About this campground
Mid-19th century pioneers settled on the short-grass prairie, in northeastern Colorado, and tried their hand at farming. A Pawnee chief once said, “Grass no good upside down." During the Great Depression and Dust Bowl of the 1930s, farmers experienced the wisdom of that comment in this arid, windy region. Those who stayed learned many lessons, and adjusted their ways and their tools. Today, historic farming equipment is on display at the Lee and Dorothy Rhodes Farm Implement Museum, within Crow Valley Recreation Area. This collection of equipment, donated by the descendants of homesteaders, can help one imagine what life was like in pioneer days.
Nearby federal campgrounds
- CROW VALLEYArapaho & Roosevelt National Forests Pawnee NG0 mi
- Crow Valley Recreation AreaArapaho & Roosevelt National Forests Pawnee NG0 mi
- Pawnee Bird TourArapaho & Roosevelt National Forests Pawnee NG0 mi
- Pawnee Buttes TrailheadArapaho & Roosevelt National Forests Pawnee NG22 mi
- Filter Plant River Access Point (Put-In)Arapaho & Roosevelt National Forests Pawnee NG47 mi
- Bridges River Access Point (Take-Out #2)Arapaho & Roosevelt National Forests Pawnee NG48 mi
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Lee and Dorothy Rhodes Farm Implement Museum doesn't take campsite reservations — but plenty of nearby Colorado campgrounds do, and we'll alert you the moment a sold-out site opens up.
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