U.S. Forest Service · National Recreation Area · Colorado

Arapaho National Recreation Area

Here, one in seven take walk-ups.

7Campgrounds
1Take walk-ups
$29–$32A night, across 3
266Sites, from 6
8,190–8,350 ftElevation

Where they are

7 of 7 mapped
Drawing the map
© OpenFreeMap · OpenStreetMap · Esri hillshade
Source: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Oct 23, 2026

The campgrounds

Source: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Oct 23, 2026

This land

measured from the nearest campground in the unit
Roadless
Gold Run6,569 acres · 7 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Indian Peaks Adjacent Area34,712 acres · 7 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Never Summer Adjacent Area20,081 acres · 8 mi · inventoried roadless area

Camping here is a stake in what happens to it. More Than Just Parks tracks the threats and the comment windows.

Who answers for this land

Arapaho National Recreation Area’s campgrounds sit in one congressional district. These members vote on the laws that decide what happens to this land.

Joe Neguse, official portrait
Joe Neguse (D)CO 2nd · 7 campgrounds · grade A+
Source: campground records from RIDB, NPS, USFS EDW and BLM, unified by CAMPANAC, refreshed nightly