Bradfield Recreation Site | Colorado

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There is no cell phone coverage at this site. 

Access to the site is on a rough but passable gravel road off Highway 491. The surface of the recreation site as a whole is flat, packed gravel. 

The gravel lot for the day-use area, in the southern part of the site, has room for about 20 vehicles. Although it doesn't have designated accessible spaces, the entire lot should be appropriate for mobility device users. North of the day-use area are 2 camping loops with a total of 19 campsites, each of which accommodates 2 vehicles. The parking spurs are packed gravel except for the accessible campsite (#16), which is concrete.   

A kiosk with site and safety information and a fee-payment tube sit on concrete near the camping loop closer to the day-use area. In the day-use area itself, 2 shade shelters each cover a picnic table sitting on gravel. The tables have recessed legs that can accommodate wheelchair users at either end.     

There are 2 double-vault toilets, 1 for each of the camping loops. A 5-foot-wide concrete path connects accessible campsite #16 and its concrete parking spur to the northern toilet. The southern toilet has gravel parking next to it, and erosion may cause a lip near the entrance. 

Potable water is available from 1 spigot, operated by a hand pump, from March through September 30 each year. The spigot sits on a concrete pad, which may have a lip due to erosion. 

At the accessible campsite (#16), the shade shelter covers a picnic table with recessed legs. The picnic table and fire ring sit on a concrete pad, which connects to the parking spur and to a concrete sidewalk leading to the northern toilet. There is a crack where the sidewalk meets the parking pad. This campsite does not have a tent pad. 

The other campsites have shade shelters covering a picnic table with recessed legs sitting on gravel. Except for campsite 17, these other sites also have a fire ring with grill attachment sitting on a concrete pad.  

There is no accessible trail to the river. 

Descriptions and photos uploaded April 2026. Please note that actual on-the-ground conditions may vary due to natural events (e.g., weather, wildfires, erosion), normal wear and tear, or site improvements.