Bear Lake Campground

Paid or permit campsite

Campground · USDA Forest Service · Medicine Bow-Routt NFs and Thunder Basin NG Fees: $20/single site, $30/double site, $40/triple site per day Must pay with exact cash or check as credit cards are not accepted. Season: Mid-June to Early-Mid October (Weather dependent) Status: closed Reservations: First come, first serve only. No reservations. Additional designated camp sites are located outside of the campground along Forest Service Road 900, and there is also 2 other campgrounds located… 9/26/2024: This campground is now closed for the season and will re-open for the 2025 season. The Bear Lake Campground is located 11 miles outside of Yampa, Colorado on Forest Service Road 900. The campground opens annually June 15th (varies with weather). You can find the typical range of outdoor recreation, from fishing and boating, to great hiking and also popular for big game hunting during the fall. There are 43 campsites (3 double-site and 1 triple-site), vault toilets, potable water, and trash services. The sites are surrounded with a mixed conifer and aspen stand. Though Bear Lake is located outside the campground, the campsites do not offer lake views and only a few have views of the Flat Tops. (This campground can accomodate trailers up to 30 feet in length. (For those with longer trailers, we recommend the designated camp sites outside the campground which can accomodate… Rules: - This campground can accomodate trailers up to 30 feet in length. (Designated sites outside the campground can accomodate trailers up to 40 feet. - No camping is allowed at the day use area. Boaters should take pre-caution by steering clear of the bridge located on the lake for their own safety as there is a spillway that can make it dangerous to those on the water. - Max Trailer length 25… Official page: https://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/mbr/recarea/?recid=23030 Source: USDA Forest Service. Fees and seasons change; check the official page before you go.

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