Yampa River State Park — Attraction in Hayden

Love the River access here! If you're not big on floating or kayaking, you can definitely still cool off by walking in and wading where the boats enter and exit. This area is only about knee high for an adult all the way to the other side of the river. So excellent for children to splash around.

The vault toilets are spotless. They get cleaned at least twice a day from what I was able to witness in my 3 days day. They are cleaner than my half bathroom even after the cleaning lady comes!

Note that the Wash House is only open from 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.. If you stay in the tipis, This means that you will have a very long walk to the nearest vault toilet in the middle of the night. We were informed this is because people were staying overnight in the Wash House without paying for a location. Which makes sense, but they do not share the code with guests who are paying which is a bit odd and makes for a very uncomfortable 3:00 a.m. restroom break given the long walk.

Also be aware that you are near a highway. We stayed at two different sites in this location and both of them had significant road noise and both were the farthest away from the highway according to the map.

There is also no store on site that sells firewood or other camping essentials. There is a mercantile less than a mile away but it does close at 8:00 p.m. So come prepared or be prepared to hit the store before 8:00 p.m..

Highly recommend the tipis! Both have permanent UV shield covering over the tables and they stay well well temperature regulated inside. We were there during a 97° hot spell and the tipi was MUCH more comfortable than our tent.

If you are tent camping, be very aware that you will need to bring your own shade. Only one campsite, 41, seemed to have shade throughout the course of the day. All the others were either in full sun all day or full sun for most of the day. RV sites all have a permanent covering over the picnic table. None of the tent sites except for number 38 do. Number 38 is closest to the highway though. So I would highly recommend tent site 41 if you are...

This is a nice CO state park, with an assortment of large, level, and spacious sites. RV sites are electric only (both 30 and 50 amp) with threaded water spigots (shared for filling only) throughout the campground, including 2 at the very easy to access dual-sided dump station. While this campground is conveniently right off highway 40, the campground doesn't get much road noise and it was peacefully quiet at night. It's also a pretty quick 14 mile drive into Craig to pick-up dinner and refuel. Each site includes a covered picnic table and firepit (off limits during the current fire ban), and campground amenities include a short but nice walking path, playground, horseshoe pits, bathhouse, and laundry. Verizon worked fine without a booster. This was just a quick stop over for us, but we would stay here again. The only negative is the high cost of camping- campsites are $32, and you either need to possess a CO State Park Pass or pay $9 a...

We can't quite say how good this place was: we left before we spent the night. The Tipis are quite a bit more primitive than the word tipi implies for us. It was almost completely open to the elements, there were multiple holes where any sort of rodent or snake or hedgehog could just slither right in. The "wooden cots" it's quite the generous term. They're really more like wooden shelves than anything. now, all that being said, if we didn't have a 7-month-old baby with us, my wife and I would have been just fine with that. The TP was spacious enough, and warm enough, because it's a real thick canvas material that the TP is made out of. but we just could not expose the baby to that level. so if you're looking for a real true primitive experience, then the Tipis are a good option. but if they're the only place that is open,...