Bear Group Campground
Bear Group Campground
Bear River Group Campground is a reservation-only tent camping facility in Eldorado National Forest at 6,000 feet elevation, offering four separate group sites (one accommodating 50 people, three for 25 each) positioned about one mile from Lower Bear River Reservoir.
The campground provides piped water, vault toilets, picnic tables, and group cooking areas, with nearby access to swimming, boating, canoeing, and hiking opportunities including the Pardoe Trail to Squaw Ridge.
Operating June through September, the campground is located 40 miles east of Jackson on Highway 88, then 2. 5 miles south on Bear River Road.
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