Public land camping
National Park Campgrounds in Colorado
22 places to camp in Colorado run by the National Park Service.
- 22
- federal places to camp
- 22 Park Service
- 20
- take reservations
- On Recreation.gov. The rest are first come, first served, or not listed there
- 8,900 ft
- at the highest of them
- Rocky Mountain National Park Timber Creek Campground. The lowest, Echo Park Campground, sits at 5,077 ft
- 1,206
- campsites you can book ahead
- On Recreation.gov. The longest rig any of them takes is 65 feet
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National park campgrounds in Colorado
22 places
- Black Canyon Of The Gunnison North Rim Campground Park Service · Black Canyon Of The Gunnison National Park · Montrose County 7,767 ftelevation 13sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Black Canyon Of The Gunnison South Rim Campground Park Service · Black Canyon Of The Gunnison National Park · Montrose County 8,242 ftelevation 84sites 65 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Cimarron Campground Park Service · Curecanti National Recreation Area · Montrose County 6,895 ftelevation 21sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Deerlodge Park Campground Park Service · Dinosaur National Monument · Moffat County 5,612 ftelevation 7sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- East Elk Creek Group Campsite group campground Park Service · Curecanti National Recreation Area · Gunnison County 7,616 ftelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- East Portal Campground Park Service · Curecanti National Recreation Area · Montrose County 6,526 ftelevation 15sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Echo Park Campground Park Service · Dinosaur National Monument · Moffat County 5,077 ftelevation 22sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Elk Creek Campground Park Service · Curecanti National Recreation Area · Gunnison County 7,533 ftelevation 150sites 62 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Gates of Lodore Campground Park Service · Dinosaur National Monument · Moffat County 5,349 ftelevation 19sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Lake Fork Campground Park Service · Curecanti National Recreation Area · Gunnison County 7,548 ftelevation 83sites 52 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Medano Pass Primitive Road Campsites Park Service · Great Sand Dunes National Park · Saguache County 8,570 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed
- Morefield Campground Park Service · Mesa Verde National Park · Montezuma County 7,811 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed
- Pinon Flats Campground Park Service · Great Sand Dunes National Park · Alamosa County 8,175 ftelevation 89sites 35 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Ponderosa Campground Park Service · Curecanti National Recreation Area · Gunnison County 7,852 ftelevation 28sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Red Creek Group Site group campground Park Service · Curecanti National Recreation Area · Gunnison County 8,116 ftelevation 1site 22 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Rocky Mountain National Park Aspenglen Campground Park Service · Rocky Mountain National Park · Larimer County 8,184 ftelevation 49sites 2 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Rocky Mountain National Park Glacier Basin Campground Park Service · Rocky Mountain National Park · Larimer County 8,500 ftelevation 149sites 35 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Rocky Mountain National Park Longs Peak Campground Park Service · Rocky Mountain National Park · Larimer County 9,500 ftelevation 26sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Rocky Mountain National Park Moraine Park Campground Park Service · Rocky Mountain National Park · Larimer County 8,161 ftelevation 236sites 40 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Rocky Mountain National Park Timber Creek Campground Park Service · Rocky Mountain National Park · Grand County 8,900 ftelevation 80sites 30 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Saddlehorn Campground Park Service · Colorado National Monument · Mesa County 5,735 ftelevation 79sites 40 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Stevens Creek Campground Park Service · Curecanti National Recreation Area · Gunnison County 7,540 ftelevation 54sites 40 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
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