Sawmill Creek Campground

19 mi north of Hayden, CO · Verizon 4G · AT&T 4G · T-Mobile 5G

Federal campgroundtype

Freeto camp

Jul–Augbest months

About Sawmill Creek Campground

This decommissioned campground is open to dispersed use. There are no facilities or services, and visitors should be prepared to pack out everything that they pack in.

Managed by: USFS - Medicine Bow-Routt NFs and Thunder Basin NG
Where: 19 mi north of Hayden, CO · 40.75771, -107.3319

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

Weather by month

27°

12°Jan

30°

13°Feb

38°

18°Mar

44°

24°Apr

53°

32°May

63°

41°Jun

70°

48°Jul

69°

46°Aug

60°

39°Sep

46°

29°Oct

34°

18°Nov

26°

12°Dec

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

See Sawmill Creek Campground from above

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Trails near camp

Trail	Open to	From camp	Length
Sawmill Cr Disp Camp	ATV road	at camp	0.2 mi
Old Black Mtn Road	ATV road	0.1 mi	1.7 mi
Black Mountain	Horse	0.1 mi	7.4 mi
Bears Ears	Horse	0.5 mi	33.7 mi
Sawmill	Horse	1.5 mi	3.2 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 5G

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: 18.9 mi
Propane: 19.7 mi

Nearest of each within 25 miles, straight-line.

Camps nearby

Campsite · 18 mi NE of Craig 4.7 mi
Freeman Reservoir Campground 4.8 mi
Dispersed spot · 24 mi N of Hayden 11.7 mi
Dispersed spot · 23 mi N of Hayden 11.8 mi
Bison Carpenter Camp 11.8 mi
Dispersed spot · 23 mi N of Hayden 12.3 mi