Colorado State Parks · Colorado
Rifle Gap State Park
Colorado State Parks · Colorado, United States
- Sites
- 89
- Hookups
- 53 electric, 33 with water
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Showers
- Yes
- Dump station
- Yes
- Pets
- Yes
- Elevation
- 5,955 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Cell coverage
- Verizon weak · T-Mobile none · AT&T none (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Lake
- Rifle Gap Reservoir
- Nearest town
- Rifle
- Address
- 5775 Highway 325, Rifle, CO 81650
- Phone
- 970-625-1607
82 numbered sites are mapped one by one - open the site map to pick yours.
About
Rifle Gap State Park is a Colorado State Park with 89 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 | 34° | 12° | -12° | 43° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 36° | 19° | -4° | 53° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 45° | 26° | 7° | 72° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 57° | 30° | 15° | 72° | 10 of 11 |
| May | 70° | 40° | 26° | 83° | 2 of 11 |
| June | 84° | 52° | 43° | 97° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 91° | 59° | 50° | 100° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 87° | 57° | 51° | 96° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 80° | 50° | 37° | 91° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 63° | 37° | 17° | 77° | 4 of 10 |
| November | 52° | 29° | -13° | 64° | 9 of 10 |
| December | 35° | 10° | -10° | 52° | 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 Falls State Park · Colorado State Parks · 5 mi · 20 sites
- Rifle Mountain Park Campground · City, County & Regional Parks · 8 mi
- Meadow Ridge Campground · USDA Forest Service · 17 mi
- Meadow Lake Campground · USDA Forest Service · 17 mi
- South Fork Campground · USDA Forest Service · 20 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.