About this campground
The North Fork Poudre Campground is located along the Deadman Road west of Red Feather Lakes, near the banks of the North Fork Cache la Poudre River in a dense lodgepole pine forest. This is an older facility with short parking spurs that will not accommodate larger RVs. Each of the nine sites have a picnic table, tent pad and fire grate. Recreational activities in the area include hiking, stream fishing and four-wheel driving.
Getting there
Drive 21 miles north of Fort Collins on U.S. Highway 287.Turn left (west) onto the Red Feather Lakes Road (County Road 74E). Continue west as the road designation changes to County Road 86 (Deadman Road, formerly County Road 162), through Red Feather Lakes. The campground is on the north side of the road roughly seven miles west of Red Feather Lakes Village.
Activities
- CAMPING
- RECREATIONAL VEHICLES
Nearby federal campgrounds
- South Pearl Road (#178)Arapaho & Roosevelt National Forests Pawnee NG1 mi
- Killpecker Road (#300)Arapaho & Roosevelt National Forests Pawnee NG2 mi
- Nunn Creek Road (#318)Arapaho & Roosevelt National Forests Pawnee NG3 mi
- Roaring Creek Road (#173)Arapaho & Roosevelt National Forests Pawnee NG3 mi
- Sand Creek Road (#336)Arapaho & Roosevelt National Forests Pawnee NG5 mi
- Bald Mountain Road (#517)Arapaho & Roosevelt National Forests Pawnee NG6 mi
Explore more Colorado camping
North Fork Poudre Campground 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.
Browse Colorado camping →Details from Recreation.gov's official RIDB catalog. Conditions change — confirm with the managing office before you go. Not affiliated with Recreation.gov or any federal agency.