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Lake Colorado City State Park

Lake Colorado City State Park Campground, near Colorado City, Texas, is a solid spot for those looking to unwind in a rugged landscape. With a mix of tent sites, RV spots, and cabins, it caters to various camping styles while providing essential amenities like drinking water and electric hookups.

The campground is known for its peaceful atmosphere, making it a great escape from the hustle and bustle. Many visitors have enjoyed the spacious sites that allow for a bit of privacy, and the friendly staff is always ready to help. One camper noted, “What a nice place to come and unwind!”

If you're into hiking, there are a couple of trails to explore, and birdwatching is a popular activity here. Just keep an eye out for stickers and cacti, as some campers have mentioned they can be a nuisance for pets. The lake might not be as accessible from every site, but the views from the boat launch area are worth the trek.

Whether you're planning a quick stopover or a longer stay, Lake Colorado City State Park Campground offers a laid-back vibe with enough amenities to keep your camping experience comfortable.

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Location

Lake Colorado City State Park is located in Texas

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Directions

The park is located about 11 miles southwest of Colorado City off of Interstate 20 on FM 2836.

Address

4582 Fm 2836
Colorado City, TX 79512

Coordinates

32.32324201 N
100.93208397 W

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Access

  • Drive-In
    Park next to your site
  • Walk-In
    Park in a lot, walk to your site.
  • Hike-In
    Backcountry sites.
  • Boat-In
    Sites accessible by watercraft.

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  • WiFi
    Good
  • Verizon
    Good
  • AT&T
    Good
  • T-Mobile
    Good

Site Types

  • Dispersed
  • Group
  • Tent Cabin
  • Yurts
  • Equestrian

Features

For Campers

  • Market
  • Firewood Available
  • WiFi
  • Alcohol

For Vehicles

  • Sewer Hookups
  • Big Rig Friendly

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Reviewed May. 5, 2023

Nice and peaceful Friendly & helpful staff

On the good side, they have helpful , friendly office staff. And, as a bonus, FedEx and UPS deliver here

The campsites range from ‘ok’ to ‘needs help’. A tired park that could use some revamping. We enjoyed the different landscape. Dump station is not really usable for honey cart - surrounded by concrete lip/edging

A different/rugged kind of landscape. Really peaceful. Also somewhat windy - not sure if this is seasonal or not.

Starlink worked fine. T-Mobile, Verizon, Visible and Cricket were light on signal strength. Both Verizon and T-Mobile are 5G and download was ok but upload sucked

Loop road was wide enough for 1 vehicle, but was not a one-way road - cos of drive-thru sites. Plenty of room to pull off, so all good

Site43
Month of VisitMay
  • Review photo of Lake Colorado City State Park by Kevin H., May 5, 2023
  • Review photo of Lake Colorado City State Park by Kevin H., May 5, 2023
  • Review photo of Lake Colorado City State Park by Kevin H., May 5, 2023
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Reviewed Mar. 27, 2023

Stickers & Cactus everywhere

The lake is down. The best place to see the lake from this State Park is at the very end by the boat launch area with picnic area. Day use. If choosing an RV spot you won't really see hardly any of the lake but a peek view. 

It's still okay but nature is starting to take over and it appears that the state has no money for this park. Maybe others but not for this park.

Bird watching is cool. Ground squirrels and rabbits too. I don't know how they don't get stickers in their paws. Our poor dogs couldn't walk anywhere without getting poked and stuck.

Hardly any spaces have anyone in them. So sad that it's being overlooked in so many ways. 😪

SiteLoop Rolling Hills
Month of VisitMarch
Reviewed Nov. 16, 2022

Wonderful place to get away from it all!

What a nice place to come and unwind! 

It's a pretty large place but still small enough to get away from it all!  Sites are well spaced so you're not on top of each other... nice! You're far enough away from town to make it inconvenient to just get up and go but still close if you want to go out for dinner or get some groceries.

Sites are "lay of the land" so be sure to have plenty of blocks/boards to help level out your rig, kinda typical for a state park. 

The park staff/Rangers are very nice and helpful. 

There are two trails to hike if you need something to do and can't use the lake. Check them out on the "Trailforks and/or GaiaGps" hiking apps. (https://www.trailforks.com/ridelog/view/46383104/) (https://www.trailforks.com/ridelog/view/46377598/)

Site41
Month of VisitNovember
Reviewed Oct. 20, 2022

Nice Campground on The Lake

This was a nice campground.  The shower and bathrooms were clean. I had an owl as a camp companion all night. The campground was quite and clean.

