroat Non Motorized Hand-Launch
Boulder Ponds Channel Catfish, Grass Carp, Largemouth Bass
Viele Lake Black Crappie, Channel Catfish, Common Carp Non Motorized Hand-Launch
Bob Lake - Ipwa Cutthroat Trout All Boats Allowed
Creedmore Lakes Brook Trout, Brown Trout All Boats Allowed
Steuart Lake None
Fall River Reservoir Brook Trout, Cutthroat Trout, Rainbow Trout None
Fishing Is Fun #7
Boulder Reservoir Black Crappie, Bluegill, Channel Catfish None
Chinn`S Lake Brook Trout, Cutthroat Trout, Splake Non Motorized Only
Mccall Lake Black Crappie, Bluegill, Channel Catfish Non Motorized Only
Columbine Lake - Ipwa Colorado River Cutthroat Non Motorized Only
Rogers Peak Lake (Rogers Pass) - Jpwa Cutthroat Trout None
Dream Lake - Rmnp Greenback Cutthroat Wakeless
Gibraltar Lakes - Ipwa Greenback Cutthroat Non Motorized Only
Watanga Lake - Ipwa Colorado River Cutthroat
Cottonwood Lake (Pearl Parkway Boulder) Black Crappie, Bluegill, Channel Catfish
Odessa Lake - Rmnp Greenback Cutthroat Non Motorized Hand-Launch
Seaman Reservoir Black Bullhead, Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout None
Crater Lakes - Jpwa Brook Trout, Cutthroat Trout, Rainbow Trout Non Motorized Hand-Launch
Ethel Lake Cutthroat Trout Wakeless
Fishing Is Fun #4
Lawn Lake - Rmnp Greenback Cutthroat
Rock Lake & Little Rock Lake - Rmnp Brook Trout None
Lake Solitude - Rmnp Colorado River Cutthroat Wakeless
Fifth Lake - Rmnp Colorado River Cutthroat None
Upper Diamond Lake - Ipwa Cutthroat Trout Non Motorized Hand-Launch
Red Rock Lake - Ipwa Rainbow Trout Non Motorized Hand-Launch
Comanche Lake Cutthroat Trout Non Motorized Hand-Launch
Barker Reservoir Tiger Trout
West Lake Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout None
Frigid Lake Rainbow Trout
Sprague Lake - Rmnp Brook Trout, Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout All Boats Allowed
Skyscraper Reservoir - Ipwa Cutthroat Trout Non Motorized Hand-Launch
Hutcheson Lakes - Rmnp Greenback Cutthroat None
Crater Lake (Hyslop Lake) - Ipwa Brook Trout, Colorado River Cutthroat, Lake Trout
Upper North Crow Reservoir Arctic Grayling, Rainbow Trout, Splake All Boats Allowed
Bellaire Lake Brook Trout, Cutbow Trout, Rainbow Trout Electric Motors Only
Game Check Trailhead
Slater Lake Electric Motors Only
Gourd Lake - Ipwa Colorado River Cutthroat
Copeland Lake - Rmnp Brook Trout, Rainbow Trout None
Bill Moore Lake None
Ypsilon Lake - Rmnp Greenback Cutthroat All Boats Allowed
Left Hand Reservoir - Ipwa Brook Trout, Splake Non Motorized Hand-Launch
Fishing Is Fun #6
Diamond Lake - Ipwa Brook Trout, Cutthroat Trout, Lake Trout All Boats Allowed
Estes Lake Brown Trout, Kokanee, Yellow Perch None
Mirror Lake - Rmnp Brook Trout, Brown Trout Non Motorized Only
Granite Springs Reservoir Brown Trout, Cutthroat Trout, Rainbow Trout All Boats Allowed
Pony Lake - Ipwa Brook Trout, Cutthroat Trout None
Sky Pond - Rmnp Brook Trout Wakeless
Monarch Lake Brook Trout, Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout Non Motorized Hand-Launch
Jewel Lake - Rmnp Rainbow Trout None
