Colorado River Camp
- May–Sep
- best months
- At 6,560 ft
- Upper Colorado River District
Colorado River Camp is a Bureau of Land Management campground in the Upper Colorado River District of western Colorado. It sits on land managed by the BLM, and the nearest town is Yampa, about 19 miles away. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from the nearby Yampa weather station show July highs around 79°F with lows near 46°F, while winter highs stay around freezing. That station sits roughly 1,300 feet lower than the camp, so temperatures at the camp run cooler. Paddlers will find several creeks within about 10 miles. Red Dirt Creek is about 6.6 miles away, Cabin Creek about 7.6 miles, Derby Creek about 8.1 miles, and Egeria Creek about 9.5 miles.
Local outfitters
- Rancho Del Rio12 mi away
- Flat Tops Wilderness Guides19 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- Red Dirt CreekCanoeing6.6 mi
- Cabin CreekCanoeing7.6 mi
- Derby CreekCanoeing8.1 mi
- Egeria CreekCanoeing9.5 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
Rancho Del RioCamping · ~20 min drivePhoto: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Gypsum CampgroundCamping · ~31 min drive
Aunt Sara's Riverdance RV ResortCamping · ~33 min drivePhoto: inkknife_2000 (7.5 million views +), CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Catamount Bridge Boat LaunchCamping · Next door
- Derby Loop CampCamping · ~14 min drive
- King Creek TrailheadCamping · ~17 min drive
- Windy Point SiteCamping · ~17 min drive
- Wolcott CampgroundCamping · ~25 min drive
- Wolcott CampgroundCamping · ~25 min drive
- Bear River Designated DispersedCamping · ~26 min drive
Best time to visit Colorado River Camp
Best months: May–September. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
32° / 7°
12 wet
Feb
34° / 9°
11 wet
Mar
43° / 17°
10 wet
Apr
52° / 24°
11 wet
May
62° / 33°
10 wet
Jun
74° / 40°
8 wet
Jul
79° / 46°
10 wet
Aug
77° / 45°
11 wet
Sep
70° / 37°
9 wet
Oct
57° / 27°
8 wet
Nov
42° / 17°
9 wet
Dec
32° / 8°
11 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Yampa, CO, 18.8 mi away at 7,857 ft. The station sits about 1,300 ft higher than this place, so expect it a little warmer here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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