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Freeman Reservoir Campground

18 mi north of Craig, CO · Verizon 4G · AT&T 4G · T-Mobile 4G

Federal campgroundtype
First comebooking
Jun–Augbest months

About Freeman Reservoir Campground

**Freeman Reservoir Campground is not managed or operated by the Forest Service, all operations fall under Moffat County. ** This campground is located 21 miles north of Craig, CO on U.S. Highway and is nearby, however seperate from Freeman Reservoir) **Lost Park:** Spectacular views, scenic park and access to hiking, horseback trails, motorbike trails and fishing. **California Park:** Beautiful 8,000 acre park. Closed to motor vehicle use from May 15-July 1 each year to protect Colorado's largest population of Greater Sandill Cranes. This park is known for big-game hunting and has miles of small mountain streams that are stocked for trout fishing. Offers areas for dispersed camping, hiking, fishing and spectacular park and mountain scenery.

  • Fees: $20/Night for single unit. Exact cash or check only as there is no option for change back if paying cash. **NO CREDIT CARDS** accepted.…
  • Season: Mid June - weather dependent – Mid Nov - weather dependent
  • Managed by: USFS - Medicine Bow-Routt NFs and Thunder Basin NG
  • Where: 18 mi north of Craig, CO · 40.76259, -107.4212

Things to do:

FishingHikingHorseback ridingHunting

Official page for this camp (fees, closures, booking)

Weather by month

28°
14°Jan
32°
15°Feb
40°
20°Mar
47°
26°Apr
56°
34°May
68°
43°Jun
75°
50°Jul
73°
49°Aug
64°
41°Sep
50°
31°Oct
37°
20°Nov
28°
13°Dec

Typical daily highs and lows (°F), 1991–2020 NOAA normals. Best months: Jun–Aug (comfortable days, mild nights, little rain). Nights below freezing: Oct–Apr.

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Trails near camp

TrailOpen toFrom campLength
TaylorHorse0.1 mi1.0 mi
CottonwoodHorse0.1 mi0.8 mi
Freeman Barrier FreeHiking0.1 mi0.3 mi
Sherman-FreemanHiking0.2 mi1.3 mi
AspenHorse0.4 mi1.1 mi
Bears EarsHorse0.7 mi33.7 mi

Straight-line distance from camp, from Forest Service, BLM, state and OpenStreetMap trail data.

Good to know

Cell signal

Verizon 4G · AT&T 4G · T-Mobile 4G

From the carriers' FCC coverage maps, which tend to be generous.
Night sky: Pristine

The Milky Way casts shadows and the sky is crowded with stars.

Class 1 of 9, from NASA/NOAA night-light data.
RV essentials

Dump station: 23.5 mi
Propane: 18.2 mi

Nearest of each within 25 miles, straight-line.

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