Green Ridge
Green Ridge is a national forest campground in Colorado. Hookups: no hookups.
- Type
- National forest campground
- Location
- Colorado
- Coordinates
- 40.20565, -105.84425
- Hookups
- No hookups
- Activities
- Boating, Camping, Fishing, Hiking, Swimming Site, Wildlife Viewing
- Map
- Open in OpenStreetMap
Amenities
- Reservable sites
Only amenities a source confirms are listed; an amenity missing here is unknown, not absent.
About Green Ridge
Overview Green Ridge Campground is located on beautiful Shadow Mountain Reservoir, southwest of Grand Lake in north central Colorado. Visitors enjoy the area for its great boating, fishing and hiking opportunities. Recreation Shadow Mountain Lake is part of the Arapaho National Recreation Area. It offers boating, swimming and fishing. Anglers cast for kokanee salmon, as well as rainbow, brown, mackinaw and cutthroat trout. A boat ramp and dock are located within the campground. The Colorado River can also be accessed from the campground. National Fishing Week is held annually the first week of June. Numerous hiking and horseback riding trails are in the vicinity, including the East Shore Trail (which is part of the Continental Divide National Scenic Trail), Roaring Fork Trail and Monarch Lake Trail. Facilities The campground offers 79 non-electric, single-family sites, as well as one double and one triple capacity campsite. A single site may hold up to eight people. Picnic tables, campfire rings and tent pads are provided, as are flush and vault toilets and drinking water. Firewood may be gathered in the forest or purchased from the host. Natural Features The campground is situated between the southern shore of Shadow Mountain Lake and the banks of the Colorado River, at an elevation of approximately 8,300 feet. Afternoon thunderstorms should be expected during the summer months. Due to the mountain pine beetle infestation and consequent removal of hazardous trees, the
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Nearby RV services
- Dump station
- Larimer County Open Space · 23 mi
- Water fill
- Crystal Spring · 17 mi
- Propane
- AmeriGas · 40 mi
- Low clearances
- None mapped within 10 mi
- Off-road routes
- 137 designated routes (125 mi) within 10 mi
Other places to stay nearby
| Name | Type | Distance | Fee | Hookups |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Ridge Campground | Private campground | under 0.1 mi | — | — |
| Cutthroat Bay Group | National forest group campground | 1.8 mi | — | Water |
| Highway 4 Pullout Dispersed camping | Private campground | 2.5 mi | — | — |
| Bull Mountain | National forest campground | 2.9 mi | — | — |
| Stillwater | National forest campground | 2.9 mi | — | — |
| Stillwater Campground | Private campground | 3.0 mi | — | — |
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Sources. USFS and BLM recreation sites, Recreation.gov (RIDB). Updated June 2026. Facility facts only; DryRig does not publish ratings or reviews on this page.