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Camping near

Yampa, Colorado

10 federal places to camp within 30 miles of Yampa in Routt County: 8 Forest Service, 2 BLM.

10
federal places to camp
8 Forest Service, 2 BLM
12.4 mi
to the nearest one
Lynx Pass Campground
9,720 ft
at the highest of them
Shepherds Rim Campground. The lowest, Radium Recreation Area, sits at 6,873 ft
176
campsites you can book ahead
On Recreation.gov. The longest rig any of them takes is 76 feet

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Federal land, by managing agency

  • Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
  • US Forest Service (USFS)
  • National Park Service (NPS)
  • US Fish and Wildlife (USFW)
  • Bureau of Reclamation (USBR)
  • Department Of Defense (DOD)
  • Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)
  • Other Federal
  • State
  • Local
  • Alaska Native Lands (Patented or Interim Conveyed)
  • Alaska Native Allotment

Federal campgrounds, by agency

  • Forest Service
  • Bureau of Land Management
  • National Park Service
  • Army Corps of Engineers
  • Reclamation, Fish and Wildlife and others

State and local land (USGS PAD-US)

  • State land
  • County and city land
  • Regional agency or district
  • Land trust or conservancy

Gaps with no tint inside public land are private parcels, often old mining claims and homesteads. They are not open to the public.

Dashed clay lines on the base map are unpaved tracks from OpenStreetMap. They show what exists on the ground, not what is legal to drive.

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Boundaries are approximate and land status changes. This map is a planning aid, not a survey or a statement of access. Confirm routes, closures and camping rules with the managing office.

Within 30 miles of Yampa, nearest first

10 places

  1. Lynx Pass Campground Forest Service · Medicine Bow-Routt NFs · Routt County 12.4 miaway 8,991 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed
  2. Cold Springs Campground Forest Service · Medicine Bow-Routt NFs · Garfield County 14 miaway 10,253 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed
  3. Meadows Campground Forest Service · Medicine Bow-Routt NFs · Routt County 18.3 miaway 9,300 ftelevation 30sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  4. Shepherds Rim Campground Forest Service · White River National Forest · Garfield County 20.8 miaway 9,720 ftelevation 15sites 54 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  5. Dumont Campground Forest Service · Medicine Bow-Routt NFs · Grand County 22.9 miaway 9,561 ftelevation 21sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  6. Radium Recreation Area BLM · Kremmling Recreation Management Area · Grand County 23.3 miaway 6,873 ftelevation 18sites 18 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  7. Pumphouse Recreation Area BLM · Kremmling Recreation Management Area · Grand County 24.1 miaway 7,008 ftelevation 20sites 20 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  8. Dry Lake Campground Forest Service · Medicine Bow-Routt NFs · Routt County 27.3 miaway 8,277 ftelevation 22sites 76 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  9. Marvine Campground Forest Service · White River National Forest · Rio Blanco County 29.2 miaway 8,200 ftelevation 22sites 40 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  10. North Fork Campground Forest Service · White River National Forest · Rio Blanco County 29.3 miaway 7,800 ftelevation 28sites 40 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov