Colorado State Parks · Colorado
Rifle Gap State Park
Colorado State Parks · Colorado, United States
- Sites
- 89
- Hookups
- 53 electric, 33 with water
- Season
- Year-round
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Showers
- Yes
- Dump station
- Yes
- Pets
- Yes
- Elevation
- 5,955 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Cell coverage
- Verizon weak · T-Mobile none · AT&T none (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Lake
- Rifle Gap Reservoir
- Nearest town
- Rifle
- Address
- 5775 Highway 325, Rifle, CO 81650
- Phone
- 970-625-1607
82 numbered sites are mapped one by one - the site map below shows each with its facts and pictures.
Site map
82 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
Rifle Gap State Park is a Colorado State Park with 89 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 | 34° | 12° | -12° | 43° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 36° | 19° | -4° | 53° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 45° | 26° | 7° | 72° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 57° | 30° | 15° | 72° | 10 of 11 |
| May | 70° | 40° | 26° | 83° | 2 of 11 |
| June | 84° | 52° | 43° | 97° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 91° | 59° | 50° | 100° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 87° | 57° | 51° | 96° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 80° | 50° | 37° | 91° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 63° | 37° | 17° | 77° | 4 of 10 |
| November | 52° | 29° | -13° | 64° | 9 of 10 |
| December | 35° | 10° | -10° | 52° | 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
- Grand Hogback Trailhead · 2.9 mi as the crow flies
Rifle Arch Trail 1.3 mi Hike, Watch Tower 1.3 mi Hike, Hogback Highway 1.1 mi Hike · Drive there - Lower Cherry Creek Trailhead · 7.3 mi as the crow flies
Cherry Creek 4.1 mi Hike · Drive there - West Elk Trailhead · 9.2 mi as the crow flies
Fayville OHV 15 mi Hike · Drive there - Lower Three Forks Trailhead · 9.8 mi as the crow flies
Three Forks 5.3 mi Hike · Drive there
All 2,359 trails in BLM lands in Colorado · All 729 trails in White River National Forest
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
- Rifle Falls State Park · Colorado State Parks · 5 mi · 20 sites
- Rifle Mountain Park Campground · City, County & Regional Parks · 8 mi
- Meadow Ridge Campground · USDA Forest Service · 17 mi
- Meadow Lake Campground · USDA Forest Service · 17 mi
- South Fork Campground · USDA Forest Service · 20 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.