Seedhouse Campground
in Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest
The managing agency’s description mentions a closure. Read it below and confirm before you drive out.
The numbers that decide it
- Longest rig
- Not published
- Sites
- 24
- Electric hookups
- Not published
- Pull-through sites
- Yes
- Paved access
- No
- Accessible sites
- Not published
- Driveway grade
- Not published
- Bear boxes
- Not published
- Campfires
- Yes
- Shade
- Yes
- Group sites
- Not published
Site-level detail from Recreation.gov, checked 2026-08-05. Where a field says “not published”, the agency has not published it — it does not mean zero. See it on Recreation.gov
Seedhouse Campground
10/16/2024: Campground closed for the season and will re-open in 2025. Seedhouse Campground is located 25 miles north of Steamboat Springs, Colorado and is the gateway to the Mt. Zirkel Wilderness along the Elk River Corridor. Vault toilets, trash services and potable water are available at the campground. There are 24 campsites, 15 of which may be reserved at www.recreation.gov . Remaining sites are first-come, first-served. Each site is spacious and equipped with a campfire ring and picnic table. There are two hand pump water systems throughout the campground. Separate from the Seedhouse Campground is also a reservable "Group site". For more information go to Medicine Bow-Routt National Forests & Thunder Basin National Grassland - Seedhouse Group Campground (usda.gov) Seedhouse Campground has plenty of opportunities for hiking, biking, horseback riding, camping, fishing, river rafting and more. There is a good combination of pull-through, and back-in sites. Trout fishing is accessible on the river as well as several mountain streams. Camping limit is 14 days. Campers can access the Continental Divide National Scenic Trail via a connector trail nearby. This campground recently underwent a timber sale to remove hazard trees due to the mountain pine beetle outbreak, but still is surrounded by large spruce, fir and upcoming pine trees. Trout fishing is accessible on the river as well as several mountain streams. At an elevation of 8,000 feet, Seedhouse lies in the Rocky Mountains in the heart of the Routt National Forest near the Middle Fork of the Elk River, which visitors can hear from the campground. Black bear, bobcat, coyote, elk, mule deer and moose are just some of the many animals that inhabit these rich and diverse lands. This site was approved for a fee change - Click here for more information
Before you go
Season
Early to Mid-June – Mid October
Reservations
First-come, first-served
Fees
$26 per site. Exact cash or check only as there is no option for change back if paying cash. NO CREDIT CARDS accepted. Payment instructions are found on the kiosk.
Scenic drives that pass close
Make it a night on a better road
Byway plans the drive in — real stops, real weather, nothing invented.