Lathrop State Park · caps RVs at 40 ft
Lathrop opened in 1962 as Colorado's first state park — 89 electric sites at 40-ft cap, year-round, two reservoirs, and a 9-hole golf course inside the boundary.
40ft
electric
Yes
Year-round
Colorado's first state park — opened in 1962 and named for state highway commissioner Harold W. Lathrop — sits at the edge of the southern Front Range with the Spanish Peaks rising directly west and two reservoirs (Martin and Horseshoe) defining the campground geography. Pinon and Yucca campgrounds hold 89 sites combined with 30/50-amp electric and water hookups, 40-ft cap, year-round operation; the dump station sits at the entrance. Reservations open 6 months ahead via the Colorado Parks & Wildlife portal. Walsenburg's elevation (6,184 ft) keeps summer afternoons in the 80s while Denver bakes and the same elevation lets winter camping operate with insulated rigs December through February. The 9-hole golf course inside the park is a state-park anomaly and surfaces in nearly every guidebook entry for the park.
Managing agency
Colorado Parks & Wildlife
Primary sources
How to book this park
Reservations + RV staging
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Colorado rules · last verified 2026-05-10
- Rental tax
- 7.60%
- Min driver age
- 21+ std · 25+ Class A
- Gravel roads
- Varies by rig — verify with vendor
- Generator quiet
- 22:00-07:00
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