Colorado State Parks · Colorado
State Forest State Park - Ranger Lakes Campground
Colorado State Parks · Colorado, United States · in State Forest State Park
- Sites
- 32
- Pets
- Yes
- Elevation
- 9,236 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)
- Lake
- Ranger Lakes
- Nearest town
- Walden
- Address
- 56750 Highway 14, Walden, CO 80480
- Phone
- 970-723-8366
About
Ranger Lakes Campground is one of State Forest State Park's developed campground loops, on the Ranger Lakes Nature Trail near the park's Michigan River entrance. All 32 sites here are electric sites, though a full per-site hookup breakdown isn't published; confirm hookup details when booking.
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 | 24° | 7° | -22° | 38° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 28° | 10° | -11° | 43° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 34° | 15° | 0° | 51° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 42° | 21° | -2° | 55° | 11 of 11 |
| May | 51° | 30° | 19° | 62° | 11 of 11 |
| June | 68° | 40° | 25° | 80° | 3 of 11 |
| July | 74° | 48° | 38° | 82° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 72° | 47° | 39° | 79° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 66° | 41° | 18° | 76° | 1 of 11 |
| October | 50° | 29° | -14° | 62° | 10 of 10 |
| November | 38° | 15° | -8° | 52° | 10 of 10 |
| December | 27° | 7° | -11° | 39° | 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
- Pines Campground · USDA Forest Service · 2 mi
- Aspen Campground · USDA Forest Service · 3 mi
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- State Forest State Park - Bockman · Colorado State Parks · 4 mi · 52 sites
- State Forest State Park - Crags · Colorado State Parks · 4 mi · 26 sites
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