Best Campgrounds near Cowdrey, CO

Over night stay on route to our finale destination . Hot showers bathroom are clean. 30 amp hook up and water. We were good to go not the Taj Mahal but it served our needs. Level parking area.

My family used to visit this lake a few times in the mid to late 60’s and looking at what it is now, I’m glad we enjoyed it with much less people and more rustic campsites. Loved swimming in the cold clear water and have loads of photos, my favorite is my dad standing at the lectern in the chapel pretending to preach a hellfire and damnation sermon!! Good memories…Great times.

I scored a site here at the last minute. I appreciate the generator-free loop and the very clean bathrooms. Great recreation on the lake and a quiet place to enjoy the Rawahs!

This is a nice, large campground in the Poudre Canyon. The hiking trail is not easy, but well worth it. I appreciate the playground and horseshoe area as well as the bathhouse with coin-op showers. Great for a longer stay, or a weekend. There is a whole loop of FCFS sites in case you don't get a reservation 6-months in advance.

We've camped at Dowdy Lake several times and each has been enjoyable. In the summer, reservations are hard to get, but the lake, the forested sites, and clean bathrooms are worth booking ahead for. Winter camping is FCFS and is a really nice if you get a "warm" winter weekend. The power at the sites is a plus, even for tent camping. The campground has a lot of outdoors to offer, between fishing, crawdad fishing, hiking, paddling, etc. Highly recommended!

I decided to stay here while a spring winter storm blew through. Making the reservation was easy. Then when I arrived they were helpful in showing me where my site was. The grounds seem clean and tidy. It was sub zero temperatures so the fact that I didn’t hear a peep from any of the many rigs here may not be a good indicator, but I am enjoying the quiet! Small enclosed dog area in the rear of the park. Note: WiFi available but it’s not strong enough for much.

I stayed here twice over the last 2 years. Our first time we were near the entrance on top of the hill looking at mountains. The second time we were in the back in the trees. Each stay provided a completely different experience. I would definitely go back!

Camp (RV and tent) on east side of reservoir, few trees, open to strong winds. Fishing is okay.

About 4 sites for tents, 4 for RV, both 1/4 mile downhill hike to river. Bring waders, steep banks make fly casting tough. Cost to camp is $20/night as of August '24. Potable water a walk aways...may need 3 hands to operate. Excellent hiking opportunities.

Loads of sites along the FS roads out here, you don’t have to look hard, easier with more ground clearance

arrived late afternoon, loads of space at the end of summer.

Beautiful sites amongst the aspen, cold but high.

Great toilets and super clean site

This spot was really easy to get to and had at least one bar of service for Verizon and T Mobile. The spot was nice and secluded, but there was some trash left behind from previous campers:(

-Moderate to heavy foot traffic -Busy, mostly big groups staying at sites having their own fun but plan ahead for finding a site -Friendly and respectful people -Very well maintained sites, trails, signage, and other infrastructure -I’d recommend at least AWD but 2wd should absolutely be able to go on the main road and access most sites (2-4) wil require awd/4wd

Plenty of spots available. But land and trees are decimated from fire in 2020. But hey it’s a free spot to sleep

Beautiful campsite. Pretty remote. No cell services for about an hour down the road unless you use the emergency WiFi at the fire station in Rustic. Fire wood is available at big bend which is about 30-40 minutes back down the mountains. Camping in September got into the high 30’s. It says water is clean. When I filled my bottle it was pretty yellow so I still boiled before drinking. We were able to hear elk calls late into the evening. All together a great site.