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Campgrounds in Colorado

Meadow Ridge

Meadow Ridge Campground is located 35 miles north of New Castle via the Buford-New Castle …

Fee Required USFS

Elk Creek

Elk Creek Campground is for day use and overnight use. Firewood is not provided. There …

Fee Required USFS

Cataract Creek

This small campground with 5 campsites is located in the Cataract Creek drainage just above …

Fee Required USFS

Upper Beaver Creek

The campground is composed of two sections laid out under Ponderosa pine. Parking on several …

Fee Required USFS

Rainbow Lakes

This campground is open mid-June through mid-September and located at 10,000 feet at the end …

Fee Required USFS

Lower Beaver Creek

8400-foot elevation. Fishing in nearby Beaver Reservoir and Beaver Creek. Hiking on nearby trails. The …

Fee Required USFS

Park Creek

This small campground, stretches along the banks of the South Fork of the Rio Grande …

Fee Required USFS

South Fork Cg

The South Fork Campground provides good access to fishing on the South Fork of the …

Fee Required USFS

Meadow Lake Cg

Meadow Lake Campground is located 35 miles north of New Castle via the Buford-New Castle …

Fee Required USFS

Mogote

This campground sits among Ponderosa, Aspen, Spruce, Cottonwoods and juniper trees, and is composed of …

Fee Required USFS

Trappers Lake/Bucks

Bucks Campground at Trappers Lake has 10 sites. It sits very near the Wilderness boundary, …

Fee Required USFS

Trappers Lake/Trapline

The Trapline Campground at Trappers Lake has 13 sites. It sits very near the Flat …

Fee Required USFS

Heaton Bay Cg

Heaton Bay Campground is located on the shores of Lake Dillon between Frisco and Dillon …

Fee Required USFS

Kelly Flats

Kelly Flats is a first-come, first-served campground located adjacent to Colorado Highway 14 and the …

Fee Required USFS

Mountain Park

This campground is adjacent to Colorado Highway 14 and the Cache La Poudre River 40 …

Fee Required USFS

Jumbo

Jumbo Campground is at 9800 feet in elevation, located between Jumbo and Sunset Lakes among …

Fee Required USFS

Lost Lake

Lost Lake Campground is a great place for families to camp. Kids and parents alike …

Fee Required USFS

Fulford Cave

Fulford Cave Campground is located in a sparse stand of young aspen, spruce and fir, …

Fee Required USFS

Mollie B

26 campsites plus a host site near Ruedi Reservoir. Boat ramp near the campground at …

Fee Required USFS

Peaceful Valley

There are 17 sites that will accommodate tents, campers, trailers and RVs. Tents must be …

Fee Required USFS

Ansel Watrous

Campground is adjacent to the Cache la Poudre River. Area varies from heavily forested to …

Fee Required USFS

Pine Cove Cg

Pine Cove Campground is located on Dillon Reservoir near the town of Frisco in the …

Fee Required USFS

Bellaire Lake

Bellaire Lake Campground is located in the lovely Red Feather Lakes area. The campground is …

Fee Required USFS

Big Bend

This campground is located on a sagebrush and open conifer forest flat adjacent to the …

Fee Required USFS

Columbine

The Columbine Campground is located just off the Peak to Peak Scenic Byway/Highway 119, west …

Fee Required USFS

Echo Lake

The Echo Lake Campground is located near its namesake lake at the base of Mount …

Fee Required USFS

Chambers Lake

This campground is located approximately 60 miles northwest of Fort Collins, Colorado, and situated in …

Fee Required USFS

Prairie Point

Prairie Point Campground is located north of Silverthorne, near the upper end of Green Mountain …

Fee Required USFS

Sweetwater Lake

Sweetwater Lake Campground, elevation 7,740 feet, is on the south end of 72 acre, Sweetwater …

Fee Required USFS

Buffalo Cg

Buffalo Campground offers a setting far enough from town that there is no corner store, …

Fee Required USFS

Storm King

The campground is situated at the base of Storm King Mountain (elevation 10,849). It lies …

Fee Required USFS

Burning Bear Cg

Burning Bear Campground is off of Guanella Pass Road, north of the town of Grant. …

Fee Required USFS

Silver Bar

Silver Bar Campground is located approximately five miles southwest of Aspen, Colorado, on the banks …

