State Forest State Park

Covering about 71,228 acres, State Forest State Park lies in Jackson County, about 27 miles west of Estes Park.

Visitors come for off-highway vehicle riding, cross-country skiing, snowmobiling, horseback riding, and ice fishing. The official site lists about 90 miles of trails. Facilities for water recreation include a boat ramp and a fishing pier. Overnight options include campsites, with RV sites with electric hookups, tent sites, primitive or hike-in sites, group camping, and showers. If you'd rather not camp, the park offers cabins.

Cabins, yurts and huts offer a comfortable way to enjoy the outdoors and offer easy access to stream fishing, hiking, wildlife viewing and more. State Forest’s six available rustic cabins, set along the shore of North Michigan Reservoir, are available year-round by reservation only. Cabins have solar-powered lights but no other electricity and no running water, blankets or bedding. One cabin is ADA accessible. State Forest State Park’s seven yurts are round hard-sided structures with circular skylights and windows to provide illumination. They include beds and solar/electric stoves and outlets. Nokhu Hut offers solar lighting and outlets, a wood stove, beds, propane cooking stove and an outhouse. Cabins A person on the balcony of a cabin watches the sun set Making grilled cheese sandwiches on a camp stove A family eats outside a cabin Yurts and Huts A hard-sided yurt with a balcony surrounded by trees Inside view of a hard-sided yurt A group of people relax on a yurt balcony The Nokhu hut and nearby woodpile covered in snow Know Before You Go Cabin Amenities Camper cabins can accommodate up to six people. Each cabin has one queen-sized bed and three twin-sized bunk beds. The beds have mattresses but no bedding. The cabins are all equipped with propane heat, solar lighting, a storage cabinet, and a table and chairs. The large cabin can accommodate up to 20 people. Visitors will need to bring bedding, such as sleeping bags and/or sheets, blankets and pillows. There is no refrigerator, so guests should bring a cooler for food. Cabin Amenities: • Picnic tables and benches • Fire pit and grill • Deck (except cabin 3) • Propane stoves, with propane provided • Vault toilets nearby • Potable water spigots (summer only) Yurt Amenities Yurts can accommodate up to six people. Each yurt has one twin-sized bunk bed and two futons. The beds have mattresses but no bedding. Visitors will need to bring bedding, such as sleeping bags and/or sheets, blankets and pillows. The yurts and huts are also equipped with a wood stove, a propane cook stove and dishware, a lantern, a storage cabinet, and a table and chairs and access to an outhouse. There is no refrigerator, so guests should bring a cooler for food. Yurt amenities: • Picnic table • Fire ring and grill • An outhouse Occupancy and Duration Cabins The maximum stay in any of the cabins is two weeks out of every 45 days. All vehicles entering the park must have a valid parks pass in addition to the cabin fee. Cabin check-in time is after 4 p.m. of the arrival date, so that our maintenance crew can clean the cabins. Check-out time is 12 p.m. (noon). Pet Policy Pets are permitted in the cabins for a fee of $10 per night (not per pet). Pets must be kept on a leash at all times outside of the cabins, and should not be left unattended. Pet owners are expected to clean up after their pets. Staying During Winter Cabins, yurts and huts may be reserved year-round. Winter amenities: • Vault toilets • Outhouses Cabins, yurts and huts offer a comfortable way to enjoy the outdoors and offer easy access to stream fishing, hiking, wildlife viewing and more. State Forest’s six available rustic cabins, set along the shore of North Michigan Reservoir, are available year-round by reservation only. Cabins have solar-powered lights but no other electricity and no running water, blankets or bedding. One cabin is ADA accessible. State Forest State Park’s seven yurts are round hard-sided structures with circular skylights and windows to provide illumination. They include beds and solar/electric stoves and outlets. Nokhu Hut offers solar lighting and outlets, a wood stove, beds, propane cooking stove and an outhouse. Cabins A person on the balcony of a cabin watches the sun set Making grilled cheese sandwiches on a camp stove A family eats outside a cabin Yurts and Huts A hard-sided yurt with a balcony surrounded by trees Inside view of a hard-sided yurt A group of people relax on a yurt balcony The Nokhu hut and nearby woodpile covered in snow Know Before You Go Cabin Amenities Camper cabins can accommodate up to six people. Each cabin has one queen-sized bed and three twin-sized bunk beds. The beds have mattresses but no bedding. The cabins are all equipped with propane heat, solar lighting, a storage cabinet, and a table and chairs. The large cabin can accommodate up to 20 people. Visitors will need to bring bedding, such as sleeping bags and/or sheets, blankets and pillows. There is no refrigerator, so guests should bring a cooler for food. Cabin Amenities: • Picnic tables and benches • Fire pit and grill • Deck (except cabin 3) • Propane stoves, with propane provided • Vault toilets nearby • Potable water spigots (summer only) Yurt Amenities Yurts can accommodate up to six people. Each yurt has one twin-sized bunk bed and two futons. The beds have mattresses but no bedding. Visitors will need to bring bedding, such as sleeping bags and/or sheets, blankets and pillows. The yurts and huts are also equipped with a wood stove, a propane cook stove and dishware, a lantern, a storage cabinet, and a table and chairs and access to an outhouse. There is no refrigerator, so guests should bring a cooler for food. Yurt amenities: • Picnic table • Fire ring and grill • An outhouse Occupancy and Duration Cabins The maximum stay in any of the cabins is two weeks out of every 45 days. All vehicles entering the park must have a valid parks pass in addition to the cabin fee. Cabin check-in time is after 4 p.m. of the arrival date, so that our maintenance crew can clean the cabins. Check-out time is 12 p.m. (noon). Pet Policy Pets are permitted in the cabins for a fee of $10 per night (not per pet). Pets must be kept on a leash at all times outside of the cabins, and should not be left unattended. Pet owners are expected to clean up after their pets. Staying During Winter Cabins, yurts and huts may be reserved year-round. Winter amenities: • Vault toilets • Outhouses Cabins, yurts and huts offer a comfortable way to enjoy the outdoors and offer easy access to stream fishing, hiking, wildlife viewing and more. State Forest’s six available rustic cabins, set along the shore of North Michigan Reservoir, are available year-round by reservation only. Cabins have solar-powered lights but no other electricity and no running water, blankets or bedding. One cabin is ADA accessible. State Forest State Park’s seven yurts are round hard-sided structures with circular skylights and windows to provide illumination. They include beds and solar/electric stoves and outlets. Nokhu Hut offers solar lighting and outlets, a wood stove, beds, propane cooking stove and an outhouse. Cabins A person on the balcony of a cabin watches the sun set Making grilled cheese sandwiches on a camp stove A family eats outside a cabin Yurts and Huts A hard-sided yurt with a balcony surrounded by trees Inside view of a hard-sided yurt A group of people relax on a yurt balcony The Nokhu hut and nearby woodpile covered in snow Know Before You Go Cabin Amenities Camper cabins can accommodate up to six people. Each cabin has one queen-sized bed and three twin-sized bunk beds. The beds have mattresses but no bedding. The cabins are all equipped with propane heat, solar lighting, a storage cabinet, and a table and chairs. The large cabin can accommodate up to 20 people. Visitors will need to bring bedding, such as sleeping bags and/or sheets, blankets and pillows. There is no refrigerator, so guests should bring a cooler for food. Cabin Amenities: • Picnic tables and benches • Fire pit and grill • Deck (except cabin 3) • Propane stoves, with propane provided • Vault toilets nearby • Potable water spigots (summer only) Yurt Amenities Yurts can accommodate up to six people. Each yurt has one twin-sized bunk bed and two futons. The beds have mattresses but no bedding. Visitors will need to bring bedding, such as sleeping bags and/or sheets, blankets and pillows. The yurts and huts are also equipped with a wood stove, a propane cook stove and dishware, a lantern, a storage cabinet, and a table and chairs and access to an outhouse. There is no refrigerator, so guests should bring a cooler for food. Yurt amenities: • Picnic table • Fire ring and grill • An outhouse Occupancy and Duration Cabins The maximum stay in any of the cabins is two weeks out of every 45 days. All vehicles entering the park must have a valid parks pass in addition to the cabin fee. Cabin check-in time is after 4 p.m. of the arrival date, so that our maintenance crew can clean the cabins. Check-out time is 12 p.m. (noon). Pet Policy Pets are permitted in the cabins for a fee of $10 per night (not per pet). Pets must be kept on a leash at all times outside of the cabins, and should not be left unattended. Pet owners are expected to clean up after their pets. Staying During Winter Cabins, yurts and huts may be reserved year-round. Winter amenities: • Vault toilets • Outhouses

