RV Camping near Cotopaxi, Colorado

Sweetwater River Resort

11 RV Sites, 4 Cabins, 6 Tent Sites, 1 Glamping Site

Sweetwater River Resort in Cotopaxi, CO, offers 11 full-hookup pull-thru RV sites, 4 cabins, 6 tent sites, and 1 glamping site, with 30 and 50-amp service and room for rigs up to 40 feet. Sites come in two categories, pull-thru 30-amp and pull-thru 50-amp, each carrying water, sewer, and electric with a fire pit, picnic table, and barbecue. Every site is a pull-thru, so nothing needs unhitching. Pets are welcome, with a dog park. The resort occupies 31 private acres along a half-mile of the Arkansas River, with a fishing pier, boat docks, and walking trails right on the water. Fishing, kayaking, hiking, biking, and birding fill the days, and off-road riding is close by. Cotopaxi sits on US Highway 50 at milepost 250 and a half, exactly halfway between Cañon City and Salida in western Fremont County, where the river cuts through Bighorn Sheep Canyon. Rates for sites, cabins, tent spots, and the glamping site are on the booking page. Rafting season on this stretch of the Arkansas runs busy — reserve ahead for summer.

from $40/night

Twin Bridges Campground

8 RV Sites, 2 Tent Sites

Overnight, Seasonal, and Extended Stay Camping, we are open year-round. Many of our sites are great for stargazing, watching meteors, looking for fireflies, and seeing the birds zip on by. We have 20/30/50amp (shade and partial shade) around our lake, and in the "upper campground," and dry camping (full facilities) along the Arkansas River (Gold Medal fishing) with access for all campers for fishing and floating. We are conveniently located on Hwy 50, in Bighorn Sheep Canyon, and have all sorts of rental options for your outdoor adventure needs. Whether you want to pitch a tent, try out the glamping experience, enjoy the convenience of an RV, or rent one of our fully equipped RVs, we have the perfect spot for you. Adventure awaits with home to the highest mountain peaks in Colorado and 102 miles of Gold Medal Trout fishing.

Four Seasons RV Park - Salida

62 RV Sites, 4 Cottages

Four Seasons RV Park in Salida, Colorado, offers 62 full-hookup RV sites and four cottages along the Arkansas River, with 30 and 50-amp service and rigs accepted to 65 feet. Premium River and Deluxe River back-in categories join deluxe back-in, deluxe pull-through, and a small premium river tier, with a boat ramp, walking trails, and mountain views in every direction. Sixty-two sites span deluxe back-in, deluxe pull-through, deluxe river back-in, premium river back-in, premium river back-in small, and standard categories, all carrying water, sewer, and electric on 30 and 50-amp with site WiFi, sized to 65 feet, with picnic tables. The river categories are the reason to book here, and the small premium river tier right-sizes for compact rigs that still want the water. Four cottages and cabins round out the lodging. A laundry, propane fills and exchange, dump station, restrooms, showers, and boat storage handle the practical side. A boat ramp opens the Arkansas for boating, canoeing, kayaking, and fishing, with walking trails, hiking, biking, a dog park, and picnicking filling the rest. Skiing and snowboarding are nearby. Pets are welcome. Directions: from US-285 go east on US-50 toward Salida — the park is a half mile east of town along the river, 10 minutes from Poncha Springs and an hour from Cañon City. The Collegiate Peaks define the skyline in every direction, and the Arkansas is the most rafted river in the country. Summer rafting season is peak. Reserve well ahead for June through August, with fall color drawing a strong September.

