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About Arapaho Bay
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2026 Season availability
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Pet friendly
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- Potable Water
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- Lake Access
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- Pet friendly
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Reviews (888)
What Guests Are Saying
Arapaho Bay offers a beautiful campground experience with friendly and helpful hosts, clean facilities, and access to scenic hiking trails and Monarch Lake. While some campers noted the proximity of sites and occasional noise, many appreciated the serene environment and wildlife sightings, including bears and moose. However, the lake's low water levels due to drought were a common concern, along with issues related to vehicle fees and road conditions. Overall, visitors enjoyed their stays and expressed a desire to return.
What Guests Are Saying
Arapaho Bay offers a beautiful campground experience with friendly and helpful hosts, clean facilities, and access to scenic hiking trails and Monarch Lake. While some campers noted the proximity of sites and occasional noise, many appreciated the serene environment and wildlife sightings, including bears and moose. However, the lake's low water levels due to drought were a common concern, along with issues related to vehicle fees and road conditions. Overall, visitors enjoyed their stays and expressed a desire to return.
Review Summary
Lindsey V
VerifiedJuly 22, 2026 • Stayed at: 051, Loop: MORA
Nice sites, clean facilities, great campground hosts, water play was fun, easy access to Grand Lake and RMNP, bears very active!
Scott R
VerifiedJuly 21, 2026 • Stayed at: 075, Loop: ROARING FORK
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Chelsea A
VerifiedJuly 19, 2026 • Stayed at: 016, Loop: BIG ROCK
Camp hosts were INCREDIBLE
Jill K
VerifiedJuly 17, 2026 • Stayed at: 044, Loop: MORA
Bathrooms were super clean, great campsite, lots of trees for shade. Even though we were close to neighbor campsites, we could barely hear them. Love this campsite and will definitely stay there again.
Natalia M
VerifiedJuly 15, 2026 • Stayed at: 054, Loop: ROARING FORK
Beautiful location and wonderful camp host
Natalia M
VerifiedJuly 15, 2026 • Stayed at: 053, Loop: ROARING FORK
We love this campground space and had a great time camping here
esther j
VerifiedJuly 12, 2026 • Stayed at: 035, Loop: MORA
Amazing weekend here. The last morning a moose walked right next to the site and we were able to watch it walk down to and through the creek. The lake has dried up and receded significantly from this site due to the draught.
Miranda O
VerifiedJuly 12, 2026 • Stayed at: 063, Loop: ROARING FORK
Love this campground and have stayed many times before but we had a less then positive few days here with little attention given to the bathrooms, folks abusing the maximum allowed people and tents at sites with the camp host not enforcing the rules, no toilet paper restocked for days, and the camp host stopping by and terrifying the kids with an exaggerated bear story/threat.
Nicole W
VerifiedJuly 12, 2026 • Stayed at: 014, Loop: BIG ROCK
We enjoyed our stay. Site 14 was nicely situated on the far end of the loop.
There was enough room for our tent on the pad. The bear box was clean and functional.
The picnic table was not hole. The second bench was on the table. Therefore only 1 side of the table was usable.
It was a fireban, so the no fires unless you had a propane fire pit.
The bear did pass through each night - there was a trashbin around the corner by the bathrooms, it would pass through 15, then on to the one by the bathroom and try to see if it could get into the trash there. Both night the neighbors saw it and scared it off or really moved it along.
The ranch across the road had an event saturday night and were loud - i couldn't tell the songs, sad for me and they cut the noise at 10pm.
This site has some nice trees and got a good breeze, but without an eazy up your would be shifting around the site all day to find shade.
The whole camp ground doesn't get much direct sun light until after 8:30 - so bring a warm hat till the sun comes. July it was 50 or so at night, and 80s for a high by afternoon.
2 reachable bathrooms - the one to the left is more highly used, the one straight across was less used, and always was well taken care of and had air fresheners.
Pleasant stay, .8 to the mortaine lake/hike, and .8 to the other hike further up the camp road.
Folks to drive fast and some folks do send their screaming children on bikes around the loop with no supervision.
Teagen B
VerifiedJuly 11, 2026 • Stayed at: 064, Loop: ROARING FORK
The trees have definitely grown since the photos were taken, but the site is still in full sun from morning through evening. The bugs came out briefly in the evening, but didn't stay too long. The walk to this site is one of the shorter walks from the parking spot, though a bit steep. The view of the stars was amazing! Though the water was pretty far out in the reservoir it was still an easy walk past another campsite to get down to the sandish shore.
Location & Directions for Arapaho Bay
9054 U.S Hwy 285, Morrison, CO 80465 United States
Elevation: 2,536 ft
Getting There
From the intersection of U.S. Highways 40 and 34 in Granby, head north on Highway 34 for about 5 mi to County Road 6. Go east for 9 mi to the campground.
Highway access
The campground is accessible via U.S. Highway 34, which is approximately 5 miles south from the intersection with U.S. Highway 40 in Granby.
Policies & Rules
Arrival & departure
- Stay at the campsite you reserved; swapping is not permitted.
Cancellation policy
- Reservation fees are non-refundable. For campsites, cabins, lookouts, yurts, group sites, and similar stays, we charge a reservation service fee of $8.
- Standard cancellations usually have a $10 cancellation fee. Customers can generally cancel before the check-in date online.
- Late cancellation rules differ by stay type.
- Individual campsites: cancelling after 12:00am local time the day before arrival usually means a $10 cancellation fee plus forfeiting the first night's fee.
- Cabins, lookouts, and yurts: cancelling less than 14 days before arrival usually means a $10 cancellation fee plus forfeiting the first night's fee.
- One-night reservations: a late cancellation usually forfeits the full amount paid, up to the total original reservation cost.
- Modifications are allowed before the cut-off window, but fees depend on the change. Changing to dates completely outside the original reservation dates may trigger a $10 change fee. Extending or shortening a stay that still includes original dates usually has no change fee, though refunds may depend on timing and facility rules. Switching to the same type of campsite for the same dates usually has no change fee, but price differences are charged or refunded.
- Early departures may or may not be refunded. At certain facilities, partial refunds may be possible if staff can mark the site available for other visitors. No refund is given for a night if the early departure is requested after that day's check-out time.
- Security deposits are separate. Security deposits may be refunded to the original payment method if the facility is left in acceptable condition, as determined by the property.
Utilities
- No water connections or utility hookups for RVs.
Wildlife & food storage
- Keep your campsite clean and avoid food attractants to ensure safety from bears.
Safety & rules
- All boats must be inspected to prevent invasive species.
Fees & deposits
- Admission fees apply for the Arapaho National Recreation Area: $5 for one day, $10 for three days, $15 for a week, $30 for a year.
Site capacity
- Some sites may be available on a first-come, first-served basis.
- Campsites must be occupied within 26 hours of reservation start or will be re-rented.
- Tents must be set up on the designated pads.
General
- https://www.fs.usda.gov/r02/arp for more information on the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests
Fires & fuel
- Obtain firewood locally and burn it on-site to prevent harmful organisms.
- Fire restrictions may apply during hot, dry weather; campfires might be prohibited.
Vehicles & parking
- Extra vehicles incur a fee of $8 per vehicle per night, payable to the camphost.
- Vehicles must fit on the designated parking spur; off-road parking is not allowed.
Pets
- All pets must be kept on a leash at all times.
Cancellation policy
- Reservation modifications must be made before the start date through Recreation.gov.
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Last updated: October 18, 2026
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