Sweetwater Lake Campground in CO -- Campground & RV Camping

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Sweetwater Lake Campground in CO

CampgroundUSFS

12 mi from Dotsero

11 mi off I-70 (straight line)

Maps Reviews 7,720 ft

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$8 per night
VerizonNONE
AT&TNONE
T-MobileNONE
StarlinkEXCELLENT

Road Access

Moderate
  • Road difficulty 2 of 5: a moderate drive in.
  • Recorded as maintained for passenger cars, dirt, pitching to 4%.
No drinking waterVault toilets

Campground details

9 sites

Setting

Limited privacy

Nine-site campground at the south end of Sweetwater Lake in White River National Forest. Each site includes picnic table, food locker, and fire ring; one vault toilet available, no potable water. Surrounded by high limestone cliffs and scrub oak. Three nearby trails: Ute Trail (9.4 miles), Cross Creek Trail (6.5 miles), and Nature Trail (500 yards). Fishing and non-motorized boating (5 hp electric motors maximum). $8 per night.

  • Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, a 9-site campground with the nearest through road 0.2 miles off.
  • Sweetwater Lake lies 0.1 mi off.
  • W Mountain stands 4,163 ft above the map pin, 5.5 miles north.

Climate averages

October normals 34–57°F, 2.0″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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Starlink Radar

Open sky · Terrain & buildings · Tree canopy

Estimated horizon in eight compass directions, using 10 m USGS elevation. Sky clearance 94 of 100.

Tree cover21%30m sat. est.