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No detected openings were recorded in the last 90 days. Campsite Sniper monitors Buffalo Campground continuously and will alert you if that changes.
Of the 74 tracked site-nights (Sep 18 – Sep 19, 2026): 74 unavailable (cause unspecified). Of the facility's 37 monitored sites, 26 can be reserved online and 11 are first-come, first-served.
Of the 74 tracked site-nights (Sep 18 – Sep 19, 2026): 74 unavailable (cause unspecified).
No month in range currently shows online availability. 0 open site-nights across the tracked window — these site-nights are marked unavailable.
| Window | Night | Sites open | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Labor Day | SAT Sep 5 | 0 | None open |
| SUN Sep 6 | 0 | None open | |
| MON Sep 7 | 0 | None open |
Labor Day: no online availability on any tracked night.
Buffalo Campground is one of two facilities within the Buffalo Creek Recreation Area, about an hour's drive southwest of Denver, Colorado. Visitors enjoy a variety of recreational opportunities, including hiking, mountain biking and trout fishing.
The Buffalo Creek Recreation Area is home to a 40-mile trail system most popular with mountain bikers, but hikers and horseback riders enjoy the area as well. Several trailheads are within walking distance of the campground. The Lost Creek Wilderness Area can be accessed via the Colorado Trail, which stretches nearly 500 miles from Denver to Durango.
Buffalo Creek is a popular fishing stream for brook trout.
The campground offers single-family sites, some of which are designated for tent camping only. Each site is equipped with accessible picnic tables and campfire rings with grills. Vault toilets are provided. No hookups are available.
The campground is situated near Buffalo Creek at an elevation of 7,400 feet in the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains. Summer temperatures are mild and range from 75-80 degrees during the day to 55-65 degrees at night.
The drive along County Road 126 southwest from Pine Junction affords magnificent views of the valleys below. Pikes Peak, at 14,110 feet, can be seen in the distance and other prominent rock formations present themselves throughout the scenic drive.
From Denver, travel southwest on Highway 285. Turn south on Jefferson County Road 126 and travel 15 miles. Turn right on Forest Road 550 and drive 5 miles to the campground.
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Campsite Sniper's current snapshot shows none of the 74 tracked site-nights open for online reservation at Buffalo Campground. That can mean dates are reserved, closed, not yet released, or offered first-come, first-served rather than online. Pick a site on the map to see its calendar, or set a free Campsite Sniper alert. You complete the reservation yourself on Recreation.gov.
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Campsite Sniper re-checks public Recreation.gov availability for this facility every hour and republishes whenever anything changes. This facility's data last changed at Sep 18, 2026 16:19 UTC; an older timestamp means nothing has changed since that time, not that checking stopped. Always confirm final availability on Recreation.gov when you book.
1 of the 37 sites that support RV analysis has a recorded maximum of 35 ft or more; the longest recorded is 40 ft. 35 of those 37 sites have a recorded maximum length and 2 do not; they are not counted as fitting.
As of the Sep 18, 2026 snapshot, none of the 74 tracked site-nights are open for online reservation. That can mean dates are reserved, closed, not yet released, or offered first-come, first-served rather than online. A free Campsite Sniper alert tells you if any date opens online.
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We run paced availability checks for Buffalo Campground. One watch covers every matching online-reservable site.
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