Kelly Camp

This is a good undeveloped backpacking campground that is along the way to Ontario and Bighorn peaks. It was empty when I was here, and it seems like a peaceful place to camp.

Great trail camp for backpacking or a great break spot for day hikers. Huge open flat area with many spots to set up. The hike to get here is a tough one but also a rewarding one. We got here, set up our camp, had lunch and took a break, and then heading up the remaining 1.8 miles to the summit with less weight on our backs. Would camp here again if in the area.

A very flat and big place for camping. The places are mostly under the shadow so it’s a quite nice place to take a rest before you keep going up and expose to the sun. Just wonder what’s the water source. Maybe you need to fill in the water around the icehouse saddle.

Did not Camp here but hiked by on my way to the peak. Camp spots look pretty good, some really flat areas to choose from. Today, 9/1/24 there was no water nearby. Next water source today was way below the ice house saddle…

Still some snow left, but I think it will be gone very soon.

Kelly Camp is a campground along the trail leading up to Big Horn and Ontario Peaks. It’s offers generous amounts of shade from the tall trees surrounding the campground and finding a flat surface to pitch a tent is easy. During the winter time Kelly Camp is buried in snow up to 2-3 ft. deep. I’ve never been here during the summer but I hear that there is a water source at or near this campground. It’s about a 1/5 of a mile in diameter. Walking into the camp there’s a wooden sign that says ‘Kelly Camp’. You can find the campground on maps distributed at the visitor center.

I had a great time. Set camp with a father/daughter camp & they were very kind. A deer approach the camp late in the afternoon and that was cool to see. There was water to refill my bladder for the next day.