Cold Springs Campground in CO -- Campground & RV Camping
Cold Springs Campground in CO
CampgroundUSFS
27 mi from Dotsero
Road Access
- Road difficulty 1 of 5: an easy drive in.
- Recorded as maintained for passenger-car comfort, gravel, pitching to 4%.
Setting
Cold Springs Campground sits 16.5 miles outside Yampa, Colorado, along Forest Service Road 900, offering views of the Flat Tops Wilderness. This compact layout contains 5 campsites, each equipped with a picnic table and fire grate. Facilities include one vault toilet and potable water, but no electricity or showers are provided. The site sits right near Stillwater and Smith Lake Trailheads, placing hiking trails immediately within reach. Anglers and boaters have access to Yamcolo Reservoir, Bear Lake, and Horseshoe Reservoir, with a public boat launch located nearby on Yamcolo Reservoir.
Getting there: Directions from Yampa: Travel S/SW on County Road 7 for approximately 7 miles to Forest Service Road 900. Proceed on Forest Service Road 900 for approximately 10 miles to Cold Springs Campground on the right side of the road.
- Moderately separated here.
- Flat Top Mountain stands 2,104 ft above the map pin, 2.2 miles southeast.
- The Cold Springs shoreline is 0.1 mi off.
Climate averages
October normals 23–48°F, 2.4″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.
Starlink Radar
Open sky · Terrain & buildings · Tree canopy
Estimated horizon in eight compass directions, using 10 m USGS elevation. Sky clearance 94 of 100.