USDA Forest Service · Colorado
Vaughn Lake Campground
USDA Forest Service · Colorado, United States
- Cost
- Overnight Use: Single Site: $20 per night
- Drinking water
- No
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 9,495 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
- VAUGHN LAKE CG (NFSR 976.1) · native material · high clearance vehicles
- Nearest town
- Yampa, CO
- Activities
- Camping, Tent, Camping, Trailer, Camping, Vehicle, Hiking, Horseback Riding, Special Landcraft (Ohvs)
About
US Forest Service campground. 6 campsites near Vaughan Lake. Vaughan Lake Campground is a small campground in the Dunckley Pass area, 31 miles northwest of Yampa. It is along Forest Highway 16, a portion of the Flat Tops Trail Scenic and Historic Byway. Facilities: Trash collection, restroom, picnic tables and fire grates. Drinking water is NOT available. The campground has 6 sites and a maximum spur length of 22 ft. Pack out what you pack in. Not reservable through Recreation.gov, so plan on first-come, first-served; check with the ranger district for current conditions and fees.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 26° | 8° | -18° | 38° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 28° | 10° | -7° | 44° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 35° | 16° | -2° | 53° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 42° | 21° | 1° | 54° | 11 of 11 |
| May | 50° | 29° | 16° | 62° | 11 of 11 |
| June | 66° | 38° | 27° | 80° | 5 of 11 |
| July | 74° | 49° | 38° | 83° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 71° | 47° | 41° | 79° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 65° | 41° | 22° | 76° | 1 of 11 |
| October | 50° | 28° | -12° | 62° | 10 of 10 |
| November | 39° | 15° | -10° | 53° | 10 of 10 |
| December | 28° | 10° | -13° | 42° | 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
- Sheriff's Reservoir Campground · USDA Forest Service · 7 mi
- Himes Peak Campground · USDA Forest Service · 7 mi
- Shepherds Rim Campground · USDA Forest Service · 10 mi · 16 sites
- Chapman Reservoir Campground · USDA Forest Service · 10 mi
- Cold Springs Campground · USDA Forest Service · 10 mi
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