Pet friendly outside but not in the gift shops on the way up. Wear sunscreen and if you plan to stay at the top long you might want some elevation sickness meds.
RoadTripper's official description is hugely misleading. While the staff were pleasant and kept clean facilities, they did not enforce campground rules. Here's a list of why this campground is terrible:
1) it's not a campground, it's an RV park
2) it sits right beside a loud, busy highway
3) people are living long term in the tent sites
4) the live-in people (and other renters) let their dogs run loose, poop everywhere, and attack other people's dogs despite a 6-foot leash rule
5) quiet hours of 10 pm to 8 am are not enforced
6) the tent sites are about the size of a parking spot and crammed right next to each other so the loud drunk people staying next to you keep you up all night, and smoke from campfires fill the entire area. Also, because the sites are so small stupid people park their cars too close to fire pits and risk blowing everyone up. Plus it's just awkward to constantly have to pretend like you don't see and hear everything everyone around you is doing and saying.
7) prairie dog holes are everywhere on the property (which recently were connected to carrying the plague in the nearby town of Pueblo)
8) the sanitation facilities are cleaned only once per day, so they run out of toilet paper a lot. Be prepared to bring your own.
9) you can't relax very long at the campsite because there is very little shade.plan on being away from your site the whole day.
10) a side road runs right beside some of the tent sites, which has pretty regular traffic and kicks up dust. It's also added noise to the busy highway below the grounds.
There were other unpleasant experiences with people at this campground that wouldn't have had to happen if the owners would enforce the rules. I will never return to this place.
It's a neat stop and the older couple who runs it are sweet. It's Authentic merchandise but really pricey!!
Pit stop and photo op fun! Lots of people, if you can stop early morning or late evening you'd be better off.
It's pet friendly on the nature trail but the material they used to pave the hiking trails will burn pets' feet.
It's a nice park to stop and take a short hike up to the volcano rim or down to the center. At the rim you'll be at least 8,000 elevation with a great view of the surrounding plains.
You can drive directly to Helen Hunt Falls, but also stay in the area to hike to the 7 Bridges trail. It follows a mountain stream and has beautiful views!
If you don't plan to ride all the rides or zipline, just look from the parking lot so you don't have to pay the outrageous prices for entering the park- you can see the whole gorge from the parking lot overlook.
Pet friendly outside but not in the gift shops on the way up. Wear sunscreen and if you plan to stay at the top long you might want some elevation sickness meds.
It's a fun stop! Look for footprints! You have to pay to enter Pikes Peak park to see the Bigfoot sign- it's the second "point of interest" on the park map.