St Vrain State Park

We stayed at St Vrain State Park in Longmont, Colorado. (Campground Reviews listing.)

Delightful waterfront camping.

Dates:

Check in: 2022-09-22
Check out: 2022-09-26
4 nights

Weather:

Sunny
High temps ranging between 63-80°F, lows around 43-45°F
Negligible wind

Noise:

Significant road noise; no train noise
A neighbor with a wind chime and other annoying noises, but not too bad

Site:

Mallard campground #27, back in, cement
Needed to disconnect toad; parked in front of coach
Level
Large site: about 90 feet long by about 60 feet wide
Electric-only hookups:

50 amp power, conveniently located
No water connection
No sewer connection

Picnic table with shelter, and fire pit on gravel
Waterfront

Internet (in usage priority order):

T-Mobile: 75 Mbps down, 2 Mbps up, 33 ms ping
AT&T: 7 Mbps down, 11 Mbps up, 50 ms ping
Verizon: 6-20 Mbps down, 4 Mbps up, 25 ms ping
Campground Wi-Fi: none
Starlink: not used

Amenities:

Dumpsters
No pool
Waterfront

Here’s our review on Campground Reviews:

Beautiful park, pity about the highway noise

This was a nice base camp to explore the region. On the plus side, our site was very nice, with a view of Mallard Pond. Everything was well-kept and clean. On the negative side, $36/night for electric only is a bit steep (plus the extra day-use fee for our rig and tow vehicle), and there is constant noise from I-25. We would stay here again, despite the noise, if we had a full hookup site. We camped at St. Vrain State Park in a Motorhome.

Tip for Other Campers: If you arrive late and have to use the “iron ranger” to pay for your day-use fees, don’t get the annual pass. Just get a day pass and stop by the ranger station the next day to upgrade to an annual if you’re staying a while (or visiting other CO state parks). If you have a motorhome and tow vehicle, you will need two passes.

The RV park map:

Map

And an interactive map, showing all the ponds:

Our site had only electric, no water or sewer, so we arrived prepared, with a full water tank. We wouldn’t want to stay more than a week, but we coped just fine; the night before departure, our fresh water was only halfway, and grey and black were negligible (Jenn had a long shower on departure day, which reduced fresh to 30%, which is our preferred level for travel):

Levels