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  3. Cow Creek South

Camping at Cow Creek South near Silverthorne

Public campground · Silverthorne · 43 campsites

A forested campground near trout fishing, hiking, and mountain biking. Most campsites have no hookups, and RV fit varies by site.

About this campground

The reservoir location makes Cow Creek South a strong base for water sports boating, canoeing, windsurfing, water skiing and anglers will commonly catch rainbow and brown trout and, when conditions allow, kokanee salmon. On land, the campground gives easy access to a larger landscape of trails, forest roads and viewpoints: Spring Creek, at the northern end of the Gore Range, is a nearby destination for off-highway vehicle riding through lodgepole pine and spruce-fir stands.

4.0 on Recreation.gov · 105 reviewsBook on Recreation.gov
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At a glance

  • RV sites up to 70 ft

    Length limits vary by campsite.

  • No hookups
  • Pets welcome
  • Public land
OverviewCampsitesAmenities & locationReviewsPlan your stay

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No site is open for every night of your stay

You book directly on Recreation.gov. Rates and availability can change until reserved. Campground page on Recreation.gov ↗

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Amenities & location

Check-in
2:00 PM
Checkout
12:00 PM
Pets
Allowed (per listing)
Maximum stay
14 nights

Hookups (individual campsites): 43 no-hookup individual sites.

Location

Dillon Ranger District 680 Blue River Parkway
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Cow Creek South: questions answered

What is the maximum RV length at Cow Creek South?
Longest RV site listed: 70 ft (40 of 43 RV sites list a length) (per the listing)
Does Cow Creek South have RV hookups?
43 no-hookup individual sites (per the listing)
How do I reserve a site at Cow Creek South?
Reservable on Recreation.gov (per the listing)
Are pets allowed at Cow Creek South?
Allowed (per the listing)
Sources and details

At a glance

Official facts link to their source; “Listing” facts come from the Recreation.gov listing. Anything we can't source says so.

Max rig length
Listing Longest RV site listed: 70 ft (40 of 43 RV sites list a length)
Hookups & power
Listing 43 no-hookup individual sites
Pull-through / back-in
Listing 2 pull-through, 42 back-in
Road & site access
Listing 12 gravel site driveways
Pets
Listing Allowed
Cell signal
Listing Visitor-reported signal on Recreation.gov (higher is better): Verizon 0 (53 reports), T-Mobile 2 (21 reports), AT&T 3 (20 reports)
Shade
Listing 6 of 6 sites that report shade are listed as shaded
Booking
Listing Reservable on Recreation.gov
Price
Listing Lowest listed rate $21/night (live price once you pick dates)
Stay limits
Listing 14 nights max
Getting there
Listing Dillon Ranger District 680 Blue River Parkway (map in Location below)
Generators · Quiet hours · Starlink / satellite · Water
Not listed — check with campground

Reviews

Selected reviews

Verbatim from guest reviews on Recreation.gov ↗ (105 reviews, ★ 4.0). Not written or edited by us.

“Very nice camp ground. Better to go earlier in the year. We went in early September. Not a good idea. Wind and rain the whole weekend. We will be going again. Just early to mid summer. ”

Laura W 4 · Sep 2025 · Recreation.gov

“The views were gorgeous. I only wish we could have had a bonfire, but due to fire bans it was not possible for our trip this time around. ”

carli t 5 · Sep 2025 · Recreation.gov

“Weather was great , But fire made for hard weekend . Overall very Nice”

Aaron M 4 · Aug 2025 · Recreation.gov
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Available Nov 13–15 · 2 nights4 sites open for every night

Williams Fork Reservoir

10.5 mi from Cow Creek South (straight-line)
Sites from $25/night
$50 total for Nov 13–15 · before taxes & fees
Rates & availability from Campspot · you book on their site
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Available Nov 13–15 · 2 nights18 sites open for every night

Pumphouse Recreation Area

14.3 mi from Cow Creek South (straight-line) 4.0 · 40 Recreation.gov reviews
Tent sites · RV sites
Sites $25/night
$50 total for Nov 13–15 · before taxes & fees
Rates & availability from Recreation.gov · you book on their site
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Available Nov 13–15 · 2 nights15 sites open for every night

Radium Recreation Area

15.6 mi from Cow Creek South (straight-line) 4.0 · 25 Recreation.gov reviews
Tent sites · RV sites
Sites $25/night
$50 total for Nov 13–15 · before taxes & fees
Rates & availability from Recreation.gov · you book on their site
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✓ available · R reserved · X not available · C closed · W first come, first served · N not yet released

Trip idea

Ideas for your stay

An idea to start from, built from this campground's listing and real tours nearby. Times, openings and prices change, so check each before you go.

