Eleven Mile State Park Is One Of Colorado's Most Popular Recreational Areas
Eleven Mile State Park is on everyone's short list of places to enjoy a Colorado day or weekend. Anglers and outdoor writers consistently tout Eleven Mile?s large reservoir for its outstanding fishing. When not reeling in a rainbow, brown, cutthroat, kokanee or pike, there's nearly five miles of scenic hiking and biking trails that await exploration.
In the spring, summer and fall, canoe the day away around the shores of the backcountry. Fish from the shore or a boat while enjoying scenic vistas. Camp comfortably in designated campsites located around the shoreline, nestled among trees in the backcountry, or tucked away in secluded canyon pockets and remote hillsides.
Ideal wind conditions make Eleven Mile a popular but not overly crowded destination for sailing, windsurfing and winter ice boating on this wide-open reservoir. Motor boaters and kayakers also find plenty of room to play during the summer months.
Many species of birds reside in or migrate through the park, making for wonderful bird watching prospects. Neighboring park, Spinney Mountain, offers additional opportunities for birding and fishing. Waterfowl hunting chances for a wide variety of ducks are excellent and are available each fall!
Camping at Eleven Mile
Nine campgrounds offer a variety of camping facilities and fees at 11 Mile State Park. Preview each area below and view the park map to determine specific locations for each campground.
Rocky Ridge campground offers the only electrical sites in the park and is nestled among trees and rocky outcrops. Loops A, B & D offer electrical hookups. Loops C & E have trees.
The North Shore and Witchers Cove campgrounds offer open lakeshore sites and convenient access to boat ramps.
The Stoll Mountain, Howbert Point, Lazy Boy, Rocking Chair and Cross Creek campgrounds are all more secluded and less crowded, but they also tend to be more exposed to weather conditions. They all offer lakeshore sites as well.
The 25 natural, wooded and secluded Backcountry sites are perfect for those who are willing to pack or boat their supplies in to the sites.
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Park overview map
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Non-electric sites are $14 per night per campsite.
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Electrical hookups offered in Rocky Ridge (Loops A, B & D)
are $18 per night.
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Coin-operated showers and a laundry facility are located at
the camper services buildings
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Pressurized hydrants are centrally located in the North
Shore and Rocky Ridge campgrounds. Hand-pumped wellheads are scattered
throughout the remainder of the park.
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Universal access sites are located at Rocky Ridge sites #1,
2 and 11 and North Shore site #39.
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A maximum of six people, two motorized vehicles and one
camping unit is allowed per site.
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Quiet hours are from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m.
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Dump stations are located near the North Shore and Witchers
Cove campground entrances. Please protect the environment by using these
facilities. It is illegal to dump waste or sewage, including dishwater,
anywhere else.
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Visitors are required to display both a vehicle pass and a
camping permit.
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Thank you for keeping all vehicles strictly on the campsite
parking pads.
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The toilets, showers and laundry facilities at the camper
services building are closed from Oct. 1 to May 1 each year.
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To preserve the park's natural vegetation, please do not tie
or attach anything to the plants or trees.