Colorado State Parks · Colorado
Paonia State Park
Colorado State Parks · Colorado, United States
- Sites
- 20
- Hookups
- 7 electric, 13 no hookups
- Drinking water
- No
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Pets
- Yes
- Elevation
- 6,421 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Cell coverage
- T-Mobile none · AT&T none · Verizon none (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Nearest town
- Crawford
- Address
- P O Box 147, Crawford, CO 81415
- Phone
- 970-921-5721
Season dates aren't confirmed for this campground yet - opening and closing dates haven't been verified. Check the operator's page or call ahead before you plan a trip.
20 numbered sites are mapped one by one - the site map below shows each with its facts and pictures.
Site map
20 numbered sites are mapped one by one on the imagery, with the operator's own facts and pictures for each site where it publishes them. Tap a site to rate it, keep a note and add your own photos; press and hold the map for a pin of your own. Your ratings, notes, pins and photos are kept with the campground on your Saved list, the same list the camping map and the drive page keep.
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About
Paonia State Park is a Colorado State Park with 20 campsites available for camping.
Fees
Colorado State Parks charge camping fees under a statewide flat fee schedule by site type, not park-specific nightly rates: Backcountry $13-$18/night, Basic (no hookup) $22-$28/night, Electric $27-$36/night, Full hook-up (water/sewer/electric) $32-$41/night, Accessible/Group $22-$41/night - plus a separate daily park entrance pass ($10-$11/vehicle) required in addition to camping fees. Individual park pages quote sub-ranges of this same schedule depending on which site types that park offers. (Source: cpw.state.co.us/camping fee schedule.)
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 36° | 18° | -8° | 47° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 38° | 22° | 0° | 51° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 47° | 28° | 9° | 62° | 10 of 11 |
| April | 55° | 34° | 20° | 67° | 8 of 11 |
| May | 64° | 40° | 30° | 79° | 1 of 11 |
| June | 82° | 51° | 40° | 93° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 88° | 58° | 49° | 96° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 84° | 57° | 49° | 93° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 77° | 50° | 32° | 88° | 1 of 11 |
| October | 64° | 40° | -5° | 74° | 3 of 10 |
| November | 51° | 26° | -12° | 62° | 10 of 10 |
| December | 38° | 15° | -10° | 54° | 10 of 10 |
Mid-month figures from 2016–2026 of daily weather at this spot (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0), in °F. Typical is the median; coldest and hottest are the extremes seen.
Trails nearby
- Dark Canyon Trailhead (Dispersed) · 4.0 mi as the crow flies
Munsey Ruby Stock Driveway 6.8 mi Hike · Drive there - Throughline/Coal Creek TH (Dispersed)-Paonia RD · 9.7 mi as the crow flies · Drive there
All 762 trails in Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests
Trailheads the Park Service and the Forest Service map, within 10 miles as the crow flies; each trail's page has its length, climbing and the Service's description.
Nearby campgrounds
- Erickson Springs · USDA Forest Service · 4 mi · 4 sites
- Lost Lake Campground · USDA Forest Service · 9 mi
- Bogan Flats Campground and Group · USDA Forest Service · 11 mi · 37 sites
- Marble Campground · City, County & Regional Parks · 12 mi
- McClure Campground · USDA Forest Service · 12 mi
All public campgrounds in Colorado · Every state and province · Facts read from the operator 2026-08-25. Confirm fees, rules and current status with the operator before you go.