from $60/night

Cripple Creek Hospitality House & Travel Park

58 RV Sites

Cripple Creek Hospitality House and Travel Park in Colorado offers 29 full-hookup RV sites at 9,500 feet, with 20, 30, and 50-amp service and rigs accepted to 72 feet. Premium pull-in and pull-through categories at both amperages join a casino, recreation center, boutique shop, on-site dining, and food trucks. Twenty-nine sites span premium pull-in 30-amp, premium pull-in, pull-thru 30-amp, and pull-thru categories, all carrying water, sewer, and electric, sized to 72 feet, with fire pits, picnic tables, and BBQ pits. Seventy-two feet accommodates a long coach with a tow, which is generous at this altitude and on this terrain. Hotel lodging is available alongside the RV park. A laundry, propane fills and exchange, dump station, restrooms, RV storage, a boutique shop, on-site dining, and food trucks handle the practical side. A casino sits on the property, with a recreation center, dog park, corn hole, horseshoes, and hiking filling the rest. Pets are welcome. Cripple Creek is one of the most historically rich and geologically dramatic settings in the Colorado Rockies — a gold mining town perched on the southwest slope of Pikes Peak that produced more than 23 million ounces of gold and now runs on limited-stakes gaming in preserved Victorian buildings. Bronco Billy's and Wildwood Casinos, the Cripple Creek Heritage Center, the Outlaws and Lawmen Jail Museum, and the Mollie Kathleen Gold Mine tour are all here, with the Pikes Peak Highway and Colorado Springs over the pass. Summer is the season at 9,500 feet, with fall aspen color drawing a strong September. Reserve well ahead for June through September.

from $48/night

BV Overlook Camp & Lodging

BV Overlook Camp & Lodging sits half a mile from downtown Buena Vista, Colorado, offering full-hookup RV sites with water, sewer, and electric alongside cabins and tiny homes, open all year with sweeping views of the Arkansas River valley and the Collegiate Peaks. Back-in and pull-through sites carry fire pits, picnic tables, and site WiFi. Full-hookup sites carry water, sewer, and electric in back-in and pull-through configurations, with fire pits and picnic tables. Cabins and tiny homes serve guests without a rig, and the property accommodates everything from a 40-foot coach to a campervan. A general store, laundry, propane fills and exchange, dump station, restrooms, showers, and firewood handle the practical side, with WiFi throughout and year-round operation. Check-in is 3pm for accommodations and 1pm for RV sites, with all check-outs at 11am; early check-in and late check-out are sometimes available for a fee but cannot be guaranteed in advance. A recreation center, playground, dog park, walking trails, and community fire pit fill the grounds, with mountain biking, biking, hiking, birding, and stargazing from the property and planned activities through the season. Skiing and boating are nearby. Pets are welcome. Buena Vista sits at the heart of Colorado's adventure corridor, where whitewater rafting, hot springs, high-altitude hiking, and ski touring all converge within a short drive. The Collegiate Peaks rise to the west and the Arkansas River runs below. Summer rafting season is the peak. Reserve well ahead.

from $69/night

Base Camp Family Campground

20 RV Sites

Welcome to Base Camp Family Campground, a family-friendly campground in Southern Colorado crafted with insights from the Norris brothers' extensive RVing experiences. Kevin and Mitch Norris, enchanted by the region since their '80s escapades, established this premier Alamosa RV park to offer an affordable, spacious, and efficient camping hub. Situated amid towering 14,000 ft. mountain peaks, the campground is set in a unique high-desert alpine valley, surrounded by artesian wells, hot springs, and wetlands. Bask in 350 sunlit days annually with average summer temperatures hovering around 65 degrees. Historically, this valley holds profound significance for Native American tribes as a source of life and a peaceful passage. Blanca Peak marks its boundary, and the region's spiritual essence continues with 30 global religious centers in the nearby Crestone area. Join us, and find your center at Base Camp.

