Colorado State Parks · Colorado
Trinidad Lake State Park
Colorado State Parks · Colorado, United States
- Sites
- 73
- Hookups
- 63 electric, 7 with water, 10 no hookups
- Group sites
- Yes
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Showers
- Yes
- Dump station
- Yes
- Laundry
- Yes
- Pets
- Yes
- Elevation
- 6,194 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 2
- Cell coverage
- T-Mobile weak · AT&T weak · Verizon weak (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Lake
- Trinidad Lake
- Nearest town
- Trinidad
- Address
- 32610 Highway 12, Trinidad, CO 81082
- Phone
- 719-846-6951
74 numbered sites are mapped one by one - open the site map to pick yours.
About
Trinidad Lake State Park is a Colorado State Park with 73 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 | 45° | 21° | -20° | 64° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 49° | 26° | -16° | 67° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 59° | 31° | 6° | 80° | 10 of 11 |
| April | 66° | 36° | 18° | 80° | 7 of 11 |
| May | 72° | 45° | 27° | 88° | 2 of 11 |
| June | 87° | 56° | 43° | 95° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 90° | 60° | 52° | 97° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 86° | 59° | 52° | 94° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 83° | 55° | 29° | 94° | 1 of 11 |
| October | 71° | 40° | 24° | 83° | 3 of 10 |
| November | 59° | 31° | -3° | 76° | 9 of 10 |
| December | 52° | 26° | -6° | 67° | 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
- Sugarite Canyon State Park · New Mexico State Parks · 17 mi · 40 sites
- Cordova Pass · USDA Forest Service · 28 mi · 4 sites
- Purgatoire Campground · USDA Forest Service · 30 mi · 23 sites
- Blue Lake Campground - San Isabel NF (CO) · USDA Forest Service · 33 mi · 16 sites
- Bear Lake Campground (Co) · USDA Forest Service · 33 mi · 14 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.