  1. Day 1 · Arrive and settle in

    • Check in and set up camp.
  2. Day 2 · Get out and explore

    • Half-Day Whitewater Rafting Upper Colorado River 17 mi · 3.5 hr · from $95/person
    • Half Day Walk and Wade Fly Fishing Trip 17 mi · 4 hr · from $275/person
  3. Optional full-day extension

    Longer tours — plan travel time before and after.

    • Colorado River Whitewater Rafting: Half Day Trip 17 mi · 3.5 hr · from $95/person
Ways to stay

Bring a tent or have an RV waiting

  • Tent camping here: 43 sites take tents. See open sites ↑

Need an RV for your stay?

Rentals that may deliver here and whose listed length fits sites up to 70 ft. Delivery may be available — confirm fees and dates with the owner before you book.

2021 Forest River RV Rockwood GEO Pro - Great for Adventures
2021 Forest River RV Rockwood GEO Pro - Great for Adventures

Travel trailer · 21 ft · sleeps 6 · 61 mi from campground

$180/night listed · RVshare · Delivery may be available

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2022 Forest River Surveyor Legend
2022 Forest River Surveyor Legend

Travel trailer · 26 ft · sleeps 6 · 73 mi from campground

$140/night listed · Outdoorsy · Delivery may be available

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2021 Forest River Rockwood Mini Lite
2021 Forest River Rockwood Mini Lite

Travel trailer · 25 ft · sleeps 4 · 77 mi from campground

$125/night listed · RVshare · Delivery may be available

View rental
Things to do

Activities near Cow Creek South

Bookable tours nearby

Paid experiences on Viator. Distances are from this campground when the tour lists its own start point.

Half-Day Whitewater Rafting Upper Colorado River
Half-Day Whitewater Rafting Upper Colorado River

17 mi · 3.5 hr · from $95/person

Colorado River Whitewater Rafting: Half Day Trip
Colorado River Whitewater Rafting: Half Day Trip

17 mi · 3.5 hr · from $95/person

Bike Tour or Mountain Bike down Vail Mountain
Bike Tour or Mountain Bike down Vail Mountain

17 mi · 1.5 hr–3 hr · from $135/person

See 6 more bookable tours
Half Day Walk and Wade Fly Fishing Trip
Half Day Walk and Wade Fly Fishing Trip

17 mi · 4 hr · from $275/person

Best time to go

Seasons, rates and how booked it gets

  • Peak season May 20–Oct 1: RV & Tent $21–$42 per night

stays up to 14 nights (Recreation.gov rules).

Plan your stay

How far ahead to book Cow Creek South

For July weekends, book about 177 days ahead. Three in four July Friday and Saturday arrivals were booked later than that, and half were booked 139 days or less before arrival. Past timing is guidance, not a guarantee of what is open now.

See booking patterns
Arrival monthFri/Sat arrivals: half booked at leastA quarter at leastOther days: half booked at leastA quarter at least
May63 days ahead109 days ahead41 days ahead90 days ahead
June103 days ahead153 days ahead80 days ahead156 days ahead
July139 days ahead177 days ahead107 days ahead179 days ahead
August102 days ahead171 days ahead94 days ahead180 days ahead
September23 days ahead77 days ahead32 days ahead93 days ahead

Months with fewer than 30 reservations of that kind are left blank. Sites where nearly every booking was made the day of arrival (pay on arrival) are left out. Closed seasons, windows not yet released for booking, and currently unavailable nights are separate from this history.

Based on Recreation.gov reservations, FY2015–2025 (9,543 reservations in the years scored). Counts reservations made, not nights actually camped: cancellations aren't in the data, and nights a site was closed count as not booked. FY2020–21 (COVID) are left out of the scores.

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Half-Day Upper Colorado River Float Tour from Kremmling
Half-Day Upper Colorado River Float Tour from Kremmling

30 mi · 4 hr · from $94/person

Monster Truck Hay Ride
Monster Truck Hay Ride

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Compare site types

43 individual reservable campsites from Recreation.gov, checked Nov 7. Rates are the listed nightly rates.

Standard sites (tent or RV)

Tent, van or small RV, no power

43 sites · $21, $42/night

Loops: COW CREEK loop (43)

0 open Nov 13–Nov 15