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Campgrounds in Colorado

153 public campgrounds in Colorado's national forests, parks and lakes. 124 of them have no electric hookups.

153campgrounds

5,569campsites

29with electric sites

147allow pets

Parks and forests in Colorado

Pike and San Isabel National Forests & Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands

43 campgrounds in Colorado

White River National Forest

23 campgrounds in Colorado

Arapaho & Roosevelt National Forests Pawnee NG

23 campgrounds in Colorado

San Juan National Forest

19 campgrounds in Colorado

Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forest

12 campgrounds in Colorado

Rio Grande National Forest

8 campgrounds in Colorado

Medicine Bow-Routt NFs & Thunder Basin NG

5 campgrounds in Colorado

Rocky Mountain National Park

4 campgrounds in Colorado

Curecanti National Recreation Area

3 campgrounds in Colorado

Manti-La Sal National Forest

1 campground in Colorado

All campgrounds in Colorado

Campground	Area	Nearest town	Sites	Electric	Max RV
Alvarado Campground	Pike and San Isabel National Forests & Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands	Westcliffe	50	None	45 ft
Amphitheater Campground	Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forest	Ouray	35	None	35 ft
Ansel Watrous Campground	Arapaho & Roosevelt National Forests Pawnee NG	Morrison	17	None	40 ft
Arapaho Bay Campground	Arapaho & Roosevelt National Forests Pawnee NG	Morrison	79	None	45 ft
Aspen Campground	Pike and San Isabel National Forests & Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands	Lake George	11	None	30 ft
Aspen Glade (Rio Grande National Forest, CO) Campground	Rio Grande National Forest	Antonito	32	None	90 ft
Baby Doe Campground	Pike and San Isabel National Forests & Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands	Leadville	48	None	45 ft
Bear Lake Campground	Pike and San Isabel National Forests & Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands	Canon City	13	None	36 ft
Bellaire Lake Campground	Arapaho & Roosevelt National Forests Pawnee NG	Morrison	26	21	60 ft
Big Creek Lakes Campground	Medicine Bow-Routt NFs & Thunder Basin NG		24	None	50 ft
Big Meadows Reservoir Campground (South Central CO)	Rio Grande National Forest	Del Norte	47	None	60 ft
Black Canyon Of The Gunnison South Rim Campground		Montrose	84	22	65 ft
Blue Lake Campground - San Isabel NF	Pike and San Isabel National Forests & Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands	Canon City	16	None	36 ft
Blue Mountain Campground	Pike and San Isabel National Forests & Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands	Lake George	20	None	35 ft
Blue River Campground	White River National Forest	Silverthorne	24	None	2 ft
Bogan Flats Campground and Group	White River National Forest	Carbondale	36	None	80 ft
Buckeye Recreation Area	Manti-La Sal National Forest	Montrose County	31	None	74 ft
Buffalo Campground	Pike and San Isabel National Forests & Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands	Bailey	37	None	40 ft
Buffalo Springs Campground	Pike and San Isabel National Forests & Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands	Lake George	17	None	40 ft
Burning Bear Campground	Pike and San Isabel National Forests & Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands	Morrison	13	None	50 ft
Camp Dick	Arapaho & Roosevelt National Forests Pawnee NG	Morrison	20	None	45 ft
Camp Hale Memorial	White River National Forest	Minturn	21	None	40 ft
Cascade (Colorado) Campground	Pike and San Isabel National Forests & Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands	Salida	21	None	73 ft
Cayton Campground	San Juan National Forest	Rico	27	19	70 ft
Chalk Lake Campground	Pike and San Isabel National Forests & Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands	Salida	19	None	30 ft
Chambers Lake Campground	Arapaho & Roosevelt National Forests Pawnee NG	Morrison	50	None	38 ft
Chapman Campground and Group	White River National Forest	Carbondale	76	None	99 ft
Cobbett Lake Campground	Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forest	Cedaredge	20	None	45 ft
Cold Springs - Arapaho Roosevelt NF Campground	Arapaho & Roosevelt National Forests Pawnee NG	Morrison	40	None	45 ft
Collegiate Peaks Campground	Pike and San Isabel National Forests & Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands	Salida	56	None	50 ft