from $41/night

Tall Texan RV Park and Cabins

84 RV Sites

Tall Texan RV Park and Cabins in Gunnison, Colorado, offers 84 full-hookup RV sites with 30 and 50-amp service and rigs accepted to 45 feet, with more than 50 years of continuous operation in the Gunnison and Crested Butte Valley. Super size and El Grande back-in categories join premium back-in, premium pull-through, standard, and super size pull-through tiers. Eighty-four sites span standard back-in, premium back-in, super size back-in, El Grande back-in, premium pull-thru, and super size pull-thru categories, all carrying water, sewer, and electric on 30 and 50-amp with site WiFi, sized to 45 feet. The El Grande and super size tiers give larger rigs a proper option in a valley where space is often tight. A general store, boutique shop, laundry, propane fills, dump station, restrooms, showers, and firewood handle the practical side. A game room, playground, pavilion, and pond fill the grounds, with fishing on the property and a river nearby. Offroading is close by. Pets are welcome. Fifty years of continuous operation in a competitive mountain resort market says something no amenity list can. Gunnison sits at the convergence of the Gunnison River valley and the road north to Crested Butte, with the Black Canyon, Blue Mesa Reservoir, and the West Elk Mountains all within reach. Directions: from Highway 50, turn north on Main Street (Highway 135) for 2.5 miles — if you cross the bridge over the Gunnison River you have gone too far — then right onto County Road 11 by the mailboxes and the blue campground sign, and 300 yards in. Summer is peak in the Colorado high country. Reserve well ahead for June through September.

Chinook Cabins & RV Park

17 RV Sites

Chinook Cabins and RV Park in South Fork, Colorado, offers 17 full-hookup back-in RV sites in the upper Rio Grande valley, with 30 and 50-amp service and rigs accepted to 40 feet on a big-rig-friendly layout. A single 30/50-amp back-in category means every guest gets the same spec, with cabins, a pavilion, community fire pit, laundry, and showers. Seventeen back-in sites carry water, sewer, and electric on 30 and 50-amp with site WiFi, sized to 40 feet, with fire pits and picnic tables. One consistent category and no guesswork about what you booked; note the 40-foot cap before bringing a larger coach. Cabins round out the lodging. A laundry, showers, firewood, and a pavilion handle the practical side. A community fire pit, basketball, and horseshoes fill the grounds, with skiing, snowboarding, offroading, a golf course, mountains, a lake, and a river all nearby. The dark San Juan sky makes for exceptional stargazing. Pets are welcome. The property has operated since 1908, which makes it one of the oldest continuously running camping and lodging businesses in the southern Rockies — 117 years of the same job in the same valley is worth noting. South Fork sits where the South Fork River meets the Rio Grande in the San Juan Mountains, with Wolf Creek Pass and its enormous snowpack just west, the Rio Grande's Gold Medal trout water running through, Creede's mining history north, and the Great Sand Dunes within reach east. Summer is peak in the Colorado high country, with fall color and Wolf Creek's ski season extending demand. Reserve well ahead for June through September.

from $42/night

Aspen Ridge RV Park

35 RV Sites

Aspen Ridge RV Park in South Fork, Colorado, offers 35 full-hookup RV sites at the confluence of the South Fork and Rio Grande Rivers, with 20, 30, and 50-amp service and rigs accepted to 55 feet. Back-in, pull-through, and deluxe patio back-in categories sit at 8,200 feet in the upper Rio Grande valley. Thirty-five sites carry water, sewer, and electric on 20, 30, and 50-amp across back-in, pull-through, and deluxe patio back-in configurations, sized to 55 feet, with picnic tables. Trailer rentals serve guests without a rig. Laundry, restrooms, showers, and a pavilion handle the practical side, with a community fire pit for evenings. Pets are welcome. On-site facilities are practical rather than programmed — this is a base for the surrounding mountains, and the valley does the work. Fishing runs from the rivers, with basketball on the grounds and a national park within reach. South Fork sits between Mineral and Rio Grande Counties at the gateway to the Rio Grande National Forest, the Weminuche Wilderness, and the Silver Thread Scenic Byway's mountain driving corridor — one of the least-visited and most naturally spectacular sections of the southern Colorado Rockies. The town's year-round resident community and resort economy sustain the full practical service infrastructure that serious mountain recreation requires, and the park's central valley position gives the best access to the fishing, hiking, skiing, and scenic driving in the drainage. The elevation shapes the season sharply. Summer fishing and hiking drive the peak, with fall color in the aspens a second draw and winter bringing ski traffic. Reserve ahead for July, August, and late September.

