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Headquarters Campground

6185 W. US Hwy. 40, Hayden, Colorado 81639 USA

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Yampa River State Park is a Colorado state park located along the Yampa River in Routt and Moffat Counties in northwestern Colorado in the United States.

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Reviews of Headquarters Campground

18 people have reviewed this location

Ratings Summary

4.6 Access
4.0 Location
4.6 Cleanliness
4.1 Site Quality
3.3 Noise

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Verizon 4G/5G

Confirmed by 10 users | Last reported on February 05, 2024

AT&T 4G

Confirmed by 3 users | Last reported on August 14, 2020

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Confirmed by 1 users | Last reported on August 01, 2022
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Reviewed by
Liz C

  • 313 Reviews
  • 1 Helpful
October 19, 2015
Rated

We stayed here over the 2 weeks surrounding labor day 2015. It is a flat, open state park with little in the way of natural shelter within the camping areas. The entire park is pretty much just for camping, although there is a mile long walking/running path that follows the park's perimeter (This park does not provide access to any other trails/sidewalks- it sits along a busy 2 lane highway). As long as you are cool with being able to see many other rigs or tents, this place is just fine! Plenty of space allotted to each site with a fire ring, cement pad, and picnic table for each spot. Some spaces (those accommodating smaller rigs/tents) have a covered picnic table. The park is on the Yampa River, and a quick walk from your site to the rear of the park places you on the rocky shores of this meandering beast. If you walk towards the front of the park you could get hit by a semi-truck on the busy road out front. However, the highway noise really isn't bad and the park rangers more than make up for the lack of 'wilderness' here. They were friendly and always performing some sort of work on this park. One afternoon, it began to rain and we watched rangers go to several tent camper's sites and cover items that could get wet with garbage bags. The rest rooms are extremely clean. 2 washers and 2 dryers in impeccable working order. Decent location if wishing to visit Steamboat Springs. Just outside of the friendly town of Hayden, which boasts a great little grocery store (owner buys his meat from 4H kids!), micro-brewery (Yampa Valley Brewing Co has good beer, friendly owners, and NFL ticket!), and a post office. Sidenote: the bugs in the park can get pretty fierce if its not breezy; rangers reported spraying has been restricted. Bring bugspray! ALSO: CO parks require a daily use fee on top of your camping fee, so make sure to purchase a yearly pass ($70) if you plan to use CO parks for any length of time!

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Nightly Rate: $20.00

Days Stayed: 14

Site Number: 21

5 Access
4 Location
5 Cleanliness
4 Site Quality
4 Noise

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Verizon 4G

AT&T 4G

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Reviewed by
Campendium

July 29, 2016
Rated

Other reviewer was spot on. This park is several years young. So lots of time needed to have some shade trees. Rates are $24 W/E, $17 dry plus $7/day for the parks pass. As mentioned if you stay more than 10 nights in a Colorado state park then buy the annual pass.

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This reviewer would stay here again

Nightly Rate: $24.00

Days Stayed: -

Site Number: -

5 Access
4 Location
5 Cleanliness
4 Site Quality
5 Noise

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Verizon 4G

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Reviewed by
Campendium

August 22, 2016
Rated

It's difficult reviewing this as "wouldn't return" because the reasons are not anything that can improved or fixed. It's highway noise. For us, it's a deal-breaker. We knew the park was on Hwy 40 but just didn't consider how close and how loud it would be. The campground is relatively small, so I don't feel that location within the park would change the road noise much. Even when the weather cooled enough to open the windows, we left the air on just because of the noise.
With that being said, the rest of our visit was very good. The camp hosts were very friendly. The Visitor Center and Restrooms/Showers were new and clean. The Park Rangers seemed to go through the park quite often and were working hard to keep trees watered and growing for more shade. The campsites were nicely spaced and we never felt we were too close to anyone. The nearby town of Hayden is very cute and we loved the pizza restaurant in town. All the "locals" were extremely nice! The grocery store in Hayden is also great...even great produce and meat which is rare in such a small town.
We also very much enjoyed the mile gravel path that circles the campground. We walked our dogs on that path several times a day and rode our bikes on it as well.
The river is very close and it was great for taking the dogs over there for an afternoon swim. They loved it!
The bugs from dusk to dark were very bad for the 2nd half of our time there. We couldn't sit outside in the evenings due to the mosquitos.
We had Verizon cell service, but no Wi-Fi is available.

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Nightly Rate: $24.00

Days Stayed: 8

Site Number: -

4 Access
4 Location
4 Cleanliness
4 Site Quality
1 Noise

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Verizon 4G

  • 16 Reviews
  • 0 Helpful
January 06, 2019
Rated

Well cared for campground that was very clean. It has a nice laundry and hiking trails. We were there for 1 night to recharge dump and do laundry. Didn't have time to explore the park. Road noise was the only problem. Not positive on the price. It is now Yampa River State Park.

