Big-rig friendly federal campgrounds in Colorado
Federal campgrounds in Colorado, ranked by how many of their sites fit rigs of 40 ft or longer. North Fruita Desert Campground leads with 82 such sites.
Filter Colorado by your rig length
| Rank | Name | Sites for 40 ft+ rigs |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Fruita Desert Campground | 82 |
| 2 | Prospector | 49 |
| 3 | Cow Creek South (CO) | 40 |
| 4 | Dowdy Lake | 37 |
| 5 | Lottis Creek Campground | 36 |
| 6 | Mogote | 32 |
| 6 | Pawnee | 32 |
| 8 | Junction Creek Campground | 31 |
| 9 | South Meadows - Pike San Isabel NF (CO) | 30 |
| 9 | Island Lake Campground | 30 |
| 9 | Elk Creek Campground | 30 |
| 12 | Rabbit Valley | 29 |
| 12 | Big Meadows Reservoir Campground (South Central CO) | 29 |
| 12 | Colorado Campground | 29 |
| 15 | Chapman Campground and Group (CO) | 28 |
| 16 | Heaton Bay | 27 |
| 16 | Buckeye Recreation Area (CO) | 27 |
| 16 | Elk Creek Campground (Rio Grande NF) | 27 |
| 19 | Aspen Glade (Rio Grande National Forest, CO) | 26 |
| 19 | Lakeview Gunnison | 26 |
| 19 | Thirty Mile | 26 |
| 19 | Cayton Campground | 26 |
| 23 | Peak One | 25 |
| 24 | Redstone | 24 |
| 24 | Haviland Lake Campground | 24 |
| 26 | Bogan Flats Campground and Group | 23 |
| 26 | Columbine Campground | 23 |
| 28 | Difficult Campground | 22 |
| 28 | Bellaire Lake Campground | 22 |
| 30 | Baby Doe | 21 |
How the Sites for 40 ft+ rigs figures spread in Colorado
- The ranking covers the 170 campgrounds in Colorado that have a recorded sites for 40 ft+ rigs in this dataset.
- The highest is North Fruita Desert Campground at 82; the lowest is The Bank Campground at 0.
- The median sites for 40 ft+ rigs is 4.
- The gap between #1 North Fruita Desert Campground and #2 Prospector is 33.
- The page table lists the top 30.
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