camping around Denver Colorado

Only one I have found within 30 minutes is Cherry Creek State Park.

Nice place, quiet with big sites and close to the city. You will need reservations. Note that the camping fee DOES NOT include a $7 per day vehicle pass. We do the annual vehicle pass since we usually hit it twice a year. There is also a 14 day limit.

Chatfield State Park is close to downtown. Its busy so reserve 6 months out. D loop is nice and nestled in some ponderosa pines. It has full hook ups and you don't realize you're on the edge of the metropolitan area. Sites 158, 180 and 189 are my favorite sites.

X2 on Chatfield State Park. We stayed there a couple years ago and it worked out great for us. Quick access to highways in multiple directions for going to various places in the area.

Hey guys i checked out the campground you sent me they look great . Am i reading it right you have to buy a park pass plus campground fees?

Chatfield and Creek have been covered. If you are considering something a little north of town, I would add Boyd Lake State Park or Horsetooth (Larimer County) to consideration.

If you go to a State Park, there is a camping fee plus a vehicle fee.

Everything will book out 6 months in advance.

thanks for all your help tonight everyone

There's also a KOA on the east side, in Strassburg. It is a KOA, so not much like a State Park, but it is only a mile off I-70, and run by a very friendly/helpful staff. We stayed there going and coming just last month. Sites are small and close together, but they do have sites suitable for big rigs, too. Very convenient for travelers.

in5r wrote:
X2 on Chatfield State Park. We stayed there a couple years ago and it worked out great for us. Quick access to highways in multiple directions for going to various places in the area.

X3 on Chatfield. Cherry Creek is nice too but the sorrounding area is a little too urban for my taste. On the plus side though, their wifi coverage is better.

The City of Golden has a campground right downtown Golden, which is a good place to be. There is lots of action in Golden, especially on the weekends.

Its an easy trip to about anywhere in the area. If you want to walk around downtown at night Golden is the good safe place to do it. There is a light rail line about a mile east to get to get around the metro area if you want to use it--I would definitely recommend using it at least once. For the mountains Golden has good access north, south and west. The first Saturday of the summer months there is a car show from downtown Golden to about a mile east, its informal and there are all kinds of cars there.

Have a good trip.

As others have mentioned, Cherry Creek and Chatfield SP both offer full hookups and reservations should be made as early as possible as they go very fast. Both are in the southern end of the Denver Metro area.

If full hookups are not absolutely necessary and you can get by with electric only with dump stations and water centrally located, then you could also consider Golden Gate Canyon, St Vrain, and Boyd Lake SPs. Boyd Lake is the most distant from Denver (practically in my back yard), about 45-50 minutes north of Denver. Golden Gate Canyon is a bit closer as to mileage, but is more remote in the mountains west of Golden off CO 93, or accessible from Black Hawk/Central City area.

H E R E is a link to the state park website.

Commercially for private campgrounds/resorts, if you use R V Park Reviews, check out the Golden area as a first choice. You won't find much in Denver proper; there's also the suburbs of Aurora and Sheridan with selections, but note the ratings and the dates of the ratings. As previously mentioned, there's the KOA east of Denver in Strasburg.