Arapaho National Forest Campgrounds

North Central Colorado

Arapaho National Forest

Consisting of over 700,000 acres in north central Colorado, the Arapaho National Forest is located mostly in Grand and Clear Creek counties.

There are six wilderness areas that lie partially within the Arapaho National Forest:

Byers Peak Wilderness
Indian Peaks Wilderness
James Peak Wilderness
Mount Evans Wilderness
Never Summer Wilderness
Vasquez Peak Wilderness

Ranger District Offices - Arapaho National Forest

Clear Creek Ranger District (303) 567-4382
- 101 Highway 103, PO Box 3307, Idaho Springs, CO 80452-3307
- (Visitor Services) 2060 Miner St., Idaho Springs, CO 80425
Sulphur Ranger District (970) 887-4100
- 9 Ten Mile Dr., PO Box 10, Granby, CO 80446-0010

Clear Creek Ranger District

Clear Lake Campground

Cold Springs Campground

Columbine Campground

Echo Lake Campground

These are some of our older videos. Someday we will go back and re-record. Be sure to check out the drive on the highest paved road in North America which begins near the Echo Lake Campground.

Echo Lake Campground is located at an elevation of 10,600ft, near the entrance to Mt Evans Highway. 18 Campsites include 7 Tent Only sites. Echo Lake is down...

Part 1 of driving Mt Evans road features everything from the entrance to the bristlecone pine trees in the Mount Goliath Natural Area. Watch the entire serie...

We see mountain goats on the last of the switchbacks and arrive at the summit of Mt Evans, completing the 14 mile trip on North America's highest paved road.

Guanella Pass Campground

Pickle Gulch Campground

West Chicago Creek Campground

Sulphur Ranger District

Arapaho Bay Campground

Cutthroat Bay Group Campground

Denver Creek Campground

Green Ridge Campground

Green Ridge Campground is located on the south shore of Shadow Mountain Reservoir within the Arapaho National Recreation Area (ARNA). The west entrance to Ro...

Horseshoe Campground

Idlewild Campground

Idlewild Campground is adjacent to the Fraser River and US 40 about 1 mile south of Winter Park Colorado and 13 miles north of Berthoud Pass. Idlewild Campgr...

Midland Group Campground

Robbers Roost Campground

Robbers Roost Campground is adjacent to the Fraser River and US 40 about 8 miles south of Winter Park Colorado near the base of Berthoud Pass. Robbers Roost ...

South Fork Campground

South Fork Group – Horse Campground

St Louis Creek Campground

St Louis Creek Campground is located near the Fraser Experimental Forest, a research facility that has been studying the forest for 65+ years. There is almos...

Stillwater Campground

Stillwater Campground is located on the western shore of Lake Granby within the Arapaho National Recreation Area (ARNA). The west entrance to Rocky Mountain ...

Sugarloaf Campground

Sunset Point Campground

Sunset Point Campground is located on the south shore of Lake Granby within the Arapaho National Recreation Area (ARNA). The west entrance to Rocky Mountain ...