Cheyenne Mountain State Park

We stayed at Cheyenne Mountain State Park in Colorado Springs, Colorado. (Campground Reviews listing.)

A delightful state park.

Dates:

  • Check in: 2022-09-26
  • Check out: 2022-09-30
  • 4 nights

Weather:

  • Sunny, cloudy, a little drizzle
  • High temps ranging between 74-78°F, lows around 46-53°F
  • Some wind

Noise:

  • No road or train noise
  • Bugle music from Fort Carson army base down the hill:
    • 0630: Reveille
    • 1200: Charge
    • 1655: Bugle call
    • 1700: Retreat and To the Color
    • 2200: Taps

Site:

  • Raptor Glen campground #3, pull through, concrete pad, asphalt driveway
  • Didn’t need to disconnect toad; parked behind coach
  • Fairly level
  • Large site: about 120 feet long by about 55 feet wide
  • Full hookups:
    • 50 amp power, conveniently located
    • 60 PSI water, conveniently located
    • Non-threaded sewer connection, conveniently located (1 10-foot pipes needed)
  • Picnic table, fire pit, faucet on gravel, tent pad with eyes for ropes, 5 steps up

Internet (in usage priority order):

  • T-Mobile: 50 Mbps down, 10-40 Mbps up, 30 ms ping
  • AT&T: 2 Mbps down, 10 Mbps up, 42 ms ping
  • Verizon: 3 Mbps down, 2-7 Mbps up, 20 ms ping
  • Campground Wi-Fi: none
  • Starlink: not used

Amenities:

  • Dumpsters
  • No pool

Here’s our review on Campground Reviews:

Amazing views and fantastic sites

We absolutely loved this place and wish we had stayed longer. Our view from Raptor Glen loop was simply incredible, and the site itself was top-notch. In fact, it was pretty much my ideal setup for a site, with a table and fire ring and a large area for putting up a tent. The only thing I could nitpick about would be that the living area is on the wrong side of the coach on this side of the loop, but with some luck and cunning placement, we could still see most of the expanse before us. There is some occasional noise from the army base at the bottom of the hill (mostly the bugle calls for Reveille and Taps), but not bad at all. We were visited by deer, rabbits, turkeys, and a cute little lizard. We will be back! We camped at Cheyenne Mountain State Park in a Motorhome.

The state park map:

Map

The campground was at 6440 feet elevation, so we got out of breath more easily:

6440 feet elevation

A very nice site, though; here’s a sunrise:

Our site

More pictures of our site:

Our site

Our site

Our site

Our site:

We used our Clam gazebo for shade:

Clam gazebo

Clam gazebo

Clam gazebo

A picnic table, fire pit, and faucet (none of which we actually used, but nice to have):

Table, fire pit, faucet

A deer visitor:

Deer

And a rabbit:

Rabbit

There were some cute prints in the concrete:

Prints

A map of the park:

Map

Info signs:

Signs

Showers and laundry:

Showers and laundry

Bathroom:

Bathroom

Little free library:

Little free library

Playground:

Playground

Amphitheater:

Amphitheater

Sunset views:

Sunset view

Sunset view

Sunset view

We’d definitely stay here again.