U.S. Forest Service · Arapaho & Roosevelt National Forests Pawnee NG · Colorado

Sunset Point Campground

The Sunset Point Campground is a first-come, first-served campground located within the Arapaho National Recreation Area on the shores of Lake Granby. Facilities: There are 25 non-electric shaded sites that will accommodate tents, trailers and RVs. Each site contains a tent pad, fire grate and picnic table. Additional facilities include restrooms, trash service, drinking water and a boat ramp. Recreation: Popular activities include fishing and boating in Lake Granby, hiking, scenic driving and wildlife viewing.

Closed for the seasonFirst-come, first-served

More like this: first-come in Colorado

Sunset Point Campground
Photo from the area. Jeffrey Beall (CC BY 4.0), via Wikimedia Commons
2fires
active
Magic Feather Broadcast Rx (prescribed burn) · 45 mi away
1 more within 50 miles
Incident details ↓

Season & status

StatusClosed for the season. Forest Service sites close for the season; check the official page for the reopening date.
ForestArapaho & Roosevelt National Forests Pawnee NG
FeesSee detailed fee information on the campground table.
RulesA single site may hold up to eight people. Double sites will accommodate more people. Tents must fit on the pads provided. RVs, trailers or other vehicles must fit on the parking spur. Driving or parking off road is not permitted. Maximum Vehicle Length: 46'. Pets must be on a hand-held leash.

Arapaho & Roosevelt National Forests Pawnee NG recreation page ↗

Weather by month

NOAA climate normals →
Weather by month near Sunset Point Campground10°20°30°40°50°60°January: 0.87 inches of precipitationFebruary: 0.84 inches of precipitationMarch: 0.69 inches of precipitationApril: 1.20 inches of precipitationMay: 1.62 inches of precipitationJune: 1.18 inches of precipitationJuly: 1.62 inches of precipitationAugust: 1.68 inches of precipitationSeptember: 1.46 inches of precipitationOctober: 1.05 inches of precipitationNovember: 0.72 inches of precipitationDecember: 0.82 inches of precipitationJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanuary: 14.1°F averageFebruary: 17.5°F averageMarch: 26.6°F averageApril: 35.7°F averageMay: 45.4°F averageJune: 54.1°F averageJuly: 59.4°F averageAugust: 57.8°F averageSeptember: 51.3°F averageOctober: 40.9°F averageNovember: 28.7°F averageDecember: 17.9°F average0 in0.5 in1 in1.5 in2 inTemp °FInches
The line is the average temperature and the bars are average precipitation at Grand Lake 6 SSW, 3 miles from the campground at 8,288 feet, station USC00053500 in the NOAA monthly climate normals for 1991 to 2020. Precipitation totals about 14 inches a year.

Getting there

In the Arapaho National Recreation Area (ANRA), six miles northwest of Granby on US Highway 34, 1 1/2 miles east on County Road 6 (NFSR 125) on south shore of Lake Granby.

Coordinates40.1462° N, 105.8773° W · Directions ↗

Fire nearby

  • Prescribed
    Magic Feather Broadcast Rx

    45 mi from the campground

  • Prescribed
    Harris Park Broadcast Rx

    48 mi from the campground · 390 acres

Distance is to the reported incident point, not the fire edge. Call the managing office before you drive.

Supplies & services

Dump stationDump station ↗2.5 mi
Outdoor gearNever Summer Mountain Products ↗7.9 mi
RV sales & serviceCousins RV ↗45.7 mi

Locations © OpenStreetMap contributors. Call ahead; hours change seasonally.

Explore

Worth a stop

Trails nearby

Forest Service trail data →
  • 2 mi
    Doe Creek
    3.4 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike
  • 2.4 mi
    Doe Creek East
    0.8 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike
  • 2.5 mi
    Doe Creek West
    1.5 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike
  • 3.4 mi
    Knight Ridge ↗
    5.9 mi trail · hiking, horse · national_scenic_or_historic
  • 4.1 mi
    Colorado River Trail
    1 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike
  • 4.5 mi
    John Kirkpatrick ↗
    0.3 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike

Trailheads within three miles

Trail and trailhead records are the Forest Service's. Distances are straight-line to the nearer trail end. Trail conditions are not tracked here.

Public land it sits in

On Wilderness Atlas →

Indian Peaks Wilderness begins about 5.7 miles away, and it is the closest of these.

Each unit is published as a centre point and an acreage rather than a boundary, so this section stands it in for a circle of the same area. Whether a campground is inside, and how far it is from one it is outside, are both approximate.

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Reference

Questions people ask

Do I need a reservation at Sunset Point Campground?

No. Sunset Point Campground is first-come, first-served. Sites are taken on arrival and paid at the fee station.

Source: Forest Service

How much does it cost to camp at Sunset Point Campground?

See detailed fee information on the campground table.

Source: Forest Service

Is Sunset Point Campground open right now?

Closed for the season as of Oct 16, 2026.

Source: Forest Service status

Is there cell service at Sunset Point Campground?

FCC coverage maps show Verizon 5G, AT&T 4G LTE, and T-Mobile 4G LTE at the campground point. Terrain changes that from one site to the next.

Source: FCC Broadband Map

What if Sunset Point Campground is full?

The nearest public campgrounds are Stillwater (Colorado) (2.6 mi), Cutthroat Bay Group (3.1 mi), and Willow Creek Group (4 mi, partly first-come).

Source: Campgrounds nearby