Cherry Creek State Park Campground
Colorado State Park
Write a Review 4201 South Parker Rd. Aurora, CO 80014 303-690-1166 303-693-3957 Official WebsiteGPS: 39.6493, -104.8408
Overview of Cherry Creek State Park Campground
State Park pass required for entry.
Last Price Paid: $41
Reported by Chris Angel on 10/10/2023
Longest RV Reported: 45 feet (Class A)
Reported by RV Velo Quest on 8/29/2016
Number of Sites 128
Pad Type concrete
Reservations yes
Elevation 5,577 ft / 1,699 m
Max Stay 14
Max Length 50 ft
Tent Camping Yes
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Reviews of Cherry Creek State Park Campground 44 people have reviewed this location.
“Nicely kept campground, close to Denver”
Reviewed 9/11/2017
Nightly rate: | $30 |
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Days stayed: | 3 |
Site Number: | 008 |
RV Length: | 27' (Travel Trailer) |
We wanted to be in Denver for the bike (bicycle) races in August, and what better way to do that than to camp somewhere we could bike directly from our campsite to the races? We stayed at Cherry Creek one night last winter for a quick overnight, but it was nice to be back in the summer to see what else the park has to offer. We were ab... more
We wanted to be in Denver for the bike (bicycle) races in August, and what better way to do that than to camp somewhere we could bike directly from our campsite to the races? We stayed at Cherry Creek one night last winter for a quick overnight, but it was nice to be back in the summer to see what else the park has to offer. We were able to bike to RiNo with only a single traffic crossing (right after exiting the campground) - fantastic bike path! We also took the bike path in the other (south) direction, and could have kept going for miles and miles. Would like to go back w/the kids and the kayaks (although probably mostly for morning/evening paddles, since there seem to be a lot of speedboats on the water mid-day) and spend time at the beach. The traffic noise isn't bad considering you are that close to the highway. I always prefer the peace & quiet of a more secluded campground, but this close to Denver, that is not a realistic expectation. The sites are level, are well-spaced, and have nice picnic/fire pit areas. We stayed at a site with full hookups - a luxurious change for us, as we normally like to stay in places that don't seem to have any hookups. We have the CO State Park pass, so that saved us having to pay extra for our vehicles. There is a nice dumpsite right outside the campground (we didn't use, since we had FHU) that looks to be very well taken care of. And while we didn't use the facilities, we did walk through them, and they were spotless.
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“Bike to Denver!”
Reviewed 8/21/2017
Nightly rate: | $32 |
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Days stayed: | 8 |
Site Number: | 89 & 106 |
RV Length: | 27' (Travel Trailer) |
Work brought us to Denver, and we needed easy access to downtown for a week. While I have not "commuted" to work in a while, this was one of the best work commutes I could have asked for. 14 miles on a protected bike path all the way into downtown Denver! But if you rather, the drive takes ~30 minutes outside of rush hour. The park ma... more
Work brought us to Denver, and we needed easy access to downtown for a week. While I have not "commuted" to work in a while, this was one of the best work commutes I could have asked for. 14 miles on a protected bike path all the way into downtown Denver! But if you rather, the drive takes ~30 minutes outside of rush hour. The park maintained our high expectations of the Colorado State Parks system. The spots were well maintained and relatively level. We spent half of the time at a full hookup site (89) and half at no hookups (106). The full hookup loops were mostly filled with folks spending time in their RVs, while the no hookup loops were more lively (read as: loud) with large families. The showers were clean and hot, laundry facilities well maintained and affordable. If you have to pay for a campground and want to be close to a major city, this is hard to beat! We already had a state park pass, so we did not get hit with extra fees when entering the park. If you plan to stay in state parks for 7+ days this year, I highly recommend getting the pass. Take the time to explore the whole park. There is a large off leash dog area, swimming, boating, LOTS of biking and walking paths, and oddities like a shooting range and model airplane field. Cherry Creek's got it all.
Streaming Nomads would stay here again
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“WOW! A state park and beautiful location.”
