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How to actually get a site at Rampart Range Recreation Area Designated Dispersed Camping — the verified facts, the release reality, and the cancellation route in.
Watch it with itOpened
Proof, from our own scanners: 673 confirmed openings across 34 campgrounds since Oct 29, 2026 — each one re-verified before logging. See the live cancellation index.
Watch Rampart Range Recreation Area Designated Dispersed CampingFree to start. We never book, hold, or resell — you book it yourself, in your own account, at the normal price. Fees pay for monitoring; openings are first-come and cannot be guaranteed.
Overview The Rampart Range Recreation Area's Designated Dispersed Camping is operated by ExplorUS LLC. Camping is only allowed in numbered campsites and requires a fee. Trailhead parking within the Rampart Range Recreation Area is free. The Rampart Range Recreation Area is known for its motorized trail system (OHV's less than 50 inches in width), Devils Head Fire Lookout Tower, and climbing areas. Access to over 300 miles of motorized trails in this area, in addition to the motorized trails on the adjacent Pikes Peak Ranger District. Please use the Motor Vehicle Use Map (MVUM) for the South Platte Ranger District to determine your OHV route(s).
| Total sites | 100 |
|---|---|
| Site types | Standard, Group |
| Site mix (directory count) | Standard 92 · Group 6 |
| Area | Pike and San Isabel National Forests & Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands |
| Managed by | USDA Forest Service |
| Activities | Camping, Climbing, Lookout Tower, Off Highway Vehicle Trails, Picnicking |
| Directory phone | 303-275-5610 |
| Official listing | Recreation.gov campground page |
| Book through | Recreation.gov |
Rampart Range Recreation Area Designated Dispersed Camping is reserved through Recreation.gov, on the release pattern stated in its official listing. In demand, reservable sites are claimed within minutes of each release — which is why the campground reads as sold out for most of the year, and why the realistic route in is rarely the release itself.
Sites booked months ahead get cancelled as trips fall through, and each cancellation returns its nights to the official calendar instantly — first-come, no waitlist, no announcement. itOpened scans the Recreation.gov calendar for Rampart Range Recreation Area Designated Dispersed Camping around the clock; when a site matching your dates and vehicle opens, you get a text with a direct link, and you book it yourself, in your own account, at the normal price. We never book, hold, or resell. The mechanics are the same ones documented in how campsite cancellations actually work.
Watch more than one calendar. These nearby or same-area campgrounds take the same trip — and their cancellations are independent chances:
| Colorado Campground | 81 sites · same area |
|---|---|
| Lakeview Campground | 72 sites · same area |
| White Star | 67 sites · same area |
| South Meadows - Pike San Isabel NF (CO) | 64 sites · same area |
| Collegiate Peaks | 56 sites · same area |
Full directory facts and sibling campgrounds: Rampart Range Recreation Area Designated Dispersed Camping campground page · Pike and San Isabel National Forests & Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands park page.
Watch it with itOpened
Proof, from our own scanners: 673 confirmed openings across 34 campgrounds since Oct 29, 2026 — each one re-verified before logging. See the live cancellation index.
Watch Rampart Range Recreation Area Designated Dispersed CampingFree to start. We never book, hold, or resell — you book it yourself, in your own account, at the normal price. Fees pay for monitoring; openings are first-come and cannot be guaranteed.
Every figure in this article traces to one of the sources above. If a number isn't sourced, we don't print it.
Last updated 2026-10-30.