About Cold Springs Campground
**ABOUT:** Cold Springs Campground is located approximately 16.5 miles outside of Yampa, Colorado with views of the Flat Tops Wilderness. This is a small, very popular campground with 5 campsites. The area accesses some great fishing and hiking, with a nearby boat launch at the Yamcolo Reservoir as well as 2 other reservoirs nearby. **AMENITIES:**1 vault toilet, potable water, and each campsite has a picnic table and fire grate. No electric or showers. **HIKING:** This is a prime area as the campground is close to the Stillwater and Smith Lake Trailheads on Forest Service Rd 900. Paper trail guides for hiking as well as other information are available at the Yampa Ranger Station in downtown Yampa. **DIRECTIONS:**From downtown Yampa, take County Road 7 just behind the local General Store, (Montgomery’s Grocery) for approximately 6 miles. The paved road turns into gravel where it becomes…
- Fees: $20 per site. Exact cash or check only as there is no option for change back if paying cash. **NO CREDIT CARDS** accepted. Payment…
- Season: Mid June (Dependent on snowfall) – Late October (Dependent on snowfall)
- Managed by: Medicine Bow-Routt NFs & Thunder Basin NG, FS
- Where: 16 mi southwest of Phippsburg, CO · 40.03087, -107.11943
Things to do:
Official page for this camp (fees, closures, booking)
Weather by month
Typical daily highs and lows (°F), 1991–2020 NOAA normals. Best months: Jul (comfortable days, mild nights, little rain). Nights below freezing: Oct–May.
Fly over it in 3D, check today's weather and fire news, plan the drive and print a trip plan.
Trails near camp
| Trail | Open to | From camp | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smith Lake | Hiking | 0.2 mi | 0.7 mi |
| East Fork | Horse | 0.3 mi | 15.2 mi |
| North Derby | Horse | 0.4 mi | 2.2 mi |
| Bear River | Horse | 1.0 mi | 3.2 mi |
| Devils Causeway | Horse | 1.7 mi | 1.3 mi |
| Mandall Lakes | Horse | 1.7 mi | 5.3 mi |
Straight-line distance from camp, from Forest Service, BLM, state and OpenStreetMap trail data.
Good to know
No signal at camp
From the carriers' FCC coverage maps, which tend to be generous.The Milky Way casts shadows and the sky is crowded with stars.
Class 1 of 9, from NASA/NOAA night-light data.Stargazing nearby: Old Snowmass (Dark Sky Community), 46 mi.
Dump station: 22.2 mi
Nearest of each within 25 miles, straight-line.