Reviewed 7/12/2017
Nightly rate: | $2 |
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Days stayed: | 2 |
Site Number: | Pioneer 37 |
RV Length: | 40' (Class A) |
My first impression was this is in the city of Denver? Honestly, you would never know it. The campsites are big, level, and very neatly cleaned. The facilities are amazing (fishing, boating, horse back riding, shooting sports, hiking, and much more). The state of Colorado parks are very popular so making reservation as far as in advanc... more
My first impression was this is in the city of Denver? Honestly, you would never know it. The campsites are big, level, and very neatly cleaned. The facilities are amazing (fishing, boating, horse back riding, shooting sports, hiking, and much more). The state of Colorado parks are very popular so making reservation as far as in advance is important. As a state park, the camping fee does not include the park pass. The sites are very big rig friendly with full hook ups and a lot with 50amps. If you are thinking about coming to Colorado - don't miss this park. Make your reservations through: https://www.reserveamerica.com/ (there is a service charge of $10) and you can not reserve more than 6 months in advance. Colorado State Parks are financed through use and license fees. You will find it well worth the price!
Oh, and yes, we will go back at least once a year!
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“Way over priced! ”
Reviewed 2/4/2017
Nightly rate: | $37 |
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Days stayed: | 3 |
Pulled in very late night, there were no maps so finding camping and our way around was confusing. Camping is listed at $28/ night, but that doesn't include the daily park fee of $9/day. In addition, you have to pay to use the dog area, and pay for the showers. They also advertise wifi but tell you not to download anything. We were goi... more
Pulled in very late night, there were no maps so finding camping and our way around was confusing. Camping is listed at $28/ night, but that doesn't include the daily park fee of $9/day. In addition, you have to pay to use the dog area, and pay for the showers. They also advertise wifi but tell you not to download anything. We were going to stay 7 nights, but hope to be gone as soon as possible. I'm a big supporter of state and national parks, and normally wouldn't have anything bad to say about them, but the price is way to much for what you get here.
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“New Perspective”
Reviewed 10/25/2016
Nightly rate: | $28 |
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Days stayed: | 5 |
RV Length: | 28' (Class C) |
When one is accustomed to dispersed camping or primitive camping in the national forest than one may expect the low pricing in a state park, however, their services, staffing and budget come from our entrance fees, camping fees and so on. There is a $9 daily fee charged at the main gate plus the camping fee. My suggestion is a yea... more
When one is accustomed to dispersed camping or primitive camping in the national forest than one may expect the low pricing in a state park, however, their services, staffing and budget come from our entrance fees, camping fees and so on.
There is a $9 daily fee charged at the main gate plus the camping fee. My suggestion is a yearly pass as it allows use of 42 parks and multiple uses for $70.
Showers are $.50 for three minutes so I actually spent $.75 to shampoo long hair, shave & shower. Water was hot to lukewarm.
Laundry room costs: $1.75 to wash & $1.25 to dry.
Excellent trails. Wildlife abounds with turkey, mule deer, hawks, eagles and more.
nomadrv would stay here again
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“Full hookups, free WiFi, and large sites, in a beautiful setting just minutes from civilization!”
