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Hidden Lakes Campground

11 mi east of Steamboat Springs, CO · Verizon 4G · AT&T 4G · T-Mobile 4G

Federal campgroundtype
First comebooking
Jun–Sepbest months

About Hidden Lakes Campground

This Campground will close on October 17th, 2024. Hidden Lakes Campground is located 32 miles southwest of Walden, adjacent to a small secluded mountain lake in the Mount Zirkel/Park Range. This beautiful campground offers 9 single campsites near a number of small lakes and reservoir. Each site offers a picnic table and a fire grate. The campground offers a vault toilet. There is no potable water available. Campers should come prepared with their own water. Campsites can accomodate trailers up to 50 feet in length. **There are no trash services at this campground. Guests must pack out all of their own trash, so don't forget your garbage bags!** Due to the mountain pine beetle epidemic, most of the mature pine trees have been removed, resulting in less available shade. **Fish Species in Hidden Lakes: **[Cutbow Trout](https://www.fishexplorer.com/co/fish.asp?fid=20), [Rainbow…

  • 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 (weather dependent) – Mid October (weather dependent)
  • Managed by: USFS - Medicine Bow-Routt NFs and Thunder Basin NG
  • Where: 11 mi east of Steamboat Springs, CO · 40.50673, -106.60829

Things to do:

Fishing

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

Weather by month

30°
9°Jan
32°
10°Feb
40°
18°Mar
47°
24°Apr
57°
32°May
68°
39°Jun
75°
45°Jul
73°
43°Aug
65°
36°Sep
52°
26°Oct
38°
17°Nov
29°
9°Dec

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

See Hidden Lakes Campground from above

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Trails near camp

TrailOpen toFrom campLength
Hidden Lakes C GATV roadat camp0.3 mi
Hidden LakesATV road0.1 mi11.8 mi
Percy LakeATV / OHV, Dirt bike2.4 mi3.0 mi
Wyoming TrailATV / OHV, Dirt bike2.4 mi31.6 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: Truly dark

The Milky Way shows rich detail, horizon to horizon.

Class 2 of 9, from NASA/NOAA night-light data.
RV essentials

Dump station: 14.2 mi
Water fill-up: 12.1 mi

Nearest of each within 25 miles, straight-line.