Round Lake - Ipwa Colorado River Cutthroat None
Fern Lake - Rmnp Greenback Cutthroat Non Motorized Hand-Launch
Heart Lake - Jpwa Cutthroat Trout Non Motorized Hand-Launch
James Peak Lake Cutthroat Trout All Boats Allowed
Ralph Price Reservoir (Button Rock) Rainbow Trout, Splake, Tiger Muskie Non Motorized Only
Silver Dollar Lake Cutthroat Trout Electric Motors Only
Carter Lake Black Crappie, Brown Trout, Cutthroat Trout None
Upper Lake & Stone Lake- Ipwa Colorado River Cutthroat None
Murray Lake Cutthroat Trout All Boats Allowed
Golden Gate Canyon State Park Bluegill, Brook Trout, Brown Trout Non Motorized Hand-Launch
Sawhill Ponds #10 Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Black Crappie, Yellow Perch, Walleye, Wiper, Pumpkinseed Sunfish
Koa Lake Black Crappie, Bluegill, Brown Trout Electric Motors Only
Central City Park Pond Rainbow Trout None
Pinewood Reservoir Brown Trout, Cutthroat Trout, Rainbow Trout
Fay Lake Cutthroat Trout, Greenback Cutthroat None
Storm Lake - Ipwa Cutthroat Trout Non Motorized Hand-Launch
Parvin Lake Brook Trout, Brown Trout, Cutthroat Trout All Boats Allowed
Philadelphia Mill Site Open Space Park
Byron Lake Non Motorized Only
Emerald Lake - Rmnp Greenback Cutthroat
Lake Envy - Ipwa Cutthroat Trout Non Motorized Hand-Launch
Ice Lake Cutthroat Trout None
Arapahoe Lakes - Ipwa Cutthroat Trout Non Motorized Only
Sandbeach Lake - Rmnp Greenback Cutthroat All Boats Allowed
Fishing Is Fun #8
Ouzel Lake - Rmnp Brook Trout, Greenback Cutthroat
Lone Pine Lake - Rmnp Brook Trout Wakeless
Neva Lakes - Ipwa Colorado River Cutthroat Non Motorized Hand-Launch
Big Thompson River
Fishing Is Fun #10
Lincoln Lake Brook Trout Non Motorized Hand-Launch
Thunderbird Lake Tiger Muskie Non Motorized Hand-Launch
Long Lake (Hell Canyon) - Ipwa Colorado River Cutthroat Wakeless
Box Lake & Drainage - Rmnp Brook Trout None
Haynach Lakes & Drainage - Rmnp Yellowstone Cutthroat
Charlie Taylor Water Wheel Park
Lily Lake - Rmnp Greenback Cutthroat Non Motorized Only
Pettingell Lake - Rmnp Colorado River Cutthroat
Long Lake - Ipwa Brook Trout, Cutthroat Trout Non Motorized Hand-Launch
Meadow Creek Reservoir Brook Trout, Cutthroat Trout, Rainbow Trout None
Lake Isabelle - Ipwa Cutthroat Trout, Rainbow Trout Non Motorized Only
Deep Lake - Ipwa Cutthroat Trout
Banana Lake - Ipwa Cutthroat Trout None
Jasper Lake - Ipwa Brook Trout, Cutthroat Trout Non Motorized Only
Black Lake - Rmnp Brook Trout Non Motorized Only
Arrowhead Lake - Rmnp Greenback Cutthroat Non Motorized Only
Browns Lake Brook Trout, Rainbow Trout
Yankee Doodle Lake Tiger Trout Electric Motors Only
Comanche Reservoir Brook Trout, Brown Trout, Cutthroat Trout Non Motorized Hand-Launch
Reynolds Lake None
Coot Lake Wakeless
Little Echo Lake - Jpwa Lake Trout, Splake Non Motorized Only
Thunder Lake - Rmnp Brown Trout, Cutthroat Trout, Greenback Cutthroat None
Maxwell Lake None
Spruce Lake - Rmnp Greenback Cutthroat None
Loomis Lake - Rmnp Greenback Cutthroat
Flatiron Reservoir
Summit Lake Cutthroat Trout None
Devil`S Thumb Lake - Ipwa Cutthroat Trout Non Motorized Only
