USDA Forest Service · Colorado
Cold Springs Campground
USDA Forest Service · Colorado, United States
- Drinking water
- No
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 10,318 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
- COLD SPRINGS CG (NFSR 900.3D) · crushed aggregate or gravel · moderate degree of user comfort
- Lake
- Medicine Bow-Routt NFs & Thunder Basin NG
- Nearest town
- Yampa
- Address
- CO
- Activities
- Camping
About
ABOUT: Cold Springs Campground is located approximately 16.5 miles outside of Yampa, Colorado with views of the Flat Tops Wilderness. This is a small, very popular campground with 5 campsites. The area accesses some great fishing and hiking, with a nearby boat launch at the Yamcolo Reservoir as well as 2 other reservoirs nearby.
AMENITIES: 1 vault toilet, potable water, and each campsite has a picnic table and fire grate. No electric or showers.
HIKING: This is a prime area as the campground is close to the Stillwater and Smith Lake Trailheads on Forest Service Rd 900. Paper trail guides for hiking as well as other information are available at the Yampa Ranger Station in downtown Yampa.
DIRECTIONS: From downtown Yampa, take County Road 7 just behind the local General Store, (Montgomery’s Grocery) for approximately 6 miles. The paved road turns into gravel where it becomes Forest Service Road 900. Cold Springs Campground is 16 miles on the right side after passing Bear Lake and Horseshoe Campgrounds.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 25° | 5° | -18° | 36° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 26° | 8° | -10° | 42° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 33° | 13° | -2° | 50° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 40° | 19° | -2° | 52° | 11 of 11 |
| May | 48° | 27° | 15° | 58° | 11 of 11 |
| June | 63° | 37° | 25° | 77° | 6 of 11 |
| July | 72° | 46° | 36° | 80° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 69° | 45° | 38° | 77° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 62° | 39° | 18° | 73° | 5 of 11 |
| October | 49° | 26° | -10° | 60° | 10 of 10 |
| November | 38° | 13° | -10° | 51° | 10 of 10 |
| December | 26° | 5° | -15° | 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
- Horseshoe Campground · USDA Forest Service · 0 mi
- Bear Lake Campground · USDA Forest Service · 3 mi
- Bear River Designated Dispersed · USDA Forest Service · 6 mi
- Shepherds Rim Campground · USDA Forest Service · 7 mi · 16 sites
- Sheriff's Reservoir Campground · USDA Forest Service · 8 mi
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