Site 099, LAKEVIEW
Month of VisitOctober
  • Review photo of Lake Colorado City State Park by Rick G., October 20, 2022
Reviewed Mar. 16, 2022

Mesquite Country

This is a nice, clean campground for the most part. Lots of stickers for your dogs & shoes tho- its pretty quiet. Only a short hiking trail. Covered picnic tables. Nice sunrises & sets.
It seems like most people are using this as an overnight stopover for other destinations.

Site33
Month of VisitMarch
Reviewed Nov. 23, 2021

Nope nope nope

I hate to dog on a Texas state park, but this one was rough. In all honesty, we left and didn’t even stay a night once we got to our site. When we were driving in we noticed it was pretty flat and not a lot of trees, which is normal for this part of Texas. When we got to the check-in station there was a sign that said there was toxic sludge in the lake and to not go near it, and when we got to our site it was pretty much an open field covered in stickers with a metal swing set in the middle. My 9 and 7 year old voted to just muscle through another 4 hours of driving and just go home instead of staying the night there. Maybe it was just bad timing, but I’m not sure I’ll go back.

Site21
Month of VisitNovember
  • Review photo of Lake Colorado City State Park by Chris H., November 23, 2021
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Reviewed Nov. 13, 2021

Clean and quiet

The park is nice and clean. Very quiet, it is November and cold for Texas. 50amp service and water only. WiFi is present but currently no internet. Spots aren’t quite level but close enough for an easy setup. Fire rings, and covered picnic tables at each spot. Plenty of space for activities for kids/dogs.

Site52
Month of VisitNovember
  • Review photo of Lake Colorado City State Park by Alexander C., November 13, 2021
Reviewed Aug. 30, 2021

Nice simple cabin with AC

We stayed at cabin 3 on the lake. It was a large roomy cabin with a small fridge, microwave and a great woodsy feel. We arrived at night and it was a little confusing to find the cabins because the park is so large. The lake was really beautiful and I would halve loved the chance to explore the water on canoe or kayak, but we only stayed one night on the way to Dallas. The morning was beautiful, cardinals and other types of colorful birds were flying all around and the temperature even in mid July was perfect. At night we had the AC on since it was a little too warm to sleep. The stone/cement cabin was very large with plenty of room both on the floor and in the bunk/captains bed, with vaulted ceilings. The only negatives were the bugs, they were GIANT! And the fact that the beds have no sheets, we had to stop on the way to get sheets, but it was worth it. And honestly if we would have brought our sleeping bags it would have been a great to sleep in!

SiteCabin 3
Month of VisitJuly
Reviewed Jul. 17, 2021

nice but

nice but very little shade and the gnats/bugs were so bad we had to stay indoors. reasonably private spots and good facilities.

Site64
Month of VisitJuly
  • Review photo of Lake Colorado City State Park by Jeff M., July 17, 2021
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Reviewed Jun. 25, 2021

Near but not on the lake

About 6 miles out of town. Pre checked made check in a breeze. Speaking of, 96 degrees with very little breeze. The loop we are on is called Misquote Loop. The only trees are low misquote which translates to minimal shade. This was a stop over rather than go to park for us. With the high temp I doubt we will be trying any of the activities here.

Site32
Month of VisitJune
  • Review photo of Lake Colorado City State Park by Michael C., June 25, 2021
  • Review photo of Lake Colorado City State Park by Michael C., June 25, 2021
  • Review photo of Lake Colorado City State Park by Michael C., June 25, 2021
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Reviewed Nov. 25, 2020

Nice Park. Great Value

Nice Park. Good distance between sites. Only minor complaints. Sites aren't too level and bring bug spray. Otherwise great, clean and comfortable. Be careful of the winds when driving in this area, especially on the interstate.

Reviewed Nov. 5, 2020

Breathtaking Views

We used this for a one night pass thru but I would have loved to spent the week. Gorgeous views, and a perk, perfect weather. The night sky is amazing, facilities clean and well kept. Restrooms and showers were in good repair. Electric and water hook-ups with a dump station at exit. Site was a level back-in spot with covered picnic table. Not a lot of shade available at our site but some had more. I would most definitely stay here again to enjoy the state park.

  • Review photo of Lake Colorado City State Park by Kelly S., November 5, 2020
  • Review photo of Lake Colorado City State Park by Kelly S., November 5, 2020
Reviewed Jul. 10, 2020

Good for overnight stop

This state park was clean and well maintained, and nothing wrong with it. But for me personally, it’s more of a “stopping off/overnight” park rather than a destination. We stayed overnight on our way from DFW to Davis Mountains State Park. The sites were spacious, but not too shaded, so be sure to bring a pop-up canopy if there during hot months.

