U.S. Forest Service · White River National Forest · Colorado

Trappers Lake / Trapline Campground

The Trapline Campground at Trappers Lake has 13 sites. It sits very near the Flat Tops Wilderness boundary, just south of the Trappers Lake Outlet parking area. An RV dump station is available within the Trappers Lake complex. View Dates and Fees

More like this: first-come in Colorado · tent only in Colorado

Amenities & rules

EquipmentTents

Individual sites vary. Confirm on Recreation.gov or with the managing office.

Season & status

ForestWhite River National Forest
RulesSee: Flat Tops Wilderness Regulations and Campground Regulations Trappers Lake lies completely within the Flat Tops Wilderness; motorized boats and wheeled carts for boat transport are prohibited.

White River National Forest recreation page ↗

Weather by month

NOAA climate normals →
Weather by month near Trappers Lake / Trapline Campground10°20°30°40°50°60°70°January: 1.37 inches of precipitation, 26.1 inches of snowFebruary: 1.29 inches of precipitation, 21.3 inches of snowMarch: 1.32 inches of precipitation, 16.8 inches of snowApril: 1.82 inches of precipitation, 15.5 inches of snowMay: 1.62 inches of precipitation, 4.7 inches of snowJune: 1.11 inches of precipitation, 0.5 inches of snowJuly: 1.62 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowAugust: 1.59 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowSeptember: 1.48 inches of precipitation, 0.6 inches of snowOctober: 1.26 inches of precipitation, 6.9 inches of snowNovember: 1.19 inches of precipitation, 17.4 inches of snowDecember: 1.27 inches of precipitation, 21.4 inches of snowJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanuary: 19.4°F averageFebruary: 21.5°F averageMarch: 30.0°F averageApril: 38.1°F averageMay: 47.4°F averageJune: 56.7°F averageJuly: 63.0°F averageAugust: 61.3°F averageSeptember: 53.8°F averageOctober: 41.9°F averageNovember: 29.6°F averageDecember: 20.0°F average0 in10 in20 in30 inTemp °FInches
The line is the average temperature and the bars are average precipitation at Yampa, 21 miles from the campground at 7,857 feet, station USC00059265 in the NOAA monthly climate normals for 1991 to 2020. Precipitation totals about 17 inches a year. The dotted line is average snowfall, about 131 inches a year on the same inches scale.

Getting there

Coordinates39.9933° N, 107.2405° W · Directions ↗

Supplies & services

Dump stationDump station ↗28.4 mi
Outdoor gearGearhead Outfitters ↗30.9 mi

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Limited data for this unit

No site-by-site records, no fee schedule, no directions or photos in the Recreation.gov record. What is here comes from the agency's own listing. The rest lives there.

Checked nightly. Modules appear as soon as the record fills in.

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    0.2 mi trail · hiking, horse
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  • 0.3 mi
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    5.3 mi trail · hiking, horse

Trailheads within three miles

Trail and trailhead records are the Forest Service's. Distances are straight-line to the nearer trail end. Trail conditions are not tracked here.

Public land it sits in

On Wilderness Atlas →

This campground sits inside Flat Tops Wilderness, which overlaps White River National Forest.

Each unit is published as a centre point and an acreage rather than a boundary, so this section stands it in for a circle of the same area. Whether a campground is inside, and how far it is from one it is outside, are both approximate.

On the National Register nearby

On Register Atlas →

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Reference

Questions people ask

How many sites does Trappers Lake / Trapline Campground have?

13 sites.

Source: Forest Service

Can I bring an RV to Trappers Lake / Trapline Campground?

Trappers Lake / Trapline Campground is listed for tents only.

Source: Forest Service

What if Trappers Lake / Trapline Campground is full?

The nearest public campgrounds are Trappers Lake / Bucks Campground (0.1 mi, first-come), Trappers Lake / Cutthroat Campground (0.1 mi, first-come), and Shepherds Rim Campground (0.2 mi).

Source: Campgrounds nearby