Camping near Bierstadt

[Blwoody3905]

I have backpacked in and camped out on Bierstadt where the trail/mountain levels out on the Northwest shoulder between Photo 6 and Photo 7 on the West Slopes route. With that said, I did it in August to watch the Perseid meteor shower and temperature wasn't a factor and there was no wind. This would be a miserable spot with wind, cold, snow etc.. as there is no protection.

If you're determined to tent camp and not sleep in your car at the TH, from what I remember there are a number of dispersed sites on the south side of the pass past Geneva Park Campground. If you're coming from Georgetown, you'd have to go over the pass, head towards Grant and turn Right onto FSR-119 aka Duck Road. If you're coming from 285, turn right at Grant and then left onto FSR-119/Duck Road. These are dispersed sites below treeline.

Best of luck - stay safe and warm.

[msgitlin]

I have backpacked in and camped out on Bierstadt where the trail/mountain levels out on the Northwest shoulder between Photo 6 and Photo 7 on the West Slopes route. With that said, I did it in August to watch the Perseid meteor shower and temperature wasn't a factor and there was no wind. This would be a miserable spot with wind, cold, snow etc.. as there is no protection.

If you're determined to tent camp and not sleep in your car at the TH, from what I remember there are a number of dispersed sites on the south side of the pass past Geneva Park Campground. If you're coming from Georgetown, you'd have to go over the pass, head towards Grant and turn Right onto FSR-119 aka Duck Road. If you're coming from 285, turn right at Grant and then left onto FSR-119/Duck Road. These are dispersed sites below treeline.

Best of luck - stay safe and warm.

Yeah, we definitely weren't planning on staying that high this time of year. But you're all saying there's not really a good spot among those trees on the left side of Photo 1 of the West Slopes route? No flat spots around there, I'm guessing?



We're pretty set on tent camping, and the forecast seems to be looking a bit better as we get closer, so we might have to check out off the pass like you said. We'll be coming from the Georgetown side. Thanks for the help!

[RhodoRose]

The short answer is no, there's no good camping in those trees, for the reasons stated by Blwoody3905. Have fun and make every effort to stay safe and warm, especially with the temps and winds predicted for this weekend.

Cheers -

[Cruiser]

There really isn't much good camping in those trees. That area slopes pretty consistently down to the willows in the drainage. That said, I'm confident you could find space for one tent for one night if you arrived early and had time to ramble around the area between 11,700 and 12,400. In fact, if the weather cooperates you could easily set up a tent right on that nw shoulder where the trail turns abruptly back towards the summit. Big views there but you'd be plenty exposed to the weather.