Vaughan Lake
Its sites are first-come, first-served (no reservations), and camping costs Single Site: $20 per night. Vaughan Lake is a National Forest campground near Yampa, Colorado.
First-come, first-served
- National Forest
- Managed by
Vaughan Lake sits inside Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest. Its dispersed-camping rule, ranger offices, and boundary are on publiclandsdb.com.
Getting a site
- Managed by
- National Forest
- Reservations
- None, first-come
- Fee
- Single Site: $20 per night
Source: apps.fs.usda.gov, accessed 2026-09-30
What's there
- ✓ Toilets
On site: Toilets.
Access and cell service
- Elevation
- 9,500 ft
40.1340, -107.2615 in Rio Blanco. Open in OpenStreetMap. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Common questions
Do you need a reservation at Vaughan Lake?
No. Vaughan Lake is first-come, first-served: there is no reservation system, so arrive early to claim an open site.
How much does it cost to camp at Vaughan Lake?
Camping at Vaughan Lake costs Single Site: $20 per night.
Who manages Vaughan Lake?
Vaughan Lake is managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Around Vaughan Lake
- Sites
- 6
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Single Site: $14 per night
- Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Single Site: $25 per night
Shepherds Rim / Trappers Lake - Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Single Site: $25 per night
Trappers Lake/bucks - Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Single Site: $23 per night
More campgrounds: camping near Yampa and campgrounds in Rio Blanco.
Sources
- apps.fs.usda.gov (all fields), accessed 2026-09-30