Best Campgrounds in Colorado

Lakefront sites at 8,200 feet elevation surround you with mountain vistas while providing electric hookups and impeccably maintained vault toilets cleaned daily. Cast a line for trout from your campsite, paddle the calm waters, or gather firewood right from the surrounding forest.

Perched at 8,500 feet, this campground delivers sweeping Continental Divide views and serves as your gateway to Rocky Mountain National Park's legendary Bear Lake corridor trails.

Towering at 10,000 feet in the San Juan Mountains, this high-altitude haven surrounds you with wildflower meadows and direct access to Gold Medal fishing waters. Launch your boat at dawn to catch trophy trout, then spend afternoons exploring trails that wind into the legendary Weminuche Wilderness.

Towering aspens and alpine conifers frame your campsite at 9,800 feet, where Middle Cottonwood Creek provides the soundtrack to mountain mornings. From this high-country basecamp, legendary Sawatch Range trails and the scenic Cottonwood Pass await just beyond your campfire ring.

Tent-only sites nestle among towering pines where the Taylor River provides your nighttime soundtrack and unlimited firewood keeps your campfire glowing beneath star-filled skies.

Campers wake to sunrise reflections on the serene 25-acre West Lake, where no-wake waters invite peaceful morning canoe paddles and excellent trout fishing just steps from your tent.

Nestled at 9,000 feet in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, this high-alpine retreat delivers stunning elevation camping where crisp mountain air meets dense forest canopy.

Nestled along a babbling mountain creek beneath towering ponderosa pines, this campground delivers pristine facilities and a peaceful atmosphere that keeps campers returning year after year.

Towering pines shade spacious riverside sites where the East Fork of the San Juan River provides your constant soundtrack and fishing opportunities steps from your tent.