Stargazing

Rifle Mountain Park

Rifle Mountain Park north of Rifle, Colorado, offers dry camping sites in a limestone canyon, with fire pits, picnic tables, walking trails, and restrooms. One essential detail before you go: this is a dry camping facility with no potable water, no sewer service, and no electrical hookups. Back-in dry camping sites carry fire pits and picnic tables. There are no hookups of any kind and no potable water on site, so arrive fully self-contained with all the water you will need. Restrooms and firewood are available, along with cabins. This is a city-owned outdoor recreation area rather than a commercial campground, and the facilities are scaled accordingly. Pets are welcome. Walking trails run the canyon, with hiking, picnicking, birding, and stargazing from the site. A creek runs through the park. The climbing is what makes this internationally known. Rifle Mountain Park sits at the base of towering limestone cliffs in Rifle Creek Canyon, where more than 250 bolted sport routes across every difficulty grade have been developed over decades. It is one of the most prolific sport climbing destinations in North America and a genuine pilgrimage site for climbers worldwide — the canyon's steep, pocketed limestone is unlike anything else in the country. For campers who are not climbing, the canyon's hiking, creek fishing, and dramatic walls are reason enough. Climbing season runs spring through fall, with the canyon's shade making it viable in summer heat. Reserve ahead for weekends, and plan your water carefully.

from $20/night

Cheyenne RV Resort

42 RV Sites, 6 Cabins, 17 Tent Sites

In Cheyenne, Wyoming—the state capital at the junction of Interstate 25 and Interstate 80 where the High Plains meets the Laramie Range's foothills and the city's identity as the Cowboy Capital of the World is most fully expressed each July during Cheyenne Frontier Days, the world's largest outdoor rodeo and western celebration—Cheyenne RV Resort by RJourney provides full hookup 30 and 50-amp RV sites in pull-thru and back-in configurations, tent sites with water and electric (T01 through T11), a swimming pool, mini golf, a basketball court, a playground, a dog park, a pavilion, a convenience store, laundry, propane, firewood, WiFi throughout, ADA-accessible facilities, and banana bike rentals in a well-maintained resort that delivers the complete family campground experience at the crossroads of the two most traveled interstate highways in Wyoming. Full hookups, a pool, and mini golf in Cheyenne. Full hookup sites with 30 and 50-amp electric, water, and sewer in the pull-thru configuration that eliminates the backing challenge for larger rigs, and the T01-through-T11 tent sites with water and electric for the soft-side camper, provide the infrastructure variety that serves every arrival configuration at the I-25/I-80 interchange. The swimming pool, mini golf course, basketball court, playground, and dog park create the recreational infrastructure that keeps families entertained between the Frontier Days events and the Cheyenne city attractions, and the pavilion provides the shaded gathering space for the social campground activities that a resort-quality Wyoming campground provides. A convenience store handles the daily supply and sundry needs, laundry and propane fill manage the extended-stay logistics, and banana bike rentals offer the campground's most charming transportation option for the guests who want to explore the property at a pace that acknowledges the High Plains wind. Cheyenne sits in Laramie County at 6,062 feet on the High Plains where the semi-arid grassland landscape of southeastern Wyoming creates the backdrop for the state capital's governmental, military, and transportation functions. F.E. Warren Air Force Base, one of the oldest and largest Air Force installations in the United States, anchors the military component of the Cheyenne economy. The Wyoming State Capitol's gold dome and the extensive state government complex on Capitol Avenue provide the governmental center that Cheyenne's status as Wyoming's largest city and state capital sustains. Cheyenne Frontier Days, held the last full week of July each year, provides the world's largest outdoor rodeo with 10 days of PRCA rodeo performances, country music concerts, a military appreciation component, carnival midway, and the parade schedule that draws 200,000 visitors to the Frontier Park complex each year. The Cheyenne Frontier Days Old West Museum on the Frontier Park grounds provides the year-round exhibit of western heritage, rodeo history, and the carriage collection that interprets the city's frontier identity across the calendar. The Wyoming State Museum in the Barrett Building and the Historic Governors' Mansion on E. 21st Street provide the additional state history context accessible from the downtown Cheyenne core. Cheyenne RV Resort operates year-round in the Wyoming High Plains climate, where the warm summer months from June through September provide the peak camping season during Frontier Days and the family summer travel window, and the mild fall and spring shoulder seasons reduce the crowds while maintaining the city's full attraction calendar. The wind that defines Cheyenne's microclimate—consistent westerly and northwesterly winds from the exposed High Plains position—is part of the authentic Wyoming experience the resort delivers alongside the full hookup pad. Reserve your site at Cheyenne RV Resort and let the Cowboy Capital's Frontier Days, the state capital's western heritage, and the I-25/I-80 crossroads make Cheyenne the Wyoming overnight worth lingering over.

