Arapaho National Forest / Boulder Ranger District
Approx. Dates
(Open & Close)
Approx. Hours / Week / Couple Utilities
Available
Campground Names # of
Sites
Elevation
  * W,S,E,Ph AM = Kelly Dahl 46 8600
5/20 - 9/25 40 W,S,E,Ph Kelly Dahl    
6/20 - 9/10 25 Ph Meeker Park 29 8600
5/20 - 9/25 30 W,S,E,Ph Olive Ridge 51 8400
5/20 - 9/25 30 W,S,E,Ph Olive Ridge 51 8400
5/20 - 9/25 20 HP,S Peaceful Valley 17 8800
5/20 - 9/10 35 W,S Camp Dick 47 8700
5/20 - 9/10 35 W,S Camp Dick 47 8700
5/20 - 9/10 40 W Columbine 47 9000
5/20 - 9/10 40 W,S,E Cold Springs & Pickle Gulch 38 9200
6/10 - 9/10 25 S Rainbow Lakes 17 10,000
6/10 - 9/10 25 HP,S,E Echo Lake 18 10,600
6/10 - 9/10 43 HP Guanella Pass & Clear Lake 18 10,900
5/20 - 9/10 20 W,S,E West Chicago Creek 16 9600
Notes:
  1. These campgrounds are located on Highways 7, 72, and 119 between Estes Park, CO and Central City, CO.
  2. Echo Lake, Guanella Pass, Clear Lake, and West Chicago Creek are south of I-70 near Idaho Springs and Georgetown.

Arapaho National Forest / Boulder Ranger District
Approx. Dates
(Open & Close)
Approx. Hours / Week / Couple Utilities
Available
Campground Names # of
Sites
Elevation
6/1 - 9/30 * W,S AM = Brainard Lake 0 10,300
6/10 - 9/15 60 W,S Brainard Lake    
6/10 - 9/15 60 W,S Brainard Lake    
6/10 - 9/15 60 W,S Brainard Lake    
6/10 - 9/15 56 W,S Brainard Lake Trailheads    
Notes:
  1. Brainard Lake is about 25 miles west of Boulder, CO.
  2. Brainard Lake is the most popular area in the Boulder Ranger District.  It is day-use only until the construction in Pawnee Campground is complete.

Arapaho National Forest / Canyon Lakes Ranger District
Approx. Dates
(Open & Close)
Approx. Hours / Week / Couple Utilities
Available
Campground Names # of
Sites
Elevation
5/20 - 10/1 * W,S,E,Ph AM = Mountain Park 55 + 1 Group 6700
5/20 - 9/25 40 W,S,E Mountain Park    
5/20 - 9/25 40 W,S,E Mountain Park    
6/20 - 9/25 40 W,S Chambers Lake 51 9200
6/20 - 9/25 40 W,S Chambers Lake    
6/20 - 9/25 40 W,S Long Draw & Grandview 25 10,000
6/20 - 9/25 50 W,S Tunnel & Browns Park 77 8600
5/20 - 9/25 30 W,S,E,Ph Big Bend, Sleeping Elephant,
Big South, Aspen Glen
37 7700
5/20 - 9/10 40 W,S Kelly Flats 23 6800
6/10 - 9/30 30 W,S,E,Ph Jack's Gulch & Tom Bennett 82 + 1 Group 8000
6/10 - 9/30 30 W,S,E Jack's Gulch & Tom Bennett    
5/10 - 9/30 50 W,S,E Dutch George & Narrows 29 6500
5/10 - 9/30 50 W,S,E Ansel Watrous & Stove Prairie 28 5800
5/15 - 9/30 50 W,S,E,Ph Bellaire Lake 30 8600
5/15 - 9/30 60 W,S,E,Ph Dowdy Lake 62 8100
  50 W,S,E Dowdy Lake    
4/6 - 9/30 60 W,S,E West Lake 38 8200
4/6 - 9/30 10 W,S,E Crowe Valley 10 4800
Notes:
  1. These campgrounds are located west of Fort Collins, CO on Hwy 14 in the Poudre Canyon and in the Red Feather Lakes area.

Arapaho National Forest / Sulphur Ranger District
Approx. Dates
(Open & Close)
Approx. Hours / Week / Couple Utilities
Available
Campground Names # of
Sites
Elevation
5/18 - 9/30 * W,S,E,Ph AM = Stillwater 129 8400
  40 W,S,E Stillwater    
  40 W,S,E Stillwater    
  40 W,S,E Stillwater    
5/15 - 9/30 40 W,S,E Sunset Point 29 9000
5/20 - 9/30 30 W,S Arapaho Bay - Big Rock 84 8400
  35 W,S Arapaho Bay - Moraine    
  35 W,S Arapaho Bay - Roaring Fork    
5/15 - 9/30 40 W,S,E,Ph Green Ridge 77 8400
5/15 - 9/30 40 W,S,E Green Ridge    
5/25 - 9/30 40 W,S Willow Creek 35 8100
5/20 - 9/30 20 W,S Denver Creek 22 8600
6/10 - 9/10 30 S South Fork, Horseshoe, & Sugarloaf 39 8900
Notes:
  1. These campgrounds are on the west side of Rocky Mountain National Park near Granby, CO.