Lost Lake - Jpwa Brook Trout, Cutthroat Trout Non Motorized Hand-Launch
Iceberg Lakes - Jpwa Cutthroat Trout Non Motorized Only
Mills Lake - Rmnp Rainbow Trout
Dowdy Lake Brown Trout, Cutthroat Trout, Rainbow Trout Wakeless
Georgetown Lake Brook Trout, Brown Trout, Cutbow Trout None
Betty Lake - Ipwa Cutthroat Trout
Ten Lake Park - Rmnp Colorado River Cutthroat
Lake Caroline None
Glass Lake - Rmnp Brook Trout, Greenback Cutthroat Non Motorized Hand-Launch
Mitchell Lakes - Ipwa Brook Trout, Cutthroat Trout Non Motorized Hand-Launch
Sawhill Ponds #8 Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Black Crappie, Yellow Perch, Walleye, Wiper, Pumpkinseed Sunfish
Fishing Is Fun #12
Loch Lomond Lake None
Woodland Lake - Ipwa Cutthroat Trout, Greenback Cutthroat None
Cone Lake None
Blue Lakes - Ipwa Cutthroat Trout None
Coney Lakes - Ipwa Cutthroat Trout Non Motorized Only
Rainbow Lakes - Ipwa Log In, Brook Trout, Cutbow Trout, Cutthroat Trout All Boats Allowed
Jenny Lake - Ipwa Brook Trout, Rainbow Trout, Tiger Trout Wakeless

Nearby Snowpack and Streamflow Levels

Streamflow and snowpack data for the watershed
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Gauge Streamflow Stage
Bear Creek At Morrison
USGS 06710500 		18 cfs 5.9 ft
Clear Creek Abv West Fork Clear Creek Nr Empire Co
USGS 06715000 		11 cfs 3.5 ft
Boulder Creek At Mouth
USGS 06730500 		61 cfs 9.7 ft
South Platte River At Henderson
USGS 06720500 		295 cfs 3.7 ft
Elk Creek At Upper Station
USGS 09025300 		0 cfs 4.9 ft
South Platte R At 64Th Ave. Commerce City
USGS 06714215 		10 cfs 1.4 ft
South Platte River At Englewood
USGS 06711565 		49 cfs 1.4 ft
Laramie River At Laramie
USGS 06660000 		54 cfs 3.9 ft
N Frk Cache La Poudre R Blw Halligan Res Nr V Dal
USGS 06751150 		1 cfs 1.4 ft
Moffat Water Tunnel At East Portal
USGS 09022500 		7 cfs 0.3 ft
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Snotel Site Snowpack 24hr Change
Loveland Basin
SNOTEL 602 		64" 0"
Deadman Hill
SNOTEL 438 		64" -1"
Middle Fork Camp
SNOTEL 1014 		49" 1"
Willow Creek Pass
SNOTEL 869 		63" -1"
Buckskin Joe
SNOTEL 938 		31" 0"
Niwot
SNOTEL 663 		43" -1"
Joe Wright
SNOTEL 551 		79" -5"
Stillwater Creek
SNOTEL 793 		39" 1"
Phantom Valley
SNOTEL 688 		49" -2"
Hoosier Pass
SNOTEL 531 		52" 0"
Hourglass Lake
SNOTEL 1122 		44" 0"
Black Mountain
SNOTEL 1161 		43" -1"
Long Draw Resv
SNOTEL 1123 		63" -3"
Reno Hill
SNOTEL 716 		62" -2"
Glen Cove
SNOTEL 1057 		6" 1"
Jones Pass
SNOTEL 970 		57" -1"
Windy Peak
SNOTEL 872 		37" 0"
University Camp
SNOTEL 838 		52" -1"
Berthoud Summit
SNOTEL 335 		66" -1"
Rough And Tumble
SNOTEL 939 		20" -1"
Crow Creek
SNOTEL 1045 		25" -2"
Copeland Lake
SNOTEL 412 		18" -1"
High Lonesome
SNOTEL 1187 		69" -2"
Roach
SNOTEL 718 		63" -3"
Laprele Creek
SNOTEL 571 		43" -2"
Rawah
SNOTEL 1032 		51" -2"
Bear Lake
SNOTEL 322 		68" -1"
Jackwhacker Gulch
SNOTEL 935 		45" -1"
Echo Lake
SNOTEL 936 		29" 0"
fort collins
SNOTEL FORC2 		1" None"
Sawtooth
SNOTEL 1251 		71" -1"
Willow Park
SNOTEL 870 		75" -2"
Grizzly Peak
SNOTEL 505 		60" 0"