Fee Required USFS

Silver Bell

Located just outside Aspen, Colorado, Silver Bell Campground is hemmed in by aspen groves and …

Fee Required USFS

Blue Lake

Blue Lake Campground is located in the beautiful San Isabel National Forest at an elevation …

Fee Required USFS

Difficult Cg

This campground is close to Aspen, Colorado. There are 47 campsites a group area which …

Fee Required USFS

Stove Prairie Landing

Located 26 miles northwest of Fort Collins, Colorado, on Colorado Highway 14, this campground is …

Fee Required USFS

Jacks Gulch

Jacks Gulch Campground is located adjacent to the Pingree Park Road (CR63E) and the Old …

Fee Required USFS

Cascade

The Chalk Creek Canyon is one of the valley's most popular areas. Camping and campfires …

Fee Required USFS

Teal Lake

Teal Lake Group Campground is set along a small yet scenic lake in north central …

Fee Required USFS

Miller Creek Cg

Miller Creek Campground is located where Miller Creek flows into Lemon Reservior. It has 12 …

Fee Required USFS

Robbers Roost

The Robbers Roost Campground is located next to Hwy 40 and the Fraser River near …

Fee Required USFS

West Chicago Creek

West Chicago Creek Campground is located along its namesake creek at the base of Mount …

Fee Required USFS

Hornsilver

The Hornsilver Campground is located right off Highway 24 about 10 miles south of the …

Fee Required USFS

St. Louis Creek

The St. Louis Creek Campground is a first-come, first-served and reservable campground located next to …

Fee Required USFS

Coaldale

NOTE: This campground may not open for the 2022 season, please check back for updates.Coaldale …

Fee Required USFS

Narrows

Narrows Campground is located on the Cache la Poudre River, 32 miles northwest of Fort …

Fee Required USFS

Steward J. Adams Education Site

As a part of the Crow Valley Recreation Area, the Steward J. Adams Education Site …

Fee Required USFS

Silver Queen

Located just outside Aspen, Colorado, Silver Queen Campground is hemmed in by aspen groves, a …

Fee Required USFS

Long Draw

Long Draw Campground is situated near Long Draw Reservoir. Long Draw has 25 sites including …

Fee Required USFS

Bear River

These 30 designated sites are located are spread out and scattered along Forest Service Road …

Fee Required USFS

Aspen

Aspen Campground is four miles north of Jefferson off CR 35 and CR 37. It …

Fee Required USFS

Lincoln Gulch Cg

This campground has 7 campsites available. It is situated in a lodgepole pine forest close …

Fee Required USFS

Blue Mountain

Blue Mountain Campground is located 1.5 miles S of Lake George off CR96 and CR61. …

Fee Required USFS

Seedhouse

Seedhouse Campground has 24 campsites on the Elk River. There is a good combination of …

Fee Required USFS

West Dolores

West Dolores Campground, located approximately a mile north of Mavreeso Campground, has 18 campsites on …

Fee Required USFS

Meeker Park

There are 29 first-come, first-served campsites that allow tents, campers, trailers and RVs. Sites are …

Fee Required USFS

Vaughan Lake

6 campsites near Vaughan Lake. Vaughan Lake Campground is a small campground in the Dunckley …

Fee Required USFS

Lower Piedra

The Lower Piedra Campground, located on the west bank of the Piedra River, offers 17 …

Fee Required USFS

Sugarloaf

Sugarloaf Campground is a first-come, first-served campground located in the Williams Fork Valley. There are …

Fee Required USFS

Lynx Pass

11 campsites on Lynx Pass. Fishing in nearby Lagunita Lake. Hiking & mountain biking trails …

Fee Required USFS

Transfer Cg

The Transfer Recreation Area includes a campground and a picnic area 11 miles northeast of …

Fee Required USFS

Lost Man Cg

There are 10 campsites available. Trailhead access to Hunter-Fryingpan Wilderness is across the road. Two …

Fee Required USFS

Williams Creek

Williams Creek Campground is located along the Alpine Loop Scenic Byway and provides access to …

Fee Required USFS

Snowblind

Snowblind Campground is in a mountainous region with beautiful scenery a few miles west of …

Fee Required USFS

Beaver Lake

Beaver Lake Campground sits south of Beaver Lake with 11 campsites nestled under spruce trees. …

