• Camarasaurus skull still embedded in the quarry face

    Dinosaur

    National Monument CO,UT

Campgrounds

Enjoy the crackling of a campfire and sleep under the stars in Dinosaur National Monument. With six different campgrounds located around the monument and approximately 120 total sites to choose from, options are plentiful. Three campgrounds are located on the Utah side of the monument and the other three are on the Colorado side of the monument.

Utah Campgrounds Colorado Campgrounds
Green River Echo Park
Split Mountain Deerlodge Park
Rainbow Park Gates of Lodore


Reservations are available only for group sites during high-use season. Fees are not charged for any of the monument campgrounds when the water is shut off for the winter. Dinosaur National Monument is black bear country. Proper food storage is required at all monument campgrounds. Visit our page on camping in bear country for more information. Email us or call (435) 781-7700 if you have any other questions.


 
Green River Campground in Fall 2012

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Green River Campground
• 80 Sites
• $12.00 per night, per site
• Reservations will be accepted through Recreation.gov for the B Loop sites beginning May 22 for peak season dates of May 31 through September 8. (Please note: While the Green River Campground is currently viewable on Recreation.gov, all sites are shown as "not available" until the launch date of May 22 for the reservation system.)
• Open mid-April to October 1.

The Green River Campground is located four miles east of the Quarry Visitor Center on the Cub Creek road.

Green River Campground has sites suitable for tents or RVs. Each site has a picnic table and firepit. Drinking water and plumbed toilets are available in summer. There are no showers or electrical hook-ups for RVs. RV parks outside the park provide electric hookups. Firewood is available for sale. Generally, the campground does not fill up, except sometimes on major holiday weekends such as Memorial Day and July 4th.

When the Green River Campground is closed, the nearby Split Mountain Campground is open for general camping. There is no water in the off-season at Split Mountain.

More information about the Green River Campground…


 
Split Mountain Campground

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Split Mountain Campground
• 4 group sites - minimum group size of 8 people, maximum group size of 25 people and up to six vehicles can use each site. Larger groups must purchase additional sites.
• $25.00 per site, per night (fees are charged when water is available, no charge when water is not available.)
• Open all year, but water is available early April through early October. Water will be available starting Saturday April 6, 2013.
• Reservations accepted for peak season, April 19 through October 5 through recreation.gov or by calling 1 (877) 444-6777 (10:00 AM - Midnight, EST). First come, first served other times of the year.

More information about Split Mountain Campground …


 
Rainbow Park Campground

Campsite along the Green River at Rainbow Park Campground

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Rainbow Park Campground
• 3 sites
• No Fee
• No water available, pit toilets only
• No reservations
• Tents only

Rainbow Park Campground is approximately 28 miles from the Quarry Visitor Center. It is located on a dirt road that is impassable when wet. The campground is on the Green River near the boat ramp at the head of Split Mountain Canyon.

Rainbow Park Campground has three shady sites with limited facilities. There is no running water. It has a vault toilet. There are tables and firepits. Suitable for tent camping only.

Rainbow Park Campground is open year-round, but there is no winter maintenance on the dirt road leading to the campground.


 
Echo Park Campground

Steamboat Rock from Echo Park Campground

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Echo Park Campground
• 22 sites
• $8.00 per site, per night when water is available (late-May to early-September) Water is currently off. Sheduled to be available starting May 24, 2013.
• Open all year, water not available in the Fall, Winter, and Spring.
• Roads to the campground may be impassable during certain times of the year or after heavy rain. The Harpers Corner Road is closed in the winter.

Echo Park Campground is located 38 miles north of the Canyon Visitor Center. It is located near where the Yampa River meets the Green River. Access to the campground requires high-clearance vehicles. RVs and trailers are strongly discouraged due to sharp turns, steep grades, and rough roads.

Echo Park Campground has 22 sites, including one handicapped-accessible site and four walk-in sites. A few sites have shade. Suitable for tent camping. There is running water and vault toilets. No showers. Check with a ranger for current fire-use policy. The campground rarely fills. The water is turned off from mid-September to late-May and there is camping fees are not collected during that time.

There is one group site. Reservations are accepted for the group site for dates from May 30 through September 1. First come, first served other times of the year. Download, fill out, and return the group reservation form (Adobe pdf) or call (435) 781-7759 to have a reservation form mailed to you for group site reservations.

Echo Park Campground is open year-round, but access is dependent on weather. The last 13 miles of dirt road are impassable when wet. Winter access is often impossible due to snow.


 
Gates of Lodore Campground

Campers enjoy a morning at the Gates of Lodore Campground

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Gates of Lodore Campground
• 17 sites
• $8.00 per night, per site when water is available (late May to mid-September) Water is currently off. Scheduled to be available by May 24, 2013.
• Open all year, water not available in Fall, Winter, and Spring.
• No Reservations

Gates of Lodore Campground is located 106 miles north of the Canyon Visitor Center. It is located on the Green River at the boat ramp at the head of Lodore Canyon.

There are 17 sites, some with shade. The sites have tables and firepits. There is running water and vault toilets, but no showers. The campground handles tents and RVs (but there are no hook-ups). Camping fee is $8 per site, per night. The water is turned off from mid-September to mid-April, and there is no camping fee at that time.

Gates of Lodore Campground is open year-round, but winter access can be difficult due to snow.


 
Deerlodge Park Campground

Large cottonwood trees shelter the Deerlodge Park Campground

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Deerlodge Park Campground
• 7 sites
• $8.00 per night, per site when water is available (late May to September) Water is currently off and is scheduled to be available beginning May 24, 2013.
• Open all year (Water not available in the Fall, Winter, and Spring)
• No reservations

Deerlodge Park Campground is located 53 miles east of the Canyon Visitor Center. It is located on the Yampa River at the boat ramp at the head of Yampa Canyon.

It has seven shady sites suitable for tents. The sites have tables and firepits. There is running water and vault toilets, but no showers. The water is turned off from October to mid-April, and there is no camping fee when the water is turned off.

Deerlodge Campground is open year-round, but winter access can be very difficult due to snow. When the Yampa River exceeds 18,000 cfs, the campground will flood. This is typically during the late spring runoff.

Current Yampa River Level
Predicted Yampa River Level

Did You Know?

Picture of anthropomorphic figure holding a circular shape pecked into a rock.

Do you know the difference between a petroglyph (pictured here) and a pictograph? Petroglyphs are images pecked into rock while pictographs are painted images. Dinosaur National Monument preserves both forms of Native American rock art.