Illegal camping: the dark side of Cripple Creek
![Illegal camping: the dark side of Cripple Creek](https://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/gazette.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/0/76/0766eeea-8b01-11ee-990a-938a0d1eeb1e/6560fc8980769.image.jpg?resize=666%2C500)
Tents, trailers, trash and trommels, the makeshift tent city on Carbonate and Mineral hills above Cripple Creek presents another side of a place where people come to win.
![](https://photos.thedyrt.com/photo/1239457/media/seven-lakes-road-forest-service-road-376_db95c78d-1143-4c69-ae41-66953e45abcb.jpg?width=327&height=300&fit=crop&crop=smart&auto=webp)
Dispersed Camping near Cripple Creek, CO: 50+ Best Places to Camp
![](https://dynamic-media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/photo-o/17/d5/1f/2e/cripple-creek-koa.jpg?w=1200&h=-1&s=1)
CRIPPLE CREEK KOA - Campground Reviews (CO)
![](https://www.hauntedrooms.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Outlaws-and-Lawmen-Jail-Museum-2.jpg)
Old Teller County Jail Ghost Hunt, Cripple Creek, CO
![](https://photos.thedyrt.com/photo/836047/media/cripple-creek-blm-area_a5d37602-437b-4e7b-abdb-dc4ee0ea55d1.jpg)
Cripple Creek BLM Area Camping, Victor, CO
![](https://hipcamp-res.cloudinary.com/f_auto,c_limit,w_1120,q_auto/campground-photos/kfq3ljwruqgtaisp5dk6.png)
Glamping in Cripple Creek, CO, US: 12 Best Luxury Glamping Sites
![](https://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/gazette.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/0/55/0558bf60-8b02-11ee-a710-778ec6875b0a/6560fe0ec6762.image.jpg?resize=1024%2C768)
Illegal camping: the dark side of Cripple Creek, Pikes Peak Courier
The best Camping in and near Cripple Creek, Colorado
![](https://dr64aezf2r473.cloudfront.net/host/9702/profile/GmdasDYzhHoN1K3t_cb54eb43147f4b3e8fa47a715d53f538.jpg)
Boondockers welcome RV Camping in Cripple Creek, CO: Gold Camp
![](https://photos.thedyrt.com/photo/801684/media/dispersed-camping-co-2_4f7580b0-ae87-4d6b-89fe-cea47a653faa.jpg)
Dispersed Camping near Cripple Creek, CO: 50+ Best Places to Camp