BURNING BEAR CAMPGROUND

Small campground, very quiet, and back off the road quite a ways. Our campsite (8) had a nice climb at the back up a hill that led to some shelf rock for a climb back down. There are no bad campsites here. Lots of room for all of them. Personally I preferred the outer side, and towards the north. Bathroom (men's at least) was very clean. Camp host had firewood for sale, you can also get some at the turnoff from Grant. Bring your supplies with you, there's really not much in Grant for groceries. Burning Bear trail starts just across the road and a few hundred yards down and goes west. Abyss trail goes east from the trail parking lot just south. Both are only about 3 minutes south on foot, and there's a shortcut through the stable to Abyss trail. Don't forget to register with USFS if you do that, you'll miss the wilderness check-in post. Cell service: T-Mobile had zero. AT&T through our van actually had data service which impressed the heck out of me.

Quiet, quaint and beautiful. Close to Denver. Bathrooms were kept super clean on a regular basis. No real guidance if fire bans apply. Simple signage would be an immense help regards to fire allowance. The campground is under a flight path for planes so regular jet engine sounds are a present constant day and night. It's a nice place. A go-to spot. Relaxing and accessible to outdoorsy adventures.

Amazing alpine campground. Tenters will feel at home here. Super quiet, even when full on the weekend. Lots of families. Host present the last day we were there and contacted all campers, which I think is a good idea to keep partying down. This is a popular campground for summit hikers so there are cars pulling out at 4:30 a.m. in peak summiting season. The vault toilets were very clean and well-maintained. Water was brown but we used it and drank it without ill effects. Would definitely recommend reserving if you are thinking about a weekend; otherwise during the week it was half empty the whole time we were there.

This campground was perfect for autum camping. There was only one other camper for one of the nights we stayed so the campground was peaceful. The proximity to abyss lake and burning bear trailhead is perfect. We were able to walk to the trailhead in 5 minutes and get ourselves into the wilderness (away from the road)within 15 minutes. It's a great site for kids too, plenty to explore. The only downside was how many yellow jackets were. The parks department had traps set at every campsite but there were too many to trap.

Trash was left by several camp sites, camp host was helpful and lent pair of pliers. Sites are visible from the main road and a stones throw away from local Trailhead.