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

Arapaho National Recreation Area

7 federal campgrounds, 1 of them with first-come, first-served sites.

7Campgrounds
1With first-come sites
274Sites, from 6
8,190–8,350 ftElevation

Where they are

7 of 7 mapped
Drawing the map
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Source: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Sep 8, 2026

The campgrounds · 7

Source: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Sep 8, 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.

Heads up

Wildfire
Burnett Gulch fire · 27 mi from the nearest campground here · 3 acres

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 (D)CO 2nd · 7 campgrounds · grade A+
SRC · RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM · unified by CAMPANAC · refreshed nightly