Colorado · Camping

Echo Park Campground

Echo Park CampgroundPhoto: Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Yes
fee
Apr–May, Sep–Oct
best months

Clear today

Weather is good · OpenWeather · checked 7 h ago

Is Echo Park Campground open right now?

Closure reported

The National Park Service lists a closure that covers Echo Park Campground.

  • Echo Park Road and Campground Closure

    Park closure covering Dinosaur National Monument · NPS · Dinosaur National Monument

  • Rainbow Park Closure

    Park closure covering Dinosaur National Monument · NPS · Dinosaur National Monument

As of · Source: NPS · Dinosaur National Monument. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

  • At 5,090 ft
  • Dinosaur National Monument

Echo Park Campground is a National Park Service campground inside Dinosaur National Monument in Colorado, about 17.5 miles from the Quarry Area weather station in Utah. The National Park Service manages the land. The most comfortable months for a visit are late spring and early fall. Typical averages from the nearby Quarry Area station show May highs around 75°F and September highs around 81°F, while July averages about 94°F and winter highs hover near freezing. A fee is charged for camping here. The Confluence/Sand Canyon Access Trail starts just 0.3 miles away, and Harper's Corner Trail is about 1.2 miles off. Across the Utah line, Jones Hole Trail is roughly 3.9 miles away, and the Yampa River Multiday Trip is about 5.7 miles away.

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  • Best time to go · Apr–May, Sep–Oct

    Best time to visit Echo Park Campground

    Best months: April–May and September–October. 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.

    1. Jan

      30° / 8°

      4 wet · 3 snow

    2. Feb

      39° / 16°

      4 wet · 2 snow

    3. Mar

      55° / 27°

      5 wet · 1 snow

    4. Apr

      64° / 35°

      5 wet

    5. May

      75° / 44°

      5 wet

    6. Jun

      88° / 52°

      3 wet

    7. Jul

      94° / 59°

      3 wet

    8. Aug

      92° / 56°

      4 wet

    9. Sep

      81° / 47°

      5 wet

    10. Oct

      65° / 35°

      5 wet

    11. Nov

      48° / 24°

      5 wet · 1 snow

    12. Dec

      33° / 12°

      4 wet · 3 snow

    Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Dinosaur Nm-Quarry Area, UT, 17.5 mi away at 4,802 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

    Closures we've recorded since August 2026

    • Echo Park Road and Campground Closure

      Dinosaur National Monument · seen Oct 7, 2026, no lift recorded · National Park Service

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