Reviewed 9/8/2016
Nightly rate: | $30 |
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Days stayed: | 14 |
Site Number: | 47 |
RV Length: | 42' (Class A) |
Cherry Creek State Park offers a great combination of location, price, hookups, and site-size! The location is convenient, with the entrance to the park less than a mile from I-225, and plenty of stores, restaurants, theaters, etc. nearby since the park is in the middle of the suburbs. Our site in Pioneer Loop had some background traff... more
Cherry Creek State Park offers a great combination of location, price, hookups, and site-size! The location is convenient, with the entrance to the park less than a mile from I-225, and plenty of stores, restaurants, theaters, etc. nearby since the park is in the middle of the suburbs. Our site in Pioneer Loop had some background traffic noise from Parker Rd but it wasn't too noticeable. The sites were plenty wide and spacious, but they don't provide much privacy since it's mostly grass between sites, and only a few trees. Most sites are "C-shaped" pull-throughs on the side of the road, but we picked a back-in which we prefer for extra privacy. Some sites looked a little un-level but ours (#47) was fine. The park is huge, with plenty of places to walk or bike, as well as a swim beach with a section our dog enjoyed visiting often. The other end of the state park has a 107-acre fenced dog park with a nice river (Cherry Creek) running right through it, which we frequented as well (it's $2/day to enter the dog park, or buy an annual pass for $20). AT&T and Verizon were both fast, plus the park has free WiFi that worked pretty well except during the busiest times (evenings and weekends). Probably our only complaint is that the park roads to get to the campground are in pretty poor condition, very bumpy and patched multiple times. Since it's a 6-8 minute drive to the camp sites once you enter the park, you're on these roads a lot. $30 for full hookups, large sites, WiFi, and a beautiful nature setting just a couple miles from "civilization" made for a great experience, and we'll definitely return! Worth noting, we stayed for 14 days, but had to make our reservation months in advance for that to be possible. The park was full almost every day.
Life Rebooted would stay here again
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“Another great State Park!”
Reviewed 8/29/2016
Days stayed: | 7 |
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Site Number: | 32 |
RV Length: | 45' (Class A) |
This is another great Colorado State Park Campground! The majority of the sites are large enough for big rigs. The loop we were in was primarily large RV's. There was a lot of room between sites and there were many large beautiful trees. Even the back-in sites were very large. We enjoyed deer going through the campsites almost eve... more
This is another great Colorado State Park Campground! The majority of the sites are large enough for big rigs. The loop we were in was primarily large RV's. There was a lot of room between sites and there were many large beautiful trees. Even the back-in sites were very large.
We enjoyed deer going through the campsites almost everyday.
All sites were very clean, level and easy access to the bathrooms and showers. I did not use those facilities so cannot comment on those. Except they had vending machines in the buildings which my boyfriend loved because they had ice cream!
There was a fire ring and picnic table at each site.
There was some road noise from Hwy 225 nearby and Parker Rd., but it wasn't significant enough for concern.
The check in process was easy and smooth.
There are MANY trails for hiking and cycling in the park. There were paved and gravel trails.
The dog park is spectacular! Cherry Creek goes through the dog park so there is clean, slow moving water through the dog park.
We did not go to the beach or use the lake but all the facilities looked very nice and very clean.
Word of caution! If you arrive on the week-end, use the west entrance and not what is considered the "main" entrance on the each side. There is only 1 lane for those buying daily passes and those (like us) who have a state park pass and should be able to just drive through the left lane. The park needs to address this as there is plenty of room to add a 2nd entrance lane.
We have a WiFi Ranger which gave us strong access to the parks Wi-Fi service. We would not have been able to use the park's Wi-Fi without the WiFi Ranger as their signal wasn't strong enough. Cell service on Verizon was strong.
There are nearby grocery stores from both entrances. Again, I preferred the stores and restaurants on the west side vs the east side. The neighborhoods on each side of the lake are very different.
This is a great park if you need to be near the city for work or family.
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“Closest You Can Get To Denver”
Reviewed 5/12/2016
Nightly rate: | $20 |
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Days stayed: | 13 |
Site Number: | 112 |
RV Length: | 31' (Class A) |
A very large park with lots of hiking, biking, shooting range, boating, fishing --- they have it all. We stayed in the dry loop and found it a little noisy and busy with mostly tent campers. The full hookup sites are nice and the ones away from Parker road look great. Site was flat, huge sitting area, fire pit and picnic table.... more
A very large park with lots of hiking, biking, shooting range, boating, fishing --- they have it all. We stayed in the dry loop and found it a little noisy and busy with mostly tent campers. The full hookup sites are nice and the ones away from Parker road look great.
Site was flat, huge sitting area, fire pit and picnic table. View consist of other campsites and the mountains. Lots of trees, so solar was limited to just part of the day.