Colorado Campground	Pike and San Isabel National Forests & Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands	Colorado Springs	79	2	100 ft
Columbine Campground	Arapaho & Roosevelt National Forests Pawnee NG	Morrison	46	None	55 ft
Cow Creek South Campground	White River National Forest	Silverthorne	43	None	90 ft
Crow Valley Campground	Arapaho & Roosevelt National Forests Pawnee NG	Morrison	14	None	81 ft
Davenport Campground	Pike and San Isabel National Forests & Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands	Canon City	12	None	–
Dearhamer Campground	White River National Forest	Carbondale	12	None	69 ft
Difficult Campground	White River National Forest	Aspen	47	None	60 ft
Dinner Station Campground	Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forest		14	None	99 ft
Dowdy Lake Campground	Arapaho & Roosevelt National Forests Pawnee NG	Morrison	62	52	130 ft
Dumont Campground	Medicine Bow-Routt NFs & Thunder Basin NG	Steamboat Springs	21	None	–
East Fork Campground (San Juan NF - CO)	San Juan National Forest		25	None	40 ft
Echo Lake Campground	Arapaho & Roosevelt National Forests Pawnee NG	Morrison	17	None	55 ft
Elk Creek Campground	Curecanti National Recreation Area	Gunnison	150	38	62 ft
Elk Creek Campground (Rio Grande Nf)	Rio Grande National Forest	Antonito	38	1	60 ft
Elliott Creek Campground	White River National Forest	Silverthorne	19	None	30 ft
Father Dyer Campground	Pike and San Isabel National Forests & Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands	Leadville	23	None	35 ft
Florida Campground	San Juan National Forest		20	None	40 ft
Geneva Park Campground	Pike and San Isabel National Forests & Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands	S.Platte Ranger Dist	26	None	32 ft
Gore Creek Campground	White River National Forest	Minturn	25	None	35 ft
Graham Creek Campground	San Juan National Forest		24	None	60 ft
Green Ridge Campground	Arapaho & Roosevelt National Forests Pawnee NG	Morrison	72	None	47 ft
Guanella Pass Campground	Arapaho & Roosevelt National Forests Pawnee NG	Morrison	17	None	45 ft
Hahns Peak Lake Campground - Medicine-Bow Routt NF	Medicine Bow-Routt NFs & Thunder Basin NG	Colorado	26	None	60 ft
Haviland Lake Campground	San Juan National Forest	Durango	41	17	48 ft
Heaton Bay Campground	White River National Forest	Silverthorne	84	14	40 ft
Horseshoe Campground	Pike and San Isabel National Forests & Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands	Lake George	18	None	20 ft
House Creek Campground	San Juan National Forest		23	11	50 ft
Hovenweep Campground		Cortez	29	None	55 ft
Idlewild Campground	Arapaho & Roosevelt National Forests Pawnee NG	Morrison	24	None	30 ft
Island Lake Campground	Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forest	Delta	32	8	140 ft
Jefferson Creek Campground	Pike and San Isabel National Forests & Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands	Lake George	16	None	40 ft
Jumbo Campground	Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forest	Mesa	26	16	45 ft
Junction Creek Campground	San Juan National Forest	Durango	44	14	65 ft
Kelly Dahl Campground	Arapaho & Roosevelt National Forests Pawnee NG	Morrison	25	None	40 ft
Kelsey Campground	Pike and San Isabel National Forests & Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands	S.Platte Ranger Dist	17	None	60 ft
Kenosha Pass Campground	Pike and San Isabel National Forests & Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands	Morrison	24	None	55 ft
La Vista Campground - Lake Isabel	Pike and San Isabel National Forests & Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands	Canon City	25	15	45 ft
Lake Fork Campground	Curecanti National Recreation Area	Gunnison	83	None	52 ft
Lake Fork(Rio Grande Natl Fore Campground	Rio Grande National Forest		19	None	70 ft
Lake Irwin Campground	Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forest		25	None	99 ft
Lakeview Campground	Pike and San Isabel National Forests & Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands	Leadville	51	None	60 ft
Lakeview Gunnison Campground	Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forest	Almont	47	9	99 ft
Little Mattie Campground	White River National Forest	Carbondale	18	None	30 ft
Little Maud Campground	White River National Forest	Carbondale	21	None	83 ft
Lodgepole (Jefferson Lake, Fairplay Colorado) Campground	Pike and San Isabel National Forests & Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands	Lake George	33	None	35 ft
