Colorado State Parks · Colorado
Ridgway State Park
Colorado State Parks · Colorado, United States
- Sites
- 278
- Hookups
- 253 electric, 79 with water, 25 no hookups
- Group sites
- Yes
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Showers
- Yes
- Dump station
- Yes
- Laundry
- Yes
- Pets
- Yes
- Elevation
- 6,864 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Cell coverage
- AT&T good · Verizon good · T-Mobile none (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Lake
- Ridgway Reservoir
- Nearest town
- Ridgway
- Address
- 28555 Highway 550, Ridgway, CO 81432
- Phone
- 970-626-5822
274 numbered sites are mapped one by one - open the site map to pick yours.
About
Ridgway State Park is a Colorado State Park with 278 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° | 12° | -14° | 49° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 39° | 15° | -4° | 54° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 46° | 23° | 4° | 67° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 54° | 29° | 10° | 68° | 11 of 11 |
| May | 66° | 38° | 16° | 78° | 4 of 11 |
| June | 80° | 49° | 35° | 91° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 86° | 55° | 47° | 93° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 82° | 53° | 46° | 89° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 76° | 48° | 35° | 86° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 63° | 35° | 16° | 72° | 6 of 10 |
| November | 52° | 28° | -9° | 64° | 10 of 10 |
| December | 40° | 10° | -13° | 53° | 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
- Beaver Lake (CO) · USDA Forest Service · 11 mi · 4 sites
- Big Cimarron · USDA Forest Service · 11 mi · 4 sites
- Silver Jack Campground (CO) · USDA Forest Service · 11 mi · 45 sites
- Jackson Guard Station · USDA Forest Service · 12 mi · 1 sites
- Amphitheater (Co) · USDA Forest Service · 14 mi · 35 sites
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.