The park has an interesting method for selling last minute unreserved sites -- at 9am every day you can sign up on a list at the campground office. Then at 12pm you must be in the office, and they go through the list and will award sites as available. We did use this process to upgrade to full hookups for a couple of nights during a snow storm (yes snow during our May stay).
We would stay here again, as it is close to family. We will probably try and book full hookup sites away from Parker road.
2WanderAway - Shannon would stay here again
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“An oasis of nature in the middle of suburbia.”
Reviewed 9/13/2015
Nightly rate: | $26 |
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Days stayed: | 5 |
Site Number: | 24 |
You would never know you were in the middle of Denver staying in this park. It is an oasis of nature in the middle of a sprawling suburban city. The campsites are pretty well spread out and very well maintained. They even have two laundry facilities on-site which was an unexpected surprise. There is a large trail system that runs ... more
You would never know you were in the middle of Denver staying in this park. It is an oasis of nature in the middle of a sprawling suburban city. The campsites are pretty well spread out and very well maintained. They even have two laundry facilities on-site which was an unexpected surprise. There is a large trail system that runs through this park that looked pretty amazing from all the bikers we saw passing through (we were working and didn’t get to partake).
Kelly Burns would stay here again
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“Great state park convenient to Denver”
Reviewed 9/9/2015
Nightly rate: | $26 |
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Days stayed: | 15 |
Site Number: | 97, 29, 146, 54 |
It's kind of hard to remember that this park is in the middle of the city. It's large and there is a lot of green space. One of our favorite things was the HUGE (107 acres) dog park. It's $2 a day/$20 annual to use it, but if your dogs like to run off leash, they will be so happy. In early summer, Cherry Creek is running through it and... more
It's kind of hard to remember that this park is in the middle of the city. It's large and there is a lot of green space. One of our favorite things was the HUGE (107 acres) dog park. It's $2 a day/$20 annual to use it, but if your dogs like to run off leash, they will be so happy. In early summer, Cherry Creek is running through it and the dogs can play in the water. When we came back at the end of July, the water had mostly dried up.
We bounced in and out of this park four times and stayed in different loops. Here are my thoughts:
- Site 29 in Coyote Loop was my favorite by far. The view out my window was prairie and the neighbors felt very far away.
- In general, the outside spaces feel more private. The inside pull-thrus still give you space, but you're open to everyone. Site 54 in the Pioneer Loop was my least favorite because of this.
-Site 146 in Buffalo Loop is right against the entrance road. I was very surprised to find it very quiet and private. They built up the berm to separate you from the road and it's rather nice. You don't have much yard, but you feel secluded.
-Buffalo Loop also gives you quick access to the paved trails (near site 142) for riding your bike or walking the dogs. If you turn left on the path and go across the street, you can walk right to the swim beach.
- Site 97 in the Gold Rush loop feels nice and secluded in the yard. There's a tree that shields you from the sun and onlookers. The only downside is that you're at the opposite end of the park from the trails.
There is a nice laundry room and pay showers. Bring soap into the restrooms to wash your hands.
There's a lot of stuff in this park that we didn't even get to do or see. I'd go back if I needed to be in Denver. It's also convenient to the airport.
Also, the main entrance on Parker can get VERY crowded on Sunday afternoon when it seems like everyone is trying to get in. We had to wait 30 minutes or more a couple of times. There is another entrance on the Northwest side of the park (Dam rd). You have to drive all around the park to get to the campground, but if you don't want to sit around, it's worth it.
Kerensa & Brandon would stay here again
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Amenities
Hookups
- 30 Amp
- 20 Amp
- water
- dry camping
- sewer
- Full Hookups
Connectivity
- wifi: free
Recreation
- boat ramp
- marina
- picnic area
- recreation trail
- swimming beach
Site Amenities
- big rig
- fire ring
- picnic table
- pull thru
Facilities
- dump station
- laundry
- restrooms: flush
- showers
- trash
- water available
Pets
- pets
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