USDA Forest Service · Colorado
Stove Prairie
USDA Forest Service · Colorado, United States
- Sites
- 9
- Hookups
- 5 no hookups
- Season
- May 1 to October 10
- Max RV length
- 40 ft
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Pets
- Yes
- Elevation
- 6,076 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)
- Access road
- STOVE PRAIRIE LANDING (NFSR 296.3) · asphalt · moderate degree of user comfort
- Lake
- Arapaho & Roosevelt National Forests Pawnee NG
- Nearest town
- Morrison
- Address
- 9054 U.S Hwy 285, Morrison, CO, 80465
- Phone
- 970-295-6700
- Activities
- Biking, Birding, Boating, Camping, Canoeing, Fishing, Hiking, Kayaking, Mountain Biking, Rafting, Water Sports, Whitewater Rafting
9 numbered sites are mapped one by one - open the site map to pick yours.
About
Overview
Stove Prairie Campground is located on the Cache la Poudre River, 26 miles northwest of Fort Collins, in north central Colorado. Visitors enjoy the area for its great rafting, fishing and hiking opportunities.
Recreation
The Cache la Poudre River offers whitewater rafting and fishing. Anglers cast for brown, cutthroat and rainbow trout.
Hiking, biking and horseback riding trails are in the surrounding area, including the Mt. McConnel Trail, William R. Kreutzer National Recreation Trail and Young Gulch Trail.
Other popular activities include birding and wildlife viewing.
Facilities
The campground offers eight accessible, single-family campsites. Four sites are walk-to tent sites. Each site is equipped with a 12-by-15 tent pad, table and campfire ring with grill.
Accessible vault toilets are provided. Dead and downed firewood may be gathered in the surrounding forest, or purchased from the campground host.
Natural Features
The canyon's vegetation varies from dense forests to open meadows, surrounded by steep mountains. The campground is situated among ponderosa pine and aspen trees on the banks of the Cache la Poudre River, Colorado's first National Wild and Scenic River.
Contact Info
For facility specific information, please call (530) 529-0578.
Charges & Cancellations
Modifications for this campground must be made through Recreation.gov or by calling the call center at 1-877-444-6777 PRIOR to your reservation start date. Customers and contact center agents cannot modify reservations on or after the check-in date.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 38° | 18° | -17° | 54° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 41° | 17° | -16° | 59° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 47° | 24° | 7° | 70° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 57° | 32° | -4° | 76° | 10 of 11 |
| May | 63° | 41° | 21° | 80° | 2 of 11 |
| June | 80° | 51° | 44° | 92° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 85° | 57° | 47° | 94° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 82° | 55° | 49° | 91° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 77° | 49° | 26° | 90° | 1 of 11 |
| October | 63° | 38° | 0° | 76° | 4 of 10 |
| November | 52° | 29° | 4° | 68° | 9 of 10 |
| December | 41° | 22° | 2° | 58° | 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.
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