About this place

This campground has a total of 47 campsites for tents, campers, trailers or RVs. Picnic tables, fire grates, water, vault toilets and trash services are provided. Not provided: electricity, hook-ups, dump stations or showers. All campsites with a tent pad have a bear locker. Eight people are allowed per site except for units 12 and 32 which will accommodate 15 people each. Pawnee Campground visitors are subject to Brainard Lake Recreation Area fees. Situated at the foot of the Continental Divide, Pawnee Campground is in a mature spruce-fir forest. Be prepared for cold and wet weather at any time. Hiking trails west of this campground enter into the Indian Peaks Wilderness. From Colorado Highway 72 at Ward, turn west onto the Brainard Lake Road. Travel 2.5 miles to the entrance portal, and continue another two miles to Pawnee Campground, located on the east side of Brainard Lake.