Fee Required USFS

Big Cimarron

Big Cimarron Campground stretches along the Big Cimarron River with sites shaded by a mix …

Fee Required USFS

Mcclure

The McClure Campground is located on Highway 133, on the south side of McClure Pass. …

FREE USFS

Silver Jack

Silver Jack Campground has 60 campsites around three loops - Chipeta, Ouray and Sapinero. Each …

Fee Required USFS

Granite

This campground is located at the lower end of Taylor Canyon and provides easy access …

Fee Required USFS

Pitkin

The area surrounding Pitkin Campground is popular for four-wheel driving in the summer and fall …

Fee Required USFS

Lower Hermosa Cg

The Lower Hermosa Campground has 19 sites. Although horses are not allowed in the campground, …

Fee Required USFS

Island Lake

This campground is one of the few in Grand Mesa National Forest not located on …

Fee Required USFS

Mirror Lake

Opportunities for lake and stream fishing abound at Mirror Lake Campground. It is situated on …

Fee Required USFS

Quartz

Quartz Campground lies west of the Sawatch Mountain Range in the southern part of the …

Fee Required USFS

North Bank

North Bank Campground's main attraction is fishing in the Taylor River. The Doctor Park Trailhead …

Fee Required USFS

Soap Creek

This campground provides access to the southern trails of the West Elk Wilderness, via the …

Fee Required USFS

Rosy Lane

Rosy Lane Campground is at 8600 ft in elevation and lies on the banks of …

Fee Required USFS

Iron Springs

Iron Springs Campground has eight campsites for tents and small trailers. This campground is located …

FREE USFS

Ward Lake

Some campsites are on the shore while others overlook the lake. Still others are tucked …

Fee Required USFS

Almont

Almont Campground is located adjacent to Colorado State Highway 135. This campground is within walking …

Fee Required USFS

Green Ridge

The Green Ridge Campground is located on beautiful Shadow Mountain Reservoir, southwest of Grand Lake. …

Fee Required USFS

Cold Spring

This rustic campground is located in Taylor Canyon, along the Taylor River. This site provides …

Fee Required USFS

Lake Irwin

Lake Irwin Campground is bordered on the east by Lake Irwin and on the west …

Fee Required USFS

Thistledown

Thistledown Campground is adjacent to the historic site of Thistledown and the Weehawken Trailhead in …

Fee Required USFS

Gothic Designated Camping Area

Designated camping area in the Gothic Corridor, close to Crested Butte and the Gothic Campground. …

FREE USFS

Alpine Plateau Dispersed Area

Undeveloped area popular for dispersed camping.

FREE USFS

Tucker Ponds

This high-altitude campground (9,600 feet) is a single loop tucked into a grove of spruce …

Fee Required USFS

Weir And Johnson

At 10,500-foot elevation. There are 11 campsites. Maximum spur length is 33 ft. The campground …

Fee Required USFS

Middle Quartz

The area is part of the mineral belt that extends into Leadville. Many of the …

FREE USFS

Cove

Cove Campground is located 7 miles SW of Lake George on CR 96, in Eleven …

Fee Required USFS

Hidden Valley

Hidden Valley Campground is located between the Powderhorn and La Garita Wilderness Areas and is …

FREE USFS

Little Mattie

Located approximately 14 miles eat of basalt, CO, in the White River National Forest, Little …

Fee Required USFS

Mt. Princeton

Mount Princeton Campground is located in the Chalk Creek Canyon, which is one of the …

Fee Required USFS

Crooked Creek Dispersed Area

This is a dispersed campsite along Crooked Creek that offers camping space for 1 to …

FREE USFS

Needle Creek Reservoir

Elevation: 8830' Needle Creek Reservoir lies between Highways 50 and 114 in the Cochetopa Hills …

FREE USFS

Ruedi Marina Cg

8 campsites on Ruedi Reservoir near the Ruedi boat ramp. Boating in the reservoir, fishing …

Fee Required USFS

Trujillo Meadows

This campground, adjacent to a meadow and above Trujillo Meadows Reservoir, is composed of two …

Fee Required USFS

Marshall Park

This campground is located near Creede, Colorado right beside State Highway 149. The elevation is …

Fee Required USFS

Davenport

Davenport Campground has been rebuilt to evoke the historic character of the first Forest Service …

Fee Required USFS

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