Idlewild Campground

Pretty campground next to the river with lots of pine trees. Not great if you are looking for seclusion or privacy, since the campsites are right off a busy trail (Frasier River trail), full of people who don't mind staring at you like you're an exhibit in a zoo. Also pretty noisy between highway 40 traffic, late night train traffic, and the campground host blasting their music through a DJ system first thing in the morning.

$25 opened 27 June. Snow still melting. Right next to highway. Passenger train on other side of highway. No train horns. Maybe 4 trains during stay. Vehicles glide by without acceleration or braking. Just tire noise. Not many trucks.

Was able to find the last spot here for one night but everyone was very friendly and it was tons of fun. It is really close to the highway so a little noise from that but it wasn't bad at all. Bathrooms are clean as can be expected and they have nice bear boxes if you need them.

This is a great campground to stay in right across from Winter Park. My son really enjoyed taking the ski lifts up to the top and riding his mountain bike down. Friends and I enjoyed having a tent close to the stream. The restrooms are great. It’s an easy ride from the campground right downtown. lot of people use this as a walking path through the middle of the camp from town. So it tends to be very busy during the day.

Clean and well maintained. Nice fire ring, picnic bench, bear box and tent flat. Centrally located pit toilets... well, they're pit toilets, but the facilities are clean. Potable water is also available at that central area. Some road noise, which is to be expected due to proximity to highway and occasionally a train rolls by, all audible but not really loud. Lots of trees provide nice shade. Tons of recreational options nearby. Camp host is amazingly friendly. Actually rolled in on a Saturday afternoon and was lucky enough to score a site (first come, first served). As a place to crash for a few nights, it's pretty awesome.