Dry Lake Campground
Medicine Bow-Routt National Forests & Thunder Basin National Grassland
Write a Review CR-38 Steamboat Springs, CO 80487 970-870-2299 Official WebsiteGPS: 40.5357, -106.782
Overview of Dry Lake Campground
Last Price Paid: $20
Reported by Camp-a-holic on 7/17/2024
Longest RV Reported: 31 feet (Travel Trailer)
Reported by Professional Wanderers on 10/7/2017
Number of Sites 8
Pad Type dirt
Open Seasonally Mid June - Late October
Elevation 8,267 ft / 2,519 m
Max Stay 14
Max Length 20 ft
Tent Camping Yes
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Reviews of Dry Lake Campground 9 people have reviewed this location.
Cell Phone Coverage
Confirmed by 4 Users
Last reported 7/23/2022
Confirmed by 2 Users
Last reported 8/6/2023
Confirmed by 1 User
Last reported 10/10/2019
“Closed for the season due to renovations and will re-open in summer 2025”
Reviewed 7/17/2024
| Nightly rate: | $20 |
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| Days stayed: | 2 |
| Site Number: | 2 |
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Update:
Dry Lake Campground is closed for the season due to renovations and will re-open in summer 2025
The campsite fee is now $20 for a single site, $30 for a double site and $40 for a triple site and there are no reservations, it is a first come first serve basis.
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“Very Small, not many spots, NOT free”
Reviewed 8/6/2023
| Nightly rate: | $10 |
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No AT&T service whatsoever, the fee has been changed to $10 a night, there were no open spots at all so I joined several campers camping at a trailhead nearby.
AT&T 4G
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“Nice sites for access to trails, however campground loop is too tight.”
Reviewed 7/23/2022
| Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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| Days stayed: | 0 |
| Site Number: | 0 |
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This campground is more suited for tents than any RVs. While the camp host had a toy hauler travel trailer, I can't imagine how he was able to make it to the site. My F250 alone was almost the limit for the back portion of the loop. The sites are closed to the road and small. There is a trash dumpster and vault toilets. The camp... more
This campground is more suited for tents than any RVs. While the camp host had a toy hauler travel trailer, I can't imagine how he was able to make it to the site. My F250 alone was almost the limit for the back portion of the loop.
The sites are closed to the road and small. There is a trash dumpster and vault toilets.
The campground is across from a popular mountain biking trailhead.
The road beyond the campground deteriorates rapidly. Do not attempt without high clearance and possible 4X4.
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AT&T 4G
Verizon 4G
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“Very small”
Reviewed 9/7/2021
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Do not recommend this campground for any rv. We have a 20’ and was afraid we wouldn’t even be able to get out. Very tight quarters, fine for tent camping.
Verizon 4G
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“Quiet and nice”
Reviewed 8/25/2021
| Nightly rate: | $10 |
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| Days stayed: | 1 |
| Site Number: | 3 |
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Small and quiet, with plenty of spots open on a weekday. The gravel road coming up was in good shape. Quiet and tree covered, with fire rings and picnic tables, relatively clean pit toilets. No bear vaults. Not too far from here to Strawberry Hot Springs—I will remember this spot next time I come!
Mik would stay here again
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“Clean, picturesque, up a fairly long but fairly smooth dirt road”
Reviewed 6/21/2021
| Nightly rate: | $10 |
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| Days stayed: | 2 |
| Site Number: | 5 |
| RV Length: | 15' (Teardrop Trailer) |
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Stayed for two nights, it was a great experience. I personally didn’t have any Verizon service. Previous reviews gave me the impression the road up was awful but clearly they did some work because it was pretty smooth. About 15 minutes up pulling a trailer. I felt safe!
Casawndra would stay here again
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“Site full with hunters in Sept”
Reviewed 10/10/2019
| Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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| Days stayed: | 3 |
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Site full, but just up the horribly maintained CR 38....I mean really bad road, I’m embarrassed for Rout County. But if you can make it, there are dispersed camp sites along the road, if you can really really make it, some with truly exceptional scenery toward Buffalo Pass.
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T-Mobile 4G
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“Good place to camp”
Reviewed 7/20/2018
| Nightly rate: | $10 |
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| Days stayed: | 1 |
| Site Number: | 2 |
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bout 4 miles of gravel road to get here, but the roads in good shape. Sites are shady and have picnic tables and fire rings
Verizon 4G
Justin would stay here again
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“Full but saving for future use. ”
Reviewed 10/7/2017
| Nightly rate: | $10 |
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| Days stayed: | 0 |
| RV Length: | 31' (Travel Trailer) |
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We were surprised to find 1 bar LTE up here. Campground was full so we couldn't stay. About 2 sites out of 8 would have fit our 30 foot. The road after this has pullouts but is un maintained and was a bit of a nail bitter and most spots were muddy this time of year. We ended up turning around with a pending snow storm. But being this c... more
We were surprised to find 1 bar LTE up here. Campground was full so we couldn't stay. About 2 sites out of 8 would have fit our 30 foot. The road after this has pullouts but is un maintained and was a bit of a nail bitter and most spots were muddy this time of year. We ended up turning around with a pending snow storm. But being this close to steamboat with good internet we would come back.
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Verizon 4G
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Amenities
Hookups
- dry camping
Site Amenities
- fire ring
- picnic table
Facilities
- restrooms: vault
- trash
- water available
Pets
- pets
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