USDA Forest Service · Colorado
Mountain Park
USDA Forest Service · Colorado, United States
- Sites
- 57
- Hookups
- 29 electric, 1 no hookups
- Season
- May 14 to September 18
- Max RV length
- 45 ft
- Group sites
- Yes
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Showers
- Yes
- Pets
- Yes
- Elevation
- 6,663 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)
- Access road
- MOUNTAIN PARK CG (NFSR 155.0) · asphalt · moderate degree of user comfort
- Lake
- Arapaho & Roosevelt National Forests Pawnee NG
- Nearest town
- Morrison
- Address
- 9054 U.S Hwy 285, Morrison, CO, 80465
- Phone
- 970-295-6700
- Activities
- Biking, Birding, Boating, Camping, Fishing, Hiking, Rafting, Water Sports, Whitewater Rafting, Wildlife Viewing
53 numbered sites are mapped one by one - the site map below shows each with its facts and pictures.
Site map
53 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
Overview
Mountain Park Campground is located on the Cache la Poudre River, 40 miles northwest of Fort Collins, Colo., along Highway 14. Visitors enjoy the area for its great rafting, fishing and hiking opportunities.
Recreation
The Cache La Poudre River offers whitewater rafting and fishing. Anglers cast for brown, cutthroat and rainbow trout.
Hiking, biking and horseback riding trails are in the surrounding area, including the Mt. McConnel Trail, William R. Kreutzer National Recreation Trail and Young Gulch Trail.
Volleyball and basketball courts, a playground and horseshoe pits are located in the campground. Other popular activities include birding and wildlife viewing.
Facilities
The campground offers accessible single- and double-family sites, and a group site that can accommodate up to 75 people. Sites 1 through 32 have electric hookups. Sites 33 through 54 do not have hookups.
Picnic tables, 12x15' tent pads, campfire rings and grills are provided, as are vault toilets and drinking water. Coin showers are located on-site. Dead and downed firewood may be gathered in the forest or purchased from the host.
Natural Features
The canyon's vegetation varies from dense forests to open meadows, surrounded by steep mountains. A forest of ponderosa pine trees covers the campground, which is situated on the banks of the Cache la Poudre River, Colorado's first National Wild and Scenic River.
Contact Info
For facility specific information, please call (530) 529-0578.
Charges & Cancellations
Modifications for this campground must be made through Recreation.gov or by calling the call center at 1-877-444-6777 PRIOR to your reservation start date. Customers and contact center agents cannot modify reservations on or after the check-in date.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 36° | 17° | -15° | 51° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 39° | 17° | -15° | 56° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 45° | 23° | 4° | 66° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 55° | 30° | -2° | 73° | 10 of 11 |
| May | 63° | 40° | 16° | 78° | 5 of 11 |
| June | 79° | 50° | 41° | 91° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 84° | 55° | 45° | 91° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 81° | 54° | 47° | 89° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 76° | 48° | 24° | 88° | 1 of 11 |
| October | 61° | 37° | -1° | 74° | 6 of 10 |
| November | 49° | 27° | 1° | 66° | 9 of 10 |
| December | 39° | 20° | -1° | 56° | 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
- Jacks Gulch Trailhead · 4.6 mi as the crow flies
Flowers 19 mi Hike, Jacks Gulch Cg Loop Trail 1.1 mi Hike · Drive there - Lady Moon Trailhead (#985) · 7.6 mi as the crow flies
Mount Margaret 3.8 mi Hike · Drive there - Mount Margaret Trailhead (#167) · 7.6 mi as the crow flies
Mount Margaret 3.8 mi Hike · Drive there - Hewlett Gulch Trailhead (#954) · 8.4 mi as the crow flies
Hewlett Gulch 6.5 mi Hike · Drive there - Molly Lake Trailhead: Granite Ridge (#991) · 9.4 mi as the crow flies · Drive there
All 460 trails in Arapaho and Roosevelt 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
- Kelly Flats Campground · USDA Forest Service · 1 mi
- Dutch George Campground · USDA Forest Service · 1 mi
- Narrows (Co) · USDA Forest Service · 2 mi · 15 sites
- Stove Prairie · USDA Forest Service · 4 mi · 9 sites
- Jacks Gulch · USDA Forest Service · 4 mi · 3 sites
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