Colorado State Parks · Colorado
Rifle Falls State Park
Colorado State Parks · Colorado, United States
- Sites
- 20
- Hookups
- 12 electric, 7 no hookups
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Pets
- Yes
- Elevation
- 6,608 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
- Rifle
- Address
- 5775 Highway 325, Rifle, CO 81650
- Phone
- 970-625-1607
19 numbered sites are mapped one by one - open the site map to pick yours.
About
Rifle Falls 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 | 32° | 11° | -14° | 44° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 35° | 16° | -6° | 49° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 43° | 23° | 4° | 68° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 52° | 28° | 11° | 67° | 11 of 11 |
| May | 65° | 36° | 20° | 78° | 3 of 11 |
| June | 80° | 50° | 38° | 93° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 87° | 57° | 47° | 96° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 83° | 55° | 48° | 92° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 76° | 49° | 35° | 87° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 61° | 36° | 5° | 74° | 6 of 10 |
| November | 48° | 27° | -9° | 61° | 10 of 10 |
| December | 34° | 10° | -13° | 51° | 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
- Rifle Mountain Park Campground · City, County & Regional Parks · 4 mi
- Rifle Gap State Park · Colorado State Parks · 5 mi · 89 sites
- Meadow Ridge Campground · USDA Forest Service · 13 mi
- Meadow Lake Campground · USDA Forest Service · 13 mi
- South Fork Campground · USDA Forest Service · 16 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.