Campsite for booking · Nederland

Rainbow Lakes Campground

via Recreation.gov CO, Nederland, Colorado, United States

Overview

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About this campsite

This campground is open mid-June through mid-September and located at 10000 feet at the end of the Rainbow Lakes Road and adjacent to the Indian Peaks Wilderness . This road is closed for winter and typically reopens in June. Before traveling to this area, check the Road Status Table .

There are 18 first-come, first-served campsites that accommodate tents (on 14X16 foot tent pads) and small trailers. A maximum of eight people are allowed per site. Campsite 8 is oversized and accomodates up to 15 people. Campsites 15 - 18 are walk in sites for tents. Picnic tables, fire grates, vault toilets and trash services are provided at each campsite. 14-day stay limit. This campground does not feature drinking water, electricity, hook-ups, dump stations, nor showers. Please remember to bring water.

Rainbow Lakes Campground is normally full for the weekend by Friday morning so plan to arrive early. No reservations are accepted.

Click here for a map of this campground.

Managed by a US federal agency. Data source: ridb.recreation.gov.

Description supplied by Recreation.gov.

Where you can stay nearby

Campsites, aires and parking within 30 km, from OpenStreetMap.

  1. Ruby Gulch Dispersed Camping
    Campground · Nederland, Colorado · Free
    5.4 km from the pick-up area
  2. Buckingham Campground
    Campground · Nederland, Colorado
    5.8 km from the pick-up area
  3. Diamond Lake Campground
    Campground · Nederland, Colorado
    7.2 km from the pick-up area
  4. Pawnee Campground
    Campground · Nederland, Colorado
    7.8 km from the pick-up area

Nearest dump station and water

  1. Dump Station
    RV dump station · Coal Creek, ColoradoWaste
    18 km from the pick-up area
  2. Water point near Granby
    Water fill station · Granby, ColoradoWater
    32 km from the pick-up area
Pick-up10 kmPlot of OpenStreetMap data
Map of 6 places to stay near Rainbow Lakes Campground. CampsiteFull map

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Data: Recreation.gov (RIDB), from ridb.recreation.gov, last updated 13 October 2026. Federal agencies provide this data and are responsible for it; it may be incomplete. Not endorsed by Recreation.gov or the U.S. Government. About this data. Places data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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