Lodgepole (Taylor River Canyon near Gunnison, COLORADO) Campground	Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forest		13	None	40 ft
Lone Rock Campground	Pike and San Isabel National Forests & Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands	S.Platte Ranger Dist	17	None	40 ft
Lottis Creek Campground	Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forest	Gunnison	48	41	107 ft
Lowry Campground	White River National Forest	Silverthorne	27	23	55 ft
Marshall Park	Rio Grande National Forest	Creede	15	None	103 ft
Marvine Campground	White River National Forest	Meeker	22	None	40 ft
Matterhorn Campground	Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forest	Montrose	28	4	40 ft
Mavreeso Campground	San Juan National Forest		19	7	60 ft
May Queen Campground	Pike and San Isabel National Forests & Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands	Leadville	13	None	40 ft
Mcphee Recreation Complex Campground	San Juan National Forest		52	13	50 ft
Meadow Ridge Campground	Pike and San Isabel National Forests & Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands	Colorado Springs	18	None	70 ft
Mogote Campground	Rio Grande National Forest	La Jara	43	None	60 ft
Mollie B_White River Campground	White River National Forest	Carbondale	25	None	60 ft
Molly Brown Campground	Pike and San Isabel National Forests & Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands	Leadville	45	None	40 ft
Monarch Park	Pike and San Isabel National Forests & Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands	Salida	35	None	40 ft
Mount Princeton Campground	Pike and San Isabel National Forests & Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands	Salida	19	None	45 ft
Mountain Park	Arapaho & Roosevelt National Forests Pawnee NG	Morrison	30	29	45 ft
Narrows Campground	Arapaho & Roosevelt National Forests Pawnee NG	Morrison	14	None	55 ft
North Canyon Campground	San Juan National Forest	San Juan Nf	21	None	45 ft
North Fork Campground	White River National Forest	Meeker	28	None	40 ft
North Fruita Desert Campground		Grand Junction	144	None	99 ft
Ohaver Lake Campground	Pike and San Isabel National Forests & Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands	Salida	32	None	–
Olive Ridge Campground	Arapaho & Roosevelt National Forests Pawnee NG	Morrison	53	None	50 ft
One Mile Campground	Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forest		18	18	99 ft
Painted Rocks Campground	Pike and San Isabel National Forests & Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands	Colorado Springs	18	None	59 ft
Palisades Horse Camp	San Juan National Forest	Pagosa Springs	12	None	45 ft
Pawnee Campground	Arapaho & Roosevelt National Forests Pawnee NG	Morrison	45	None	100 ft
Peaceful Valley Campground	Arapaho & Roosevelt National Forests Pawnee NG	Morrison	16	None	45 ft
Peak One Campground	White River National Forest	Silverthorne	77	None	99 ft
Penitente Canyon Campground		Monte Vista	17	None	–
Pine Point (Vallecito Reservoir, CO) Campground	San Juan National Forest	San Juan Nf	30	None	45 ft
Pinon Flats Campground		Mosca	89	None	35 ft
Prairie Point Campground	White River National Forest	Silverthorne	22	None	–
Prospector Campground	White River National Forest	Silverthorne	106	None	70 ft
Pumphouse Recreation Area		Bond	20	None	20 ft
Purgatoire Campground	Pike and San Isabel National Forests & Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands	Canon City	20	None	45 ft
Rabbit Valley Campground		Grand Junction	77	None	60 ft
Radium Recreation Area		Kremmling	18	None	18 ft
Redstone Campground	White River National Forest	Carbondale	31	16	65 ft
River Hill Campground	Rio Grande National Forest	Creede	18	None	125 ft
Riverside Campground	Pike and San Isabel National Forests & Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands	Lake George	18	None	50 ft
Rocky Mountain National Park Aspenglen Campground	Rocky Mountain National Park	Estes Park	49	None	2 ft
Rocky Mountain National Park Glacier Basin Campground	Rocky Mountain National Park	Estes Park	149	None	35 ft
Rocky Mountain National Park Moraine Park Campground	Rocky Mountain National Park	Estes Park	236	46	40 ft
Rocky Mountain National Park Timber Creek Campground	Rocky Mountain National Park	Grand Lake	80	None	30 ft
Rosy Lane Campground	Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forest	Gunnison	15	1	50 ft
Round Mountain Campground	Pike and San Isabel National Forests & Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands	Lake George	15	None	30 ft
