Overview

Facilities

Marvine Campground has five horse campsites. The only corrals available for public use are the ones at the horse camp sites in the campground. The corrals at the Marvine Trailhead are for Outfitter and Guide use only. Additional facilities at the campground include tables, fire grates, vault toilets and hand pump drinking water. Trash service is provided. Electrical hook-ups are not available. Livestock may be watered in the stream, about 200 yards from the campground.

Natural Features

Recreation

Nearby Attractions

East Marvine Trail #1822: The trail leads up East Marvine Creek, through the Flat Tops Wilderness to Johnson Lake. At the summit Big Marvine Peak offers a panoramic view of the Flat Tops Wilderness and the surrounding area.

Marvine Trail #1823: The Marvine Trail begins at the end of County Road 12 right outside the campground. It accesses Marvine Creek and Marvine Lakes providing a great opportunity to fish.

Marvine Lake and Slide Lake: These two lakes cover 135 surface acres and offer rainbow, brook, and cutthroat trout fishing.

West Marvine Trail #1868

Papoose Creek Trail #2248: leads up Papoose Creek past several short waterfalls, to Papoose Basin. It then climbs onto the Flat Tops Plateau where it intersects the Oyster Lake Trail 1825.

Ute Creek Trail #1824

Contact Info

Important Notices

• Please Note: One RV per single site, two RV’S per double site, or one vehicle per single tent site or two vehicles per double tent site. Most sites can accommodate 1 extra vehicle that is not included with the reservation fee. An extra vehicle will be charged a per-night fee and collected at the campground.  Trucks with livestock trailers are considered one vehicle; any additional vehicles with the same party would be an extra vehicle and subject to a fee. Extra vehicles may be required to park in a designated overflow area if both vehicles can not safely fit within the designated parking spur of the camping site.

• Livestock corrals are only available for those who have a livestock site reservation. If you intend to use a regular camping site but want to keep your livestock in a corral, you must reserve both sites for your desired visit dates and pay the site fees. Corrals may not be rented out for a day use fee; they are designated as full fee sites, and all fees associated with the site are required for their use. This may require you to keep a vehicle or a sleeping unit at the site to show occupancy, per usage rules.

• Check-in time is 2:00 pm, and check-out time is 11:00 am

  You must be clear from the site at 11:00 am on your checkout day so the host can come and prepare the site for the next guests. Please don't be the group that makes the incoming group have to wait.

• Reserved Sites will be held until check out time (ELEVEN) the day following your arrival date. Sites must be occupied by the checkout time of that following day to hold a reservation or the site will be forfeited and released to other guests.

  Once your reservation start date has begun, neither the Recreation.gov Contact Center nor the campground manager will be able to modify your reservation.

• Any accepted pass must be entered for the discount at the time of booking for single sites only. 

• Campers may leave the site for 24 hours and must occupy the site otherwise. This allows a camper to go for an overnight backpack trip in the woods for one night and come back to their campsite the next day. If possible, notify a camp host that you are intending to return to your site to fulfill your reserved stay dates. This will help to prevent unauthorized use of your site while you are on your overnight outing.

• Campers must occupy the site on the first night of their reservation. This prevents booking the site for Fri-Sun and showing up on Saturday.

• All food, beverages, trash, and scented items must be properly stored when not attended. Bear-proof food lockers are provided at each site, and bear-proof trash receptacles are provided at the campground. Please do not leave any food or cooking devices unattended at your sites, per forest service order.

• Fire Restrictions: Fire restrictions may be imposed at any time due to hot, dry weather conditions, at which time campfires and charcoal fires may not be allowed.

• Don't Move Firewood: Prevent the spread of tree-killing organisms by obtaining firewood at or near your destination and burning it on-site. For more information, visit dontmovefirewood.org. Prevent the spread of invasive species by inspecting and cleaning packs, equipment, and tires before using the lake or trails. 

• Customer Service Contact 801-226-3564 or Help.WhiteRiver.Blanco@AmericanLL.com

• Click the link for more information about White River National Forest: White River National Forest 

• Pets are welcome but need to be on a leash and accompanied by the owner at all times.

Notifications and Alerts

• Attention Livestock Guests, Marvine & East Marvine Equestrian sites may have a delayed opening due to the planned site reconstruction of new corrals and site features. Construction of the new sites may run through May 22, 2026. Marvine access should not be affected by the construction. Livestock will not be allowed in Marvine during or after construction, per its designation as a campground only. This construction is weather-permitted and might get moved to a later date. Please check this website for updates about construction delays and plan accordingly. We thank you for your patience and hope you will enjoy the new features.

Available Activities

• Camping - Camping
• Horse Camping - Horse Camping
• Horseback Riding - Horseback Riding
• Fishing - Fishing
• Hiking - Hiking
• Backpacking - Backpacking

Directions

The Marvine Campground is located 35 miles east of Meeker. From Meeker, take Colorado Highway 13 east for 1 mile, then turn east on Rio Blanco County Road 8 and follow this for 28 miles. Turn south (right) at Fritzlans' Guest Ranch, cross the bridge and turn east (left) on Rio Blanco County Road 12. Follow this 6 miles to the Marvine Campground. <br /><br /> Elevation: 8,200 Ft<br /><br /> Address: 32201 County Rd 8, Meeker, Colorado 81641

Cancellation Policy

<p>Once your reservation start date has begun, neither the Recreation.gov Contact Center nor the campground manager will be able to modify your reservation.</p>

Contact Information

Phone: 970-878-9969

Rental Options

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