Colorado State Parks · Colorado
Yampa River State Park
Colorado State Parks · Colorado, United States
- Sites
- 71
- Hookups
- 35 electric
- Group sites
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Showers
- Yes
- Dump station
- Yes
- Laundry
- Yes
- Pets
- Yes
- Elevation
- 6,306 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Cell coverage
- T-Mobile good · AT&T good · Verizon good (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Lake
- Yampa River
- Nearest town
- Hayden
- Address
- 6185 W. US Hwy. 40, Hayden, CO 81639
- Phone
- 970-276-2061
48 numbered sites are mapped one by one - open the site map to pick yours.
About
Yampa River State Park is a Colorado State Park with 71 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 | 30° | 11° | -17° | 45° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 35° | 16° | -11° | 53° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 42° | 23° | 7° | 68° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 51° | 27° | 9° | 70° | 11 of 11 |
| May | 66° | 36° | 15° | 77° | 6 of 11 |
| June | 80° | 48° | 38° | 93° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 87° | 55° | 46° | 96° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 84° | 54° | 46° | 91° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 77° | 47° | 33° | 88° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 61° | 33° | 10° | 74° | 9 of 10 |
| November | 48° | 25° | -11° | 62° | 10 of 10 |
| December | 33° | 11° | -6° | 47° | 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
- Routt County Fairgrounds RV Park · City, County & Regional Parks · 3 mi · 21 sites
- Elkhead Reservoir State Park · Colorado State Parks · 7 mi · 46 sites
- Freeman Reservoir Campground · USDA Forest Service · 20 mi
- Trout Creek Campground · USDA Forest Service · 21 mi
- Chapman Reservoir Campground · USDA Forest Service · 24 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.