Echo Park Campground
Dinosaur National Monument — riverside, fishing, hiking
Location: Jensen, CO, CO
Price: From $12 per night
Rating: 3.5 out of 5 (6 reviews)
Season: May through October
Echo Park Campground is located adjacent to the Green River. There are vault toilets, drinking water spigots (seasonal), and a self-pay station. This location has both first-come first-served individual sites and a group site: Individual sites.
Cell coverage (FCC estimate): none signal. Actual signal may vary in remote areas.
Amenities: Fire Rings, Picnic Tables, Vault Toilets, Drinking Water, Fishing, Boat Launch
Availability alerts: Set a free cancellation alert at camperwatch.org/campground/echo-park-campground to be notified when sites open up.
Echo Park Campground offers stunning canyon scenery adjacent to the Green River with excellent opportunities for fishing, hiking, and scenic drives. Google reviewers consistently praise it as a beautiful destination rivaling major parks, with abundant wildlife viewing opportunities.
Wildlife alert: Expect to see Hopi Chipmunks, Spotted Towhees, Spotted Sandpipers, Black-throated Gray Warblers, Violet-green Swallows, Great Plains Ratsnakes, Plateau Fence Lizards, and Western Whiptails. Campers report sightings of deer, fox, skunk, and osprey.
Insider tips for Echo Park Campground: All individual sites are first-come, first-served; physically arrive to claim and pay via QR code Book early as a federal campground with limited 22 sites Roads are passable in dry conditions; 4X4 not required for Highway 40 access, though Harpers Corner Road is approximately 24 miles from town Yampa Bench Road offers an alternative eastern approach for more adventurous drivers
Skip Echo Park Campground if: You require RV hookups — no hookups available at most sites. You need to reserve in advance — individual sites are first-come, first-served only. You prefer year-round camping — seasonal operations May through October only.
Best time to visit Echo Park Campground: May-October — Campground operates seasonally during these months only.
Nearby campgrounds: Rainbow Park Campground (Jensen, UT), Split Mountain Group Campground (Jensen, UT), Green River Campground (Jensen, UT), Gates Of Lodore Campground (Maybell, CO).
Cell Phone Coverage at Echo Park Campground
Cell signal at Echo Park Campground (Jensen, CO): none overall signal based on FCC broadband data.
Coverage data source: FCC Broadband Data Collection (BDC). Actual signal may vary due to terrain, tree cover, and distance from towers. Camper reports are more reliable than coverage maps in remote areas.
Echo Park Campground is located adjacent to the Green River. There are vault toilets, drinking water spigots (seasonal), and a self-pay station. This location has both first-come first-served individual sites and a group site: Individual sites.
Verified facts
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Insider tips & when to go
CamperWatch intel · hand-curated entryAll individual sites are first-come, first-served; physically arrive to claim and pay via QR code
Book early as a federal campground with limited 22 sites
Roads are passable in dry conditions; 4X4 not required for Highway 40 access, though Harpers Corner Road is approximately 24 miles from town
Yampa Bench Road offers an alternative eastern approach for more adventurous drivers
Campground operates seasonally during these months only
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Getting there →
Starting from the town of Dinosaur in northwestern Colorado, travel approximately 3 miles (5 km) east on Highway 40. Turn left onto the Harpers Corner Road and travel for approximately 24 miles (39 km). Turn right onto the Echo Park Road and travel approximately 13 miles (21 km) to the Echo Park Campground. When you reach the campground, travel an additional 800 feet (244 m) to the Group Campsite. It takes most visitors around 90 minutes to travel from the town of Dinosaur to the Echo Park Campg
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- Book on recreation.gov exactly 6 months ahead at 10am ET — Dinosaur National Monument fills fast in peak season.
- Check current road conditions at Dinosaur National Monument before arrival — seasonal closures common.
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