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Nightly Rate: $30.00

Days Stayed: 1

Site Number: 37

5 Access
5 Location
5 Cleanliness
5 Site Quality
4 Noise
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Reviewed by
Campendium

May 10, 2019
Rated

The rates have gone up quite a bit. $34/nt for just electric (water is shared between several sites) AND $8 day use fee. So- $40. Nice campground, but that is pricey for a state park. Apparently, you must reserve on line in advance- no walk-ins.

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Nightly Rate: $40.00

Days Stayed: 1

Site Number: 25

5 Access
5 Location
5 Cleanliness
5 Site Quality
4 Noise

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Verizon 4G

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Reviewed by
Campendium

June 04, 2020
Rated

This campground is a clean, well laid out campground. It is similar to a nice RV park with plenty of space between sites. The grounds are grassy and the spaces are paved. There is a dump site in the campground.
The cons to this campground is that it is just off the highway and the noise is loud. That is why I gave the lower scores for noise and location.
Be prepared to pay $30+ for each night.
There is also a $9 day use fee for each day you are there.

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Nightly Rate: $32.00

Days Stayed: 2

Site Number: 13

5 Access
3 Location
5 Cleanliness
5 Site Quality
3 Noise

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Reviewed by
Campendium

July 16, 2020
Rated

I should have done more research - looked on You Tube or Google Earth. This campground has no trees - looks like desert. It appears to be a park for people who want to float down the river in a tube. There are no hiking trails (there is a nature trail around the campground) that we could find.
The campground has pay showers & laundry, which is a bonus as we full-time.
It is about 30 minutes from Steamboat Springs.

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Nightly Rate: $32.00

Days Stayed: 7

Site Number: 1

5 Access
3 Location
4 Cleanliness
3 Site Quality
- Noise
  • 8 Reviews
  • 0 Helpful
August 14, 2020
Rated

Yampa River State Park is nice. It's only drawback is it is close to Hwy. 40 and the traffic noise is pretty continuous. So, I can only recommend it as a good place for a single overnight stay. Otherwise it's a pretty park and is a good base since it is close to the towns of Hayden and Craig. We were here mid-August and as others report, there are mosquitoes and flies, but it wasn't unbearable. The flies were actually more of a nuisance. Good cell phone reception, better than expected. Water is good tasting. Staff is friendly.

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roadtripper4033701 would stay here again

Nightly Rate: $32.00

Days Stayed: 3

Site Number: 9

5 Access
4 Location
5 Cleanliness
4 Site Quality
2 Noise

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AT&T 4G

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Reviewed by
Campendium

August 26, 2020
Rated

Typical hilly high plains countryside. We stayed in the main campground with a power and water, and access to the Yampa River. Water sports are the main attractions, including fly fishing. The Yampa River is unspoiled by dams or improvements all the way to Utah. This is a good access point. Also here is the park HQ with some interesting displays. Craig isn't too far with some good Tex/Mex spots, but because of CV-19, the museums are closed. There two historic sites between the campground and Craig. The RV sites also have wind breaks.

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Nightly Rate: $32.00

Days Stayed: 2

Site Number: 020

5 Access
5 Location
5 Cleanliness
5 Site Quality
4 Noise
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Reviewed by
Campendium

September 22, 2020
Rated

This is a nice CO state park, with an assortment of large, level, and spacious sites. RV sites are electric only (both 30 and 50 amp) with threaded water spigots (shared for filling only) throughout the campground, including 2 at the very easy to access dual-sided dump station. While this campground is conveniently right off highway 40, the campground doesn't get much road noise and it was peacefully quiet at night. It's also a pretty quick 14 mile drive into Craig to pick-up dinner and refuel. Each site includes a covered picnic table and firepit (off limits during the current fire ban), and campground amenities include a short but nice walking path, playground, horseshoe pits, bathhouse, and laundry. Verizon worked fine without a booster. This was just a quick stop over for us, but we would stay here again. The only negative is the high cost of camping- campsites are $32, and you either need to possess a CO State Park Pass or pay $9 a day for entry.

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Nightly Rate: $32.00

Days Stayed: 1

Site Number: 1

5 Access
5 Location
5 Cleanliness
5 Site Quality
5 Noise

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Verizon 4G

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Headquarters Campground

6185 W. US Hwy. 40
Hayden, Colorado
81639 USA
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Back In RV Sites Count
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Last Nightly Rate
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Longest Vehicle Length Reported
45.0
Lowest Nightly Rate
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Max Stay
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Sites Count
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