Welcome to Denver’s natural and spacious backyard playground, Cherry Creek State Park. There’s so much to see and enjoy. ​Summers are busy and action packed with Cherry Creek State Park camping, while off-peak times are quiet and laid back. Anchored around a 880 surface acre reservoir, the park offers a natural prairie environment of gentle, rolling hills and complete outdoor recreation facilities, including camping, picnicking and facilities for group events.

Cherry Creek State Park Campground

We arrived in Denver area on October 12th, who would've guessed it would snow.  We spent 25 years in Florida...so this was a treat.  3 days later it was 60 again.  The campground it spacious, level, paved, lots of green space.  The staff here is helpful and organized.  The campground is almost always sold out every weekend but they have a wait list you can be on starting at 9am...we were lucky enough to extend.  Plenty of city conveniences nearby and they have free wifi that works great! 

Rocky Mountain High!

This is a nice, clean campground that is conveniently located in the middle of the city. However, it is also located in the middle of the city...so you can look at that as a good thing or a bad depending on what you're looking for. There is a large restroom facility with showers and laundry. Good option for camping in the winter because it's easily accessible, whereas a lot of the mountain camping you can't get to unless you have 4WD.

City Camping

This place shouldn't be called a Campground. Fun day use spot if you want to access the reservoir or have some smores with friends, but it's pretty sad.

Too City for Real Camping

Quick 1 night stay, clean bathrooms, LOTS of pavement. Quiet hours start WAAAAY too early for an early fall Friday night.

Camping in a concrete jungle

Great campground here at this state park. We have always stayed in the Arapahoe Group Loop for holiday weekends. Arapahoe Group Loop has a great pavillion with outdoor kitchen and bathroom. Overall Camper amenities are great and very clean. Many well shaded individual sites are available. Campsites are far from other park amenities like Dog Park, Shooting Range, Marina. Swim beach is a 10 minute walk-able distance from campground. Recommend driving to get around the park.

City Camping at it's Best

This was a great location just outside of the city to relax in the heat. Water was a little chilly but very refreshing. Enjoyed walking around the area as well. Only set back is that I was not allowed to hang my hammock.

Great location. 

good location downtown Denver, near the hospital we needed to go to, it served its purpose, then we headed to the mountains,, lol

busy but full hookups In denver, 

Cherry creek has a lot to offer! We took our kids for the first time and our site was conveniently located to the restroom/showers! I wish we could have had more time to explore the area! Will be going again.

Kid friendly with ameneties

We were shocked to find such a beautiful and quiet campground so close to the Denver city-limits.  The sites were pretty close together and didn’t offer much shade, and it was a perfect place to camp and kill a few days. The huge reservoir was amazing place to appreciate the views, as we were there during the solar eclipse.  We were able to get ample beach time and I was able to do a decent amount of fishing in my inflatable kayak.  

Perfect getaway from Denver city-limits

This is a location that you only camp if you literally don't have any worries about being around people. It is ALWAYS packed due to the tons of hiking trails, huge dog park, and water access. 

  

I taught kayaking to little ones here and it was always a fight to get into the park, get to the water, and not get run over by boats and unexperienced (or entitled) people. 

  

The campground is well maintained but it sit really worth being able to be basically in a metropolitan city? For me I'll go somewhere more nature friendly and less crowded. 

  

BUT it is excellent for dogs. We love taking out dogs here because they can play in water, run their hearts out, and hang out with other dogs. It is pricey to get into the park though. $80 for a year pass to the state parks and another $25 for the dog park fees.

Super busy but great for dogs

Fairly spread out sites but very little shade. Full hookups but Colorado price increase and state park access fees are nuts! Each site has a concrete parking pad, but for some inexcusable reason they're very NOT level. 

Full hookups but little shade

Located in the city, but once you’re in the park you don’t feel like you’re in the city at all!!! The RV spots have full hookups and are nice and spacious, as are the neighbors. We were able to set up a tent too! Great place to stroll and relax. Beautiful sunsets. Clean bathrooms and laundry facilities with a little vending machine.

A great place for camping (RV and tent spots), fishing, wildlife/nature viewing, hiking, boating (all water activities), has a swim beach, marina, off leash dog park, shooting range, horse stables that you can do a beautiful hour horseback ride.


FEES: Campsites $41 full hookup, basic campsite $28, daily park pass is $11, annual park pass $83, daily dog park pass $3, annual dog park pass $25, and group camping is available too.

A piece of nature tucked into the city.

Located in the city, but once you’re in the park you don’t feel like you’re in the city at all!!! The RV spots have full hookups and are nice and spacious, as are the neighbors. We were able to set up a tent too! Great place to stroll and relax. Beautiful sunsets. Clean bathrooms and laundry facilities with a little vending machine.

A great place for camping (RV and tent spots), fishing, wildlife/nature viewing, hiking, boating (all water activities), has a swim beach, marina, off leash dog park, shooting range, horse stables that you can do a beautiful hour horseback ride.

FEES: Campsites $41 full hookup, basic campsite $28, daily park pass is $11, annual park pass $83, daily dog park pass $3, annual dog park pass $25, and group camping is available too.

The facilities at this state park are really nice. Relatively level and paved spots, big rig friendly, full hookups at sites, and laundry and wifi on site but it's not the prettiest or most secluded campground. There's a lake and lots of trails for biking or hiking and I think it popular getaway for locals. We did see lots of deer and a great horned owl which was cool. You can definitely hear the highway and are close to any amenity you could need. About a 35 minute drive from downtown to explore. It's a bit expensive with a daily fee on top of camping fees. We were happy to snag a spot as it's one of the closest and nicest options to explore Denver in an RV but wasn't wowed. 

