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Rustic Creek Ranch

98%

· Bailey, Jefferson, Colorado

160 acres hosted by Debbie M.

22 RV/tent sites · 1 tent site

Best in Colorado: 1st place

Named one of the best Hipcamps to visit in 2023.

Best all-around: Finalist

Named one of the best Hipcamps to visit in 2024.

Off-leash friendly

Pets can be off-leash at some sites.

Debbie is a Star Host

Star Hosts are highly rated, responsive, and committed to providing incredible experiences.

The 160 acre ranch was homesteaded by my grandfather over 100 years ago. He was an engineer. The plan was to use this property as summer grazing for his cattle. The cattle were wintered at the other ranch about 10 miles away, which was homesteaded by my great grandfather. Because my grandfather could survey, he made sure the property lines zigzaged up the valley so the small creek was in the middle to provide water for the animals. He chose well. It is a beautiful, quiet place with elk, deer and wild turkeys. There are tons of wild flowers in the summer. Columbines, the Colorado state flower, wild roses, paintbrushes and lots of wild chokecherries. With nice views of nearby mountains, open pastures, evergreen forests and aspen groves, it looks like it did 100 years ago. Plus, there are a couple of ponds for your dogs to cool off in. Since the first cattle, the ranch has also been home to goats, chickens, horses, and now more goats, alpacas and llamas. And of course the Great Pyrenees ranch dogs. I had a house built a few years ago and live on the property full time. The ranch is surrounded by Pike National Forest with the Colorado Trail connecting the property in a number of places. Some of the highest ranked mountain bike trails are nearby. There are lots of places on and off the property to hike, mountain bike and ride your horse. On a clear night you can see thousands of stars and hear coyotes howl. For a drone video of the ranch check out: YouTube's Midsummer 2020 Flyover. Elevation 8,000 feet, Average Summer Temperatures: Days 60-80 f, Nights 45-60 f, Sunshine Average 73-80%, Colorado Trail Segment 3, USGS Maps: Windy Peak; Green Mountain quadrangles. This is the official info. Basically, the weather is usually similar to the Denver area - just 10 degrees cooler. About 8 miles away is the small town of Bailey. It has just about everything you might need: small grocery store, coffee shops, gas, laundry, a dollar store, hardware store, camping and sports equipment, brew pub, winery, a few restaurants, potable water station and more.

Activities

Biking

Fishing

Hiking

Horseback riding

Natural features

Forest

River, stream, or creek

Mountainous

Field

98%

1042 ratings · 761 reviews

Becca B.recommends

August 23, 2024

#14 Dancing Leaves

Aspens and Animals

The land was beautiful. It was about 1.5 hours from Denver, good directions were provided. No cell service on the site, but there were plenty of animals. I wasn’t expecting that. Our campsite was visited by goats, llamas and ponies all at different times. The ponies came back a few times and didn’t want to leave. The portapotties were the cleanest I’ve come across camping.

Sarah W.recommends

August 22, 2024

#4 Backwoods

Our group loved staying at #4 Backwoods! There was plenty of room for all of us, 10 adults and five children, shade and sun. It was quiet and not close to other campers. We loved the goats and alpacas that wandered through our campsite. We highly recommend Debbie’s land and it is a great close getaway. Be sure to check out Wellington Lake if you get a chance was a lot of fun with kayaks and paddle boards.

Cat S.recommends

August 21, 2024

#21 Sherwood Forest

Amazing stay! Definitely lives up to the hype! Debbie was a great host with a beautiful property! So peaceful!

Kris H.recommends

August 19, 2024

#19 The Dog House

Debbie's place should be your go to

Debbie's property and camp spots are amazing! This was our 6th different camp spot at her place. You can't beat the views and privacy compared to other Hipcamp options. Her and the animals are friendly, fun to observe or pet and Wellington Lake is maybe 15-20 minutes away. Debbie is extremely accommodating and always looking to improve the sites any way she can. I foresee us coming back for years to come!

Scout D.doesn't recommend

August 18, 2024

#21 Sherwood Forest

We packed up our campsite at 1am and drove back to Denver. The ranch dogs were barking from at least 9pm-1am - there was maybe 20min of silence between the barking. At 1am we heard a dog bark right outside our tent, and when we looked there was a ranch dog sniffing around the site. A huge bummer - we wanted to escape the city and enjoy some silence, but this made it impossible and it was truly awful. If this didn’t happen, our experience would’ve been solid. But 4 hours of barking dogs is absolutely insane.

James A.recommends

August 15, 2024

#6 Pie Rock

We absolutely loved Pie Rock and the camping grounds. Will be visiting again!

Location

Bailey, Jefferson, Colorado, United StatesTraditional, ancestral territory of Tséstho’e (Cheyenne) and Núu-agha-tʉvʉ-pʉ̱ (Ute) First Nations according to To respect the Host's privacy, the precise address of this land will be provided after booking