  • Review photo of Lake Colorado City State Park by Gari-Ann L., July 10, 2020
  • Review photo of Lake Colorado City State Park by Gari-Ann L., July 10, 2020
  • Review photo of Lake Colorado City State Park by Gari-Ann L., July 10, 2020
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Reviewed Jul. 9, 2020

Short stay

We just stayed one day in this place, pretty nice, we could see the lake from the window of our RV, had a nice little trail behind our campsite, but we could not explore like we like . But I would go back there again for a few days if I have a chance. June 23 to 24. 2020

  • Review photo of Lake Colorado City State Park by Mic R., July 9, 2020
  • Review photo of Lake Colorado City State Park by Mic R., July 9, 2020
  • Review photo of Lake Colorado City State Park by Mic R., July 9, 2020
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Reviewed Jul. 6, 2020

Check for burn ban before you book!

Stayed in the RV site, and everything was as expected. Grounds were kept, clean, and over all park was pretty quite in the evening. My only complaint was that there was a burn ban that we didn't find out about till we arrived. I booked online, via the state parks website. Other parks in the region had a notice advising about the burn ban. This one did not, so I assumed camp fires were permitted. We cooked hot dogs and burgers on a propane stove that night. Total bummer. Otherwise, the camping was great.

  • Review photo of Lake Colorado City State Park by Matt S., July 6, 2020
Reviewed Jun. 12, 2020

Overnight Family Camping

We stayed overnight in June of 2020. The campground was pretty full but the spots in the loop we stayed in were far enough apart. We did have a few people ask to go through our campsite to access the area behind us to get to the trail. The bathrooms have a shower and toilets and were so clean! The campsites all had a tree (but some of them were very small!), concrete pad with awning and picnic table and water spigots!

They were under a fire-ban so we used our camp stove.

  • Review photo of Lake Colorado City State Park by Cathy S., June 12, 2020
  • Review photo of Lake Colorado City State Park by Cathy S., June 12, 2020
  • Review photo of Lake Colorado City State Park by Cathy S., June 12, 2020
Reviewed Apr. 29, 2020

Great spot for families

We're down there a couple of years ago and really had a relaxing  time. We enjoyed the fishing and sitting around the campfire at night. Had the whole family there and had a great time.

Month of VisitJuly
  • Review photo of Lake Colorado City State Park by Bill F., April 29, 2020
  • Review photo of Lake Colorado City State Park by Bill F., April 29, 2020
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Reviewed Apr. 30, 2019

Beautiful!

This place was so beautiful! Wildflowers everywhere, birds, ground squirrels. Very well maintained and clean. We rented 2 cabins and they were very well kept. Lots of trails to walk going down to the water. A nice swimming beach. Everything was just perfect! Amazing weekend getaway!

  • Review photo of Lake Colorado City State Park by Jessica M., April 30, 2019
  • Review photo of Lake Colorado City State Park by Jessica M., April 30, 2019
  • Review photo of Lake Colorado City State Park by Jessica M., April 30, 2019
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Reviewed Nov. 22, 2018

The norm

The state park has several camp sites, cabins also. Sites range from water only to water and electric. The campground was quiet and isolated, it may not feel this way in the summer of it gets crowded. Many of the camp pads have an awning and picnic table, several are lakefront (although the lake is very low), all are flat. There is a restroom with showers, fishing pier, and playground. Trail access is easy and the short trail is very well marked and worth the trek. The roadrunner loop is poorly marked and clearly not well maintained or used.

  • Review photo of Lake Colorado City State Park by Vanessa M., November 22, 2018
  • Review photo of Lake Colorado City State Park by Vanessa M., November 22, 2018
  • Review photo of Lake Colorado City State Park by Vanessa M., November 22, 2018
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Frequently Asked Questions

  • Does Lake Colorado City State Park have RV hookups?

    According to TheDyrt.com, Lake Colorado City State Park has sewer hookups.

  • What is the max vehicle length at Lake Colorado City State Park?

    Lake Colorado City State Park allows vehicles up to 70 feet.

  • Does Lake Colorado City State Park have wifi?

    Yes, according to campers on TheDyrt.com, Lake Colorado City State Park does have wifi.

  • Is there cell phone reception at Lake Colorado City State Park?

    According to campers on TheDyrt.com, Verizon signal is good, AT&T is good, and T-Mobile is good.