Saddlehorn Campground		Fruita	79	None	40 ft
Sand Gulch Campground		Canon City	31	None	99 ft
Seedhouse Campground	Medicine Bow-Routt NFs & Thunder Basin NG	Steamboat Springs	23	None	–
Shepherds Rim Campground	White River National Forest	Meeker	15	None	54 ft
Silver Bell Campground	White River National Forest	Carbondale	14	None	30 ft
Silver Dollar Campground	Pike and San Isabel National Forests & Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands	Leadville	38	None	30 ft
South Meadows - Pike San Isabel NF Campground	Pike and San Isabel National Forests & Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands	Colorado Springs	63	None	84 ft
Spillway Campground	Pike and San Isabel National Forests & Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands	Lake George	22	None	35 ft
Springer Gulch Campground	Pike and San Isabel National Forests & Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands	Lake George	14	None	28 ft
Spruce Grove Campground	Pike and San Isabel National Forests & Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands	Lake George	26	None	36 ft
St Charles Campground - Lake Isabel	Pike and San Isabel National Forests & Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands	Canon City	14	None	45 ft
St. Louis Creek Campground	Arapaho & Roosevelt National Forests Pawnee NG	Morrison	17	None	55 ft
Stevens Creek Campground	Curecanti National Recreation Area	Gunnison	54	None	40 ft
Stillwater (Colorado) Campground	Arapaho & Roosevelt National Forests Pawnee NG	Morrison	105	21	40 ft
Target Tree Campground	San Juan National Forest		20	None	60 ft
Teal Lake Group Campsite	Medicine Bow-Routt NFs & Thunder Basin NG		18	None	–
The Bank Campground		Canon City	35	None	20 ft
Thirty Mile Campground	Rio Grande National Forest	Creede	35	None	90 ft
Thunder Ridge Campground	Pike and San Isabel National Forests & Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands	Colorado Springs	20	None	60 ft
Timberline Campground	Pike and San Isabel National Forests & Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands	S.Platte Ranger Dist	24	None	36 ft
Transfer Campground	San Juan National Forest	Mancos	17	None	40 ft
Ute Campground	San Juan National Forest	Bayfield	21	None	40 ft
Vallecito Campground	San Juan National Forest		79	13	50 ft
West Chicago Creek Campground	Arapaho & Roosevelt National Forests Pawnee NG	Morrison	14	None	40 ft
West Dolores Campground	San Juan National Forest	Dolores	18	6	65 ft
West Fork Campground	San Juan National Forest	San Juan Nf	27	None	40 ft
West Lake Campground	Arapaho & Roosevelt National Forests Pawnee NG	Morrison	35	30	40 ft
White Star Campground	Pike and San Isabel National Forests & Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands	Leadville	49	None	50 ft
Williams Creek Campground	San Juan National Forest	Pagosa Springs	60	None	45 ft
Willows Campground	White River National Forest	Silverthorne	21	None	25 ft
Zapata Falls Campground		Monte Vista	37	None	–

Gear for camping in Colorado

Portable power stations

Silent battery power for lights, phones, fans, CPAP machines and 12V fridges.

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Foldable solar panels

Recharge a power station during the day, so it lasts the whole trip.

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Quiet inverter generators

More power for RVs and air conditioning. Check the campground's generator hours.

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12V portable fridges

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Rotomolded coolers

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Family camping tents

Room for everyone plus gear.

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Rooftop tents

Sleep off the ground on top of your car or truck.

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Self-inflating sleeping pads

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Frequently asked questions

How many public campgrounds are in Colorado?

This guide lists 153 campgrounds in Colorado that can be booked through Recreation.gov, with 5,569 campsites between them.

Which Colorado campgrounds have electric hookups?

29 of them have at least some electric sites. Check the Electric column in the table above.

What are the largest campgrounds in Colorado?

Rocky Mountain National Park Moraine Park Campground (236 sites), Elk Creek Campground (150 sites), Rocky Mountain National Park Glacier Basin Campground (149 sites).