Nice state park outside of Denver but expensive

The park was much bigger than I thought. The sites are decently spread out but this park is always packed due to it’s close proximity to Denver so I would recommend reserving ahead of time. There are lots of biking/hiking trails that mostly cover the area around the reservoir. The “beach” area was my favorite. The water was cool and felt great back in August when the days were excruciatingly hot. 

The bathrooms were clean but showers are coin operated so bring quarters (some of their change machines weren’t working). It was $1.25 for 6 minutes of hot water. Depending on which shower stall you choose you may get great water pressure or you may get one that dribbles. Coin operated laundry is available (indoor) and the machines are clean and well maintained. 

This is definitely a great place to get out of the city for a couple days. Bonus points if you have a boat and can take full advantage of the reservoir. 

Beautiful getaway right outside Denver

Just bought our adventure van and decided to try it close to home so we could understand how everything worked. The campground is clean and quiet, I made a quick stop in the facilities and everything was well maintained. 
I didn’t love the campground feel ... I felt like I was very close to other campers. Now that I know our camper van is in complete working order, we will be doing more dispersed camping - trying to get away from it all - isn’t that what camping is all about? 

Maiden Voyage

9/25/2020
Pros: this could be a long list but I will give the top pros. Very easy to find, very easy to check in and easy to access sites, back in or pull through.
The entire park is very well kept. Sites a spaced apart no crowding. Beautiful cottonwood trees turning colors. Big rigs this is the place for you.

Cons: Have not found any yet.

Wonderful state park

This location is in Denver. Cherry Creek State Park has a nice lake, fishing areas, a bike trail looping the entire lake, and several activities. A robust visitors program and center, plus full hook-up spots, make this an easy getaway. The campground is well-treed and sits near the lake. A bike trail connects the campground to the visitors center and beach area (on opposite sides of the road). Picnic areas and fishing-specific areas are found on this side of the lake as well. The campsites offer grass, paved pull-throughs, and big trees. The campground was full while we were there. We attended a program to learn more about the park and enjoyed it. We went swimming at the beach and played in the sand. Several locals spend the day grilling and enjoying the sunshine here. They have a marina that interestingly has sailing lessons and rents boats. Each campsite has a fire ring and table and was raked when we arrived. A large lightening and thunder storm occurred during our visit (not surprising for June). The area is flat, so water pooled around the camper and on the paved roads and brought some crazy clouds. The park trails connect to a trail that leads to Castlewood Canyon State Park in Castle Rock as well (for those who want a good ride). We will be staying here again and enjoying their amenities which include full showers/flush toilets, laundry room, park visitors center (they sell ice cream) and a relaxing "beach" environment in Denver. For more: Minnieoutwest.com

Urban Camping 

This park and it's campground are very close to the city, but you'd barely know it. The perfect sort of camping for anyone who still wants amenities, lol.  Easy to get to, but still very natural surroundings, wildlife etc... The camp sites have a fair amount of space. Level paved spaces with full hookups and nice bathrooms.

Glamping.

We stayed 4 nights and really enjoyed the campground and the park. Huge sites and well maintained. Facilities were clean. Staff were all very nice. Be careful in downtown Denver, my truck/tow vehicle was stolen in broad daylight while we ate at a restaurant. The campground rangers and hosts was very nice and put us in an overflow site while we figured out how to continue on the road. 

Great campground.

Beautiful grounds, awesome swim beach, and the restroom/showers are in a nice clean building. It’s pretty urban though, so even though you can’t see the road, you can still hear cats. 

Pretty nice Denver stay!

I stayed here with a boy scout troop.  The park itself is nice and well organized.  Campsites are spaced out and all amenities are available depending on what type of site you stay at - RV or Tent.  The only drawback for me is that it's in the middle of town and it feels like that to me.  If you want to stay somewhere inside town then it's perfect for you.

  

I did see some wildlife when I was here - wild owls and deer.  And I've seen bald eagles in this park before as well.

In the middle of Denver - Dark at night - decent park for camping

Although it was a quick overnight trip for us, don’t let that be you! It’s we’ll thought out with lots of activity areas like, mountain bike trail, shooting area, off leash dog area, model airfield, equestrian trails, lake and hiking trails!
It’s a 4200 acre park with 850 acre reservoir. It’s a destination, really!

Beautiful Park in the City!

Easy check in beautiful sites but the highway noise was a bit of a distraction. We would definitely recommend and come again. 

Beautiful but traffic noise

Cherry Creek State Park offers a variety of activities including water sports and a sand beach. The campground has tent and RV sites including full hookups.

  

We stayed in Site #95 which is a great private spot on the Gold Rush loop. The campground offers multiple bath houses as well as a laundry that is coin operated as well as available via an app at $2 per wash.

Convenient to Aurora, Centennial, and downtown

First time camping here. The Gold Rush loop is all full hookups. We stayed in Site 95 and had no trouble fitting our 29’ Class C, tow dolly, and towed vehicle.

There are multiple facilities in the campground that have hot showers and flush toilets. The building closest to the campground office also has a laundry that works via coins or pay via app, $2 per load.

Easy access to the sand beach on Cherry Creek reservoir, plenty of hiking and biking trails, and close proximity to Aurora, Centennial, and the greater Denver metro area. We would definitely stay here again.