USDA Forest Service · Colorado
Meadow Ridge Campground
USDA Forest Service · Colorado, United States
- Drinking water
- No
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 9,560 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
- MEADOW RIDGE CAMPGROUND (NFSR 823.2D) · crushed aggregate or gravel · suitable for passenger cars
- Lake
- White River National Forest
- Address
- CO
- Activities
- Camping
About
Meadow Ridge Campground is located 35 miles north of New Castle via the Buford-New Castle Road (County/Forest Road 245). The campground offers 20 campsites, all of which are available on a first-come, first-serve basis. These campsites are suitable for tent, RV, and trailer camping, with parking spurs of up to 50 feet in length.
Facilities at the campground include picnic tables, fire grates, trash disposal, secure food storage, and vault toilets. The campground includes several handicap accessible sites. This is a fee use area.
Meadow Ridge Campground is located less than 0.25 miles from Meadow Lake. During your stay at the campground, be sure to check out the Meadow Lake Picnic Area. The Picnic Area includes picnic tables and fire rings on both sides of the lake, plus a dock, boat ramp, and restroom on the western shoreline. The day use fee for the Picnic Area is waived for campground guests. Meadow Lake itself is located in a popular area for fishing, hunting, and OHV riding. The campground also provides an easy staging area for accessing numerous non-motorized trails in the southwest Flat Tops.
Typical open season dates are May 28 to October 25.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 26° | 6° | -17° | 38° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 27° | 10° | -8° | 43° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 35° | 16° | -1° | 53° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 43° | 22° | 1° | 54° | 11 of 11 |
| May | 51° | 27° | 12° | 63° | 11 of 11 |
| June | 68° | 41° | 28° | 81° | 4 of 11 |
| July | 75° | 48° | 39° | 83° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 72° | 48° | 40° | 81° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 65° | 41° | 27° | 75° | 2 of 11 |
| October | 51° | 28° | -9° | 62° | 10 of 10 |
| November | 40° | 19° | -13° | 52° | 10 of 10 |
| December | 27° | 7° | -16° | 44° | 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
- Meadow Lake Campground · USDA Forest Service · 1 mi
- South Fork Campground · USDA Forest Service · 4 mi
- Rifle Mountain Park Campground · City, County & Regional Parks · 10 mi
- Rifle Falls State Park · Colorado State Parks · 13 mi · 20 sites
- Deep Lake Campground · USDA Forest Service · 13 mi · 29 sites
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