Saddlehorn Campground — Colorado National Monument

Cozy campground with tent spots nestled in between the Junipers. Cleanest bathrooms I have seen at a campground. Potable water. Charcoal grills (no wood fires). Amazing views.

Quiet camp ground, very clean facilities. Gorgeous views within campground. Once rigs are setup on outter rim you lose your views. Sites are fairly close together. Hot in afternoon and evening, very little shade.

Saddlehorn campground is at the top of my list of favorite campgrounds in Colorado.

Reasons:

Fantastic views

Quite

The weather is warm at night

Worth staying a night or two to explore the monument. Great rim hikes. The campground is nice and well maintained with nice facilities

We camped with our 21 ft Geo Pro on site 31 on a last minute reservation. This site was a bit tight, but doable. Nice table and grill, lots of space between sites. Very quite even though most of the sites were occupied.

Beautiful spot. No showers though and someone stole our firewood that we left behind for a few hours

Amazing views with multiple points of access for overlooks. As typical of national parks no electricity. Quite campground . Utility sink and flushable toilets in B area . A and C closed for season during March. Would be 5 stars if had electricity. No showers. Showers seem to be less important the longer my trip becomes lol

Stayed for 2 night in Sept 24 while traveling with my mother. The bit of AT&T was my mom's favorite part of the site other than the views which it had and a lovely trailhead out of the campground. 

Pros: The trailhead/views, flush toilets, WiFi(At least at our site faceing towards Fruita), trash cans, tables

Cons: Sites were real close together so it really depends on who your next to, for someone like myself with a roof top tent wished the parking spot had been a little flatter, Rec.gov reservations, sandy

The big con of this campground was we had so much difficulty with the Rec.gov app getting a site, but the very helpful folk at the visitor center helped us get a site.

Would definately go there again, just beautiful and jawdropping views, and easy access to the rest of the monument early in the morning

Came to Grand Junction to get my new Timberleaf Teardrop camper and stayed here three nights. Was so thankful that there was still running water and working toilets! Site was slightly sloped but not bad. Super quiet at night. Saw the Milky Way last night! The park is amazing and offers great views and hikes.

We arrived just before dark and easily pulled into our site. It was mostly level and we easily leveled our van. We found the restrooms (flush toilets) to be spotless. The campground was very quiet and we could see city lights below. In the morning we enjoyed a peel sunrise view through the junipers. Sadly, we were on a schedule and couldn’t spend much time at the campground, leaving 12 hours after we arrived. Even though the campground is at 5700 feet, it was warm mid September. We kept our side screened door open all night. Would love to come back sometime as the monument looks beautiful!

Great views from B loop. Online registration only. Tim and Lily are very friendly campground hosts in site A1

Yay! Hosts were great, scenery beyond belief, location, clean facilities, access to the park. Bummer! Campground loudness: very loud neighbors in all directions, including the NPS employee loudly giving his volunteers his opinions on everything first thing Monday morning. Very campground-y. FYI: Cannot use trees for shade/hammocks, dog friendly but don’t plan on taking them off pavement for hiking. Stakes are pointless.

It was extremely windy when I went so I wasn’t able to fully enjoy. But I will return.

This campground is very well maintained. We stayed in loops A. The sites are spacious. Loop B has incredible views! I felt the sites were spaced fairly well. Restrooms were very clean. Recycle and garbage close by. Visitor center is within walking distance, as well as several trails.

Great campground, quiet at the right times, each spot is fairly private. We were in spot #20 and it was fantastic, I could see spots next to the bathrooms being fairly noisy most the night.

We stayed on a sunday night early May. while it was still over 70% full, we found Lot C really quiet. the host was friendly and helpful. the canyon rim trail is beautiful. bathrooms are very clean.

Noisy and rude campers walking through my site same group up until 2AM drinking and being loud, I will never go back, camp sites are packed close together, expect generators all day long.

No hookups. But nice view of the valley below. Camp Host was very friendly and helped us pick a good campsite for truck camper in C-loop (where no generators allowed C-loop only).

Beautiful views, prime location in one of Colorado's most beautiful areas. Bathrooms were clean, water was readily available.

The downsides are that the sites are pretty close together and not super clearly delineated. I'm sure it depends on the night, but I came on a night when my neighbors on all sides are especially loud, one with loud conversations, one with very unhappy small children.

I planned to just drive through the Monument park, but once I got in, I just had to stay. Incredible views, great location in the park, the rangers are delightful, and the campground itself felt far enough from the lights & the city to really enjoy the beauty of it all.

The area around these campsites is gorgeous and the facilities were very nice. Had plenty of water stations, trash cans, and the bathrooms were clean! However, it is your typical campground. Spaces jammed together (15-30 ft apart) and $22/night for any site, even the FCFS sites in loop C. There is a spot to put your ticket stub on the site, so if you needed to leave for some reason your spot wouldn’t be taken.

Campsites are way too close together. Dirty bathrooms they do have hypodermic needle disposal though. Loud music blasting late into the night. Entire family set up their tents as close as possible to our spot. No privacy on this campsite. Great views but not worth putting up with the sites.

This is an occasional quick hit for us, close to where we live. NO OPEN WOOD FIRES due to natural tinder-box ecosystem. Excellent plumbed restrooms. Very quiet, great variety of high desert wildlife, including deer, bighorn sheep, and small critters. This is an easy stop for I-70 travelers, so reservations are advisable. Be aware of gate fees, and steep grades into and out of the CNM. For an extra thrill, leave "the back way" and see the rest of the park. Visitor's Center is excellent. And please watch your kids and pets! Massive drop-offs are literally everywhere.

This place is a must. There are some size limitations based on what we saw, so be mindful of that and check ahead of time, but if you can fit absolutely check this place out. Within 5 minutes from the campground are breath-taking views of the monument and less than an hour drive will take you around the rim with dozens of pull-offs to check out the history of the area. 

This national monument has a spectacular history with this relentless individual (Otto) who fought to make this place a protected location because of how beautiful he found it. You will not be disappointed to stop here and check it out. 

On your way down from the monument, check out the dinosaur museum and some of what else Grand Junction has to offer. Great stop!

Great price and beautiful views. Some sites are not level -so bring lots of leveling blocks- the game of Tetris. Lots and lots of big horn sheep. Even on in the campground. Most spectacular views in this NM Host was super friendly and helpful

This park is way less crowded than other areas of Colorado, so you have more of a dispersed feel at the campsites. It was a truly incredible stay - our favorite campground we’ve ever been to. The sites are very clean and have a bit of shade. The views are breathtaking from all around. And at night, the stargazing is insane! We camped in early October and it didn’t get too cold (42 degrees or so).

We were able to stay in the C loop for four nights and were blown away by the scenery not only in the park, but also from our campsite.  The sites were spacious with plenty of privacy, the stars were fantastic at night, the volunteer camp host was extremely friendly, and the bathrooms were impeccably clean.  This stop has been one of the highlights of our trip across the U.S. so far.

Wow awesome spot! The views are incredibles!!!!!

We loved our one night stay here! The bathrooms were nice and clean. The site was level and there is a lot of variety in each site. Picnic table, charcoal grill provided. The best part, of course, is the nearby scenery. Impressive views and trails are within walking distance, as is the visitor center.

The best campsite I have ever been in. Spectacular views. Clean toilets and lots of water points. We showed up mid-week end of Aug and it was nearly empty.