from $34/night

BV Overlook Camp & Lodging

BV Overlook Camp & Lodging sits half a mile from downtown Buena Vista, Colorado, offering full-hookup RV sites with water, sewer, and electric alongside cabins and tiny homes, open all year with sweeping views of the Arkansas River valley and the Collegiate Peaks. Back-in and pull-through sites carry fire pits, picnic tables, and site WiFi. Full-hookup sites carry water, sewer, and electric in back-in and pull-through configurations, with fire pits and picnic tables. Cabins and tiny homes serve guests without a rig, and the property accommodates everything from a 40-foot coach to a campervan. A general store, laundry, propane fills and exchange, dump station, restrooms, showers, and firewood handle the practical side, with WiFi throughout and year-round operation. Check-in is 3pm for accommodations and 1pm for RV sites, with all check-outs at 11am; early check-in and late check-out are sometimes available for a fee but cannot be guaranteed in advance. A recreation center, playground, dog park, walking trails, and community fire pit fill the grounds, with mountain biking, biking, hiking, birding, and stargazing from the property and planned activities through the season. Skiing and boating are nearby. Pets are welcome. Buena Vista sits at the heart of Colorado's adventure corridor, where whitewater rafting, hot springs, high-altitude hiking, and ski touring all converge within a short drive. The Collegiate Peaks rise to the west and the Arkansas River runs below. Summer rafting season is the peak. Reserve well ahead.

from $69/night

HTR Moab Lodge & Cottages

6 Tent Sites, 13 Glamping Sites, 19 Cottages, 9 Motel Rooms

Perched in the high desert terrain just outside downtown Moab, Utah, HTR Moab Lodge & Cottages offers one of the most diverse accommodation rosters of any camping property in canyon country—combining vacation rental cottages, lodge rooms, safari tents with queen beds, and traditional tent sites under a single property with shared amenities and a community-first atmosphere. The location at the convergence of Arches and Canyonlands National Parks, world-class mountain biking terrain, and the Colorado River corridor places HTR Moab at the center of Utah's most in-demand outdoor destination. The property's lodging options span a wide range of comfort levels, from deluxe vacation rental cottages with full furnishings to safari tents equipped with queen beds, motion-sensor lighting, and sweeping desert views that bring glamping-style amenities into an outdoor setting. Lodge rooms and traditional tent sites fill out the accommodation spectrum, giving groups with different preferences the ability to stay together under one property. Modern bathrooms and deluxe showers, a well-stocked general store, and EV charging stations address everyday practical needs without requiring a separate drive into town for supplies or services. The community kitchen is among the property's most distinctive features—an open, shared cooking space that naturally brings guests together at the end of days spent in the canyons, fostering the informal social dynamic that distinguishes HTR Moab from a conventional campground or standard hotel stay. The setting encourages connections between travelers, and the shared spaces create an atmosphere well suited to solo travelers and groups who value the social dimension of a stay alongside the outdoor recreation that defines the Moab area. Biking, bird-watching, boating on the Colorado River, and stargazing in Moab's dark desert skies round out the activity options accessible from the property. Arches National Park, with its iconic sandstone formations including Delicate Arch and the Windows Section, is the most visited destination near the property, while Canyonlands National Park's Island in the Sky district offers mesa-top overlooks above the Green and Colorado River confluence. Downtown Moab is minutes away for dining, outfitter rentals, bike shop services, and resupply, and the surrounding canyon country trail network—spanning slickrock routes, desert hiking paths, and river put-ins along the Colorado—is one of the most extensive in the American Southwest. HTR Moab Lodge & Cottages draws visitors across an extended season, with spring and fall representing the most comfortable windows for outdoor activity in the desert. Summer brings intense heat requiring early morning starts for hiking and biking, while cooler months make the canyon landscape particularly vivid under low-angle light. Reservations for cottages and safari tents should be secured well in advance for spring and fall weekends, as peak-season demand from national park visitors frequently fills the property ahead of arrival dates. Guests arriving by electric vehicle will find the on-site EV charging stations a practical convenience in a destination where many visitors log significant daily mileage between trailheads and canyon viewpoints.

from $39/night