The Bockman Horse Corral has four sections, allowing three horses in each section. The corral trail is accessible and located between site 309 and 311 on the east side of Bockman Campground. Open to the public year-round, State Forest offers camping, rustic cabins and yurts, all in close proximity to the park’s miles of trails. Electric hook-ups, tent camping and rugged backcountry experiences are available. Cabins can accommodate from six to twenty people. One ADA accessible cabin and one ADA accessible campsite are available. Thirteen rustic cabins are available for rent year-round at the North Michigan and North Park campgrounds. One ADA accessible cabin is available.Each cabin accommodates six people with two bunk beds with mattresses. Two lodges at North Michigan can sleep up to 20 and 15. Each rustic cabin and lodge has benches, propane heat, solar powered lights and outdoor fire pits with grills. State Forest’s six available rustic cabins, set along the shore of North Michigan Reservoir, are available year-round by reservation only. Cabins have solar-powered lights but no other electricity and no running water, blankets or bedding. One cabin is ADA accessible. Accessible facilities listed: Accessible Fishing Pier, Accessible Campsite

Hunters and all State Forest State Park users, be aware of the Custer Draw Road electric & motorized use regulations. County Road 41 Entrance to Custer Draw Regulations Electric & motorized modes of transportation are PROHIBITED except for big game retrieval. Only electric & motorized modes of transportation with a width of 62” or less are allowed for big game retrieval between the Custer Draw parking lot at CR-41 and the gate Located 2 miles in during the times listed below. Bull Mountain Entrance to Custer Draw Regulations Electric & motorized modes of transportation are PROHIBITED between Bull Mountain Intersection and the gate 2.5 miles. Electric bicycles are allowed for big game retrieval ONLY during designated times listed below. Big Game Retrieval times: Electric & motorized modes of transportation are only allowed for big game retrieval between the CR-41 Intersection and Custer Draw gate during the following times: • 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm • Half Hour after Sunset – 12:00 am Electric & motorized modes of transportation used for big game retrieval are required to remain on Custer Draw Road. Citations will be issued for violations. Please call 970-723-8366 to report violations. Contact the park office at 970-723-8366 or [email protected] for current closures & conditions information. When you camp at State Forest State Park, check-in time is 1 p.m. on the day of arrival and check-out time is 12 p.m. (noon) on the day of departure. Group campgrounds can accommodate up to 75 campers, depending on the campground. Parking on vegetation may result in a fine. Cabins The maximum stay in any of the cabins is two weeks out of every 45 days. All vehicles entering the park must have a valid parks pass in addition to the cabin fee. Cabin check-in time is after 4 p.m. of the arrival date, so that our maintenance crew can clean the cabins. Check-out time is 12 p.m. (noon).