Golden Eagle Campground

We are bad planners and camping/RVing in the summer in Colorado is crazy. Everything is always booked, usually months and months ahead of time.

I called this campground (among many others) this morning looking for availability and the staff member was friendly, helpful and they had space!!

It was easy to find and navigate around. The spaces are fairly private, we got the standard lot, which doesn’t have a ton of room, but the double lots were very spacious and nice.

Walked a few of the trails, which were nice. They have a store and bug museum and lake nearby. All in all, happy we found this spot.

This was a great stay for us and close to Canon City where we did a whitewater rafting day trip. The park was very clean, well organized, friendly staff. Decent pull through that was a little uneven but not a big deal. Plenty of room between sites. The showers we nice and clean. Great play area for kids to hang out in. I would highly recommend and stay there again.

This park is located a few miles south of Colorado Springs on a hilltop that backs up to Cheyenne Mountain. You feel like you're camping in the woods with deer, turkey and rabbits nearby. Also nearby is an Army base, Fort Carson, where they hold regular ammunition exercises.
In researching this location I saw very little mention of this (even on Google reviews), maybe that's because most people stay over the weekends and there's no drills. During the days you can hear gunfire which wasn't an issue for us since it was during the day. Yesterday during the day and all through the night there were huge booms from very large ammunition. So big at times the shock waves rattled the camper. Not the parks fault but I felt it worth mentioning.

About the park, nice that it's on a hill for mountain breezes but it ends there. We chose a FHU site (non-deluxe) and we're jammed into a space that took several attempts to get the camper in position - and it was listed as a pull thru spot. No way will we be able to pull through to exit, the drop off at the exit of the site is so steep that we'll risk our Jack's at the back of the camper. So if you really want to stay here - spend the extra bucks on the deluxe so you have a spot you can actually pull through.
Sites aren't level, and I mean 3 sections of our level, off. The electric and water are shared. Water, no bidggie. Electric however only has 1 30amp and 1 50amp connection. So if the person next to you checks in first and takes the 50amp, you're stuck with 30. They do have adapters you can borrow with a deposit.
There are nice trails around the park for dog walking and the state park is 2 miles up the road for more activities, including mountain bike trails.
The park doesn't offer a weekly rate or any discounts whatsoever. Their monthly sites are limited and have been sold out for 2018.
There is laundry and 2 bath houses onsite, we didn't use either.
WiFi was as you'd expect at an RV park - marginal.
The entrance and exit of the park could be tight for large MH with toad. We took the corner wide with our pickup and 35' TT and were fine.

(Out of five)
Site 491 full hookups
50 Amp
Pad condition: gravel ⚖️⚖️⚖️
Space: 🏕🏕🏕🏕🏕
Playground: 🎠🎠🎠

Kids review:⭐️⭐️⭐️

Roads in park are dirt and have deep ruts. Sites are NOT level and many difficult to get into and out of. Not a park for large rigs, especially Class A type.

And a bag of ice at park office is $4.25!

Most spaces in our section were not level. Nearly jerked my stabilizing jacks off going in then out and I know how to pull a trailer. Noticed several people around us having the same issues. Decided to try the toilets and they were all clogged.
It was a very busy weekend and everything else was full. I think Cheyenne would have been a better choice if it had been available.

This is my experience from staying here twice. Once in Sept 2018 and another in May 2019.

Pros:

- We can always find a site here.
- Variety of full hookups and water/electric
- Nice staff
- Away from traffic noise
- Wonderful view of Cheyenne Mountain
- Nice little bug museum
- Some full-time residents, and all encounters were pleasant.
- Some privacy between some sites
- Hiking trails around

Cons:

- Most sites are unlevel, roads can be rough
- Artillery range bombing practice at Fort Carson
- Windy! Watch your awnings.
- Too expensive. Full hookup sites should only be $40, and water/electric should be $30
- Some sites appear to share electric hookup, but I could be wrong.
- Could use more upkeep. Bathhouses are not in good shape, roads rough, fishing lake is...well recently redone, but could be nice when things grow in.

We stayed several nights the staff was very friendly very helpful the views were amazing we would definitely stay here again

Let’s see, had a really nice time here! No real complaints but rather improvements. First, great level site with tons of room. Not every site was level, but mine was, so that’s all that matters. Staff was very friendly and gave a nice wave whenever they drove by, even swung by after a rain storm to drop off some dry firewood! Thank goodness! Finishing pond was great for kids, the fish were tiny, but at least we caught some! We did one of the hiking trails which led to a high point to overlook the park. The playground had a bunch of big tires and a swing set! What could have made this 5 stars? A fenced in dog park (they did have a walk, but sometimes my dog doesn’t poop on a leash) would be great. Maybe it was my luck but I feel that there weren’t any big fish in the pond. I caught like 10 trout and they were all the size of my hand. Nothing major, but it’s something. Other than that, had a blast, some friends visited and hung out as well. It was very quiet at night as well. Can’t wait to come back again!

Not too bad of a place. Not much grass mostly dirt. The 30 Campground’s are not actually 30 amps they are actually 2 15 amp 115 volt plugs. Luckily I had an adapter. But I was confused when I pulled out my plug to plug my camper in and couldn’t find the 30 amp plug.