Colorado · Camping

Vaughan Lake Campground

from $20
fee

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Alert in the area

The Forest Service lists 3 alerts for Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest.

As of · Source: USFS · Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

  • At 9,500 ftHigh camp: expect cold nights, even in summer
  • Yampa Ranger DistrictMedicine Bow-Routt National Forest

Vaughan Lake Campground is a Forest Service campground in the Yampa Ranger District of the Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest in Colorado. It is a simple base for overnight stays, with vault toilets as the only listed amenity. A fee is charged for use of the site. The Forest Service manages the land, and the campground sits within the national forest's Yampa Ranger District. Several trails start close by. Cyclone is about 1.3 miles away and Transfer about 1.5 miles. Pagoda Trail is roughly 2.7 miles off. For paddling, the East Fork Williams Fork is about 3.9 miles away.

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