State ledger · CO
Campground booking odds in CO
48 campgrounds ranked from easiest to hardest to book in October.
National Parks & Public Lands
Explore parks & forests in CO
Booking difficulty ledgers and campground listings for 23 parks and public land areas in CO.
Pike and San Isabel National Forests & Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands62 campgrounds →White River National Forest32 campgrounds →Arapaho & Roosevelt National Forests Pawnee NG30 campgrounds →San Juan National Forest21 campgrounds →Rio Grande National Forest20 campgrounds →Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forest19 campgrounds →Medicine Bow-Routt NFs & Thunder Basin NG15 campgrounds →Curecanti National Recreation Area5 campgrounds →Rocky Mountain National Park4 campgrounds →Kremmling Recreation Management Area2 campgrounds →Shelf Road Sites2 campgrounds →18 Road - North Fruita Desert1 campground →Black Canyon Of The Gunnison National Park1 campground →Bureau of Land Management1 campground →Colorado National Monument1 campground →Dinosaur National Monument1 campground →
Showing top 16 of 23 parks & public lands in CO.
Ranked — easiest first
| # | Campground | Park | Odds | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ELK CREEK CAMPGROUND | Curecanti National Recreation Area | 1 | Easy |
| 2 | Hovenweep Campground | Hovenweep National Monument | 2 | Easy |
| 3 | Pumphouse Recreation Area | Kremmling Recreation Management Area | 2 | Easy |
| 4 | Radium Recreation Area | Kremmling Recreation Management Area | 2 | Easy |
| 5 | Rocky Mountain National Park Timber Creek Campground | Rocky Mountain National Park | 2 | Easy |
| 6 | Black Canyon Of The Gunnison South Rim Campground | Black Canyon Of The Gunnison National Park | 3 | Easy |
| 7 | BLUE MOUNTAIN | Pike and San Isabel National Forests & Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands | 3 | Easy |
| 8 | HORSESHOE CAMPGROUND | Pike and San Isabel National Forests & Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands | 3 | Easy |
| 9 | Lodgepole (Jefferson Lake, Fairplay Colorado) | Pike and San Isabel National Forests & Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands | 3 | Easy |
| 10 | MOLLIE B_WHITE RIVER | White River National Forest | 3 | Easy |
| 11 | ROUND MOUNTAIN | Pike and San Isabel National Forests & Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands | 3 | Easy |
| 12 | SADDLEHORN CAMPGROUND | Colorado National Monument | 3 | Easy |
| 13 | Sand Gulch Campground | Shelf Road Sites | 3 | Easy |
| 14 | Zapata Falls Campground | Zapata Falls SRMA | 3 | Easy |
| 15 | BUFFALO SPRINGS | Pike and San Isabel National Forests & Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands | 4 | Plan ahead |
| 16 | DOWDY LAKE | Arapaho & Roosevelt National Forests Pawnee NG | 4 | Plan ahead |
| 17 | North Fruita Desert Campground | 18 Road - North Fruita Desert | 4 | Plan ahead |
| 18 | RIVERSIDE (CO) | Pike and San Isabel National Forests & Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands | 4 | Plan ahead |
| 19 | Rocky Mountain National Park Moraine Park Campground | Rocky Mountain National Park | 4 | Plan ahead |
| 20 | STILLWATER (COLORADO) | Arapaho & Roosevelt National Forests Pawnee NG | 4 | Plan ahead |
| 21 | The Bank Campground | Shelf Road Sites | 4 | Plan ahead |
| 22 | ARAPAHO BAY | Arapaho & Roosevelt National Forests Pawnee NG | 5 | Plan ahead |
| 23 | CASCADE (COLORADO) | Pike and San Isabel National Forests & Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands | 5 | Plan ahead |
| 24 | CROW VALLEY | Arapaho & Roosevelt National Forests Pawnee NG | 5 | Plan ahead |
| 25 | JEFFERSON CREEK | Pike and San Isabel National Forests & Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands | 5 | Plan ahead |
| 26 | KELLY DAHL | Arapaho & Roosevelt National Forests Pawnee NG | 5 | Plan ahead |
| 27 | OHAVER LAKE | Pike and San Isabel National Forests & Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands | 5 | Plan ahead |
| 28 | SPRINGER GULCH | Pike and San Isabel National Forests & Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands | 5 | Plan ahead |
| 29 | STOVE PRAIRIE | Arapaho & Roosevelt National Forests Pawnee NG | 5 | Plan ahead |
| 30 | ASPEN (CO) | Pike and San Isabel National Forests & Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands | 6 | Plan ahead |
| 31 | Penitente Canyon Campground | Penitente Canyon | 6 | Plan ahead |
| 32 | SPILLWAY CAMPGROUND | Pike and San Isabel National Forests & Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands | 6 | Plan ahead |
| 33 | SPRUCE GROVE CAMPGROUND | Pike and San Isabel National Forests & Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands | 6 | Plan ahead |
| 34 | ANSEL WATROUS | Arapaho & Roosevelt National Forests Pawnee NG | 7 | Hard |
| 35 | CAMP DICK | Arapaho & Roosevelt National Forests Pawnee NG | 7 | Hard |
| 36 | GREEN RIDGE | Arapaho & Roosevelt National Forests Pawnee NG | 7 | Hard |
| 37 | HAPPY MEADOWS | Pike and San Isabel National Forests & Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands | 7 | Hard |
| 38 | PICKLE GULCH | Arapaho & Roosevelt National Forests Pawnee NG | 7 | Hard |
| 39 | Pinon Flats Campground | Great Sand Dunes National Park & Preserve | 7 | Hard |
| 40 | PEACEFUL VALLEY | Arapaho & Roosevelt National Forests Pawnee NG | 8 | Hard |
| 41 | BASSAM GUARD STATION | Pike and San Isabel National Forests & Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands | 9 | Hard |
| 42 | COVE CAMPGROUND | Pike and San Isabel National Forests & Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands | 9 | Hard |
| 43 | ELWOOD CABIN | Rio Grande National Forest | 9 | Hard |
| 44 | LAKE ISABEL CABIN | Pike and San Isabel National Forests & Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands | 9 | Hard |
| 45 | PINEY GUARD STATION | White River National Forest | 9 | Hard |
| 46 | ROBERTS CABIN | Pike and San Isabel National Forests & Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands | 9 | Hard |
| 47 | JACKSON GUARD STATION | Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forest | 10 | Lottery-hard |
| 48 | Mestaa’ėhehe Mountain Fire Lookout | Arapaho & Roosevelt National Forests Pawnee NG | 10 | Lottery-hard |