from $49/night

CO Journey RV Park

19 RV Sites

CO Journey RV Park in Simla, CO, offers 19 full-hookup pull-thru RV sites with 30 and 50-amp service and room for rigs up to 55 feet. Every site is a pull-thru carrying water, sewer, and electric — the simplest possible arrangement for a travel night, since nothing needs unhitching and a 55-foot rig fits without maneuvering. Pets are welcome. This is a new park and a deliberately minimal one; what it sells is a level pad, working hookups, and quiet. There's no recreation program, no pool, and no clubhouse, which is exactly the point for travelers who want to sleep rather than be entertained. Simla sits on Colorado's Eastern Plains in Elbert County, about 30 minutes east of Colorado Springs — a small agricultural town that offers a genuinely quiet alternative to the packed resort corridors of the Front Range. Rates and availability are on the booking page. Because the park runs on through traffic, a quick call ahead on a busy travel weekend is worth the minute.

from $44/night

River Village RV Park

11 RV Sites

River Village RV Park in Paonia, Colorado, offers 11 full-hookup RV sites — all pull-through — with 30 and 50-amp service and rigs accepted to 80 feet on a big-rig-friendly layout. Individual fire pits, a general store stocked with propane, firewood, RV supplies, and classic toys, and site WiFi serve travelers in the North Fork Valley. Guests must be 14 years or older. Eleven pull-through sites carry water, sewer, and electric on 30-amp and 30/50-amp service, sized to 80 feet, with fire pits and picnic tables. Every site pulls through, so there is no backing after a mountain drive and no unhitching for an overnight. A general store handles propane fills and exchange, firewood, and RV supplies, and WiFi reaches the sites. On-site facilities stay simple — walking trails and picnicking areas, with the valley doing the work. Off-roading is nearby, and the mountains rise close on every side. Pets are welcome. Paonia sits on Colorado Highway 133 in Delta County's North Fork Valley, where the West Elk Mountains' volcanic summits meet the North Fork of the Gunnison River. The organic farming and winemaking community here has made this Colorado's most distinctive agricultural wine country, and the area draws food writers, cyclists, and travelers on the Aspen-to-Grand Junction scenic route. Paonia's wineries, the West Elk Wilderness, and the Black Canyon of the Gunnison are all within reach. Directions: driving from Grand Junction, Montrose, or Delta, the marquee is on the right; from Denver, Glenwood Springs, or Aspen, it is on the left. Summer and fall harvest season drive demand. With 11 sites, reserve well ahead.

Foothill Flats

29 RV Sites

Foothill Flats in Limon, CO, offers 29 full-hookup pull-thru RV sites with 20, 30, and 50-amp service and room for rigs up to 85 feet. Every site is a pull-thru carrying water, sewer, and electric with a picnic table. At 85 feet the sites take the longest coaches with a toad still attached, and the park is rated big rig friendly and open all year. Premium WiFi is available across the property. Pets are welcome, with a dog park. This is a newer, family-run park built for one job: getting travelers off the interstate, plugged in, and back out. Picnicking is the on-site recreation, and that's by design. What the park sells instead is the arrival: long level pull-thru sites, a dog park for stretching legs, reliable premium WiFi for anyone working from the rig, and full hookups available every month of the year. Limon sits at the crossroads of Interstate 70 and US Highway 287, 95 miles east of Denver. It's 1.5 hours to Denver and Colorado Springs and 2.5 hours to the Summit County ski resorts — a natural midpoint for anyone driving in. Rates and availability are on the booking page. Call ahead on a holiday travel weekend.

from $40/night