Colorado State Parks · Colorado
Paonia State Park
Colorado State Parks · Colorado, United States
- Sites
- 20
- Hookups
- 7 electric, 13 no hookups
- Drinking water
- No
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Pets
- Yes
- Elevation
- 6,421 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Cell coverage
- T-Mobile none · AT&T none · Verizon none (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Nearest town
- Crawford
- Address
- P O Box 147, Crawford, CO 81415
- Phone
- 970-921-5721
20 numbered sites are mapped one by one - open the site map to pick yours.
About
Paonia State Park is a Colorado State Park with 20 campsites available for camping.
Fees
Colorado State Parks charge camping fees under a statewide flat fee schedule by site type, not park-specific nightly rates: Backcountry $13-$18/night, Basic (no hookup) $22-$28/night, Electric $27-$36/night, Full hook-up (water/sewer/electric) $32-$41/night, Accessible/Group $22-$41/night - plus a separate daily park entrance pass ($10-$11/vehicle) required in addition to camping fees. Individual park pages quote sub-ranges of this same schedule depending on which site types that park offers. (Source: cpw.state.co.us/camping fee schedule.)
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 36° | 18° | -8° | 47° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 38° | 22° | 0° | 51° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 47° | 28° | 9° | 62° | 10 of 11 |
| April | 55° | 34° | 20° | 67° | 8 of 11 |
| May | 64° | 40° | 30° | 79° | 1 of 11 |
| June | 82° | 51° | 40° | 93° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 88° | 58° | 49° | 96° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 84° | 57° | 49° | 93° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 77° | 50° | 32° | 88° | 1 of 11 |
| October | 64° | 40° | -5° | 74° | 3 of 10 |
| November | 51° | 26° | -12° | 62° | 10 of 10 |
| December | 38° | 15° | -10° | 54° | 10 of 10 |
Mid-month figures from 2016–2026 of daily weather at this spot (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0), in °F. Typical is the median; coldest and hottest are the extremes seen.
Nearby campgrounds
- Erickson Springs · USDA Forest Service · 4 mi · 4 sites
- Lost Lake Campground · USDA Forest Service · 9 mi
- Bogan Flats Campground and Group · USDA Forest Service · 11 mi · 37 sites
- Marble Campground · City, County & Regional Parks · 12 mi
- McClure Campground · USDA Forest Service · 12 mi
All public campgrounds in Colorado · Every state and province · Facts read from the operator 2026-08-25. Confirm fees, rules and current status with the operator before you go.