james m. robb - colorado river state park

This is one of the nicest campgrounds I've ever stayed at. The sites are pretty nicely spaced, every site has a concrete pad and a shade shelter. The views of the Colorado National Monument are beautiful. They have a nice playground for the kids, and the bathrooms are great. They have a big bathroom building with laundry facilities, and the smaller restrooms are real toilets that flush! We were there for 4 nights and it was quiet (which I always enjoy).

This is a very clean nice state park. With hiking and trails. It's just beautiful to see all of what nature has to offer. It's a must see.

The park is kept clean. The lake on one side is still closed due to being polluted. The other side (separate lake) is clean. To bad the dock and side in area are not on the clean side. I observed 2 people catching 9-10 inch rainbow trout. Also has picnic areas. Will be back

Pretty and peaceful, I visited the Island Acres section. Saw a bald eagle fishing in the Colorado. Plenty of parking and a walking trail along the river.

These parks are always very nicely maintained. The staff are quite friendly and helpful. It is quiet and the river provides both recreation and beauty.

Totally enjoyed our stay here. We were concerned at first because it us quite close to Interstate 70 and the traffic noise during the day is pretty loud. But everything quiets down at night and the traffic noise actually lulled us to sleep. There is a lovely trail (about 2 miles round trip) near the river. It's easy to escape the freeway noise there or on the riverbank. We weren't there much during the day as our agenda first and foremost involved heading over to Palisade to tour the wineries. This State Park has laundry facilities and a nice playground for the kids. We would definitely go back.

We went to Corn Lake and had a very pleasant time kayaking around the lake. Lovely scenery. Nice views of the river. A nice place to stop.

Wonderful, small park with fishing, camping and majestic Bookcliffs to gaze upon. Summer brings the gnats so beware of the pesky critters during the hottest months of the year unless you have plenty of bug spray.

We stayed at the Fruita Campground. This place is NOT kid friendly!! You would think in the mountain bike capital of the world they would let your kids ride their bikes around the park without yelling at us. I have never been treated so poorly. Park rangers came by 4 times in 12 hours harassing us to make sure no tent pegs were outside the camping pads, etc, etc, etc. They would not leave us alone which is all I want when out camping. Campsites are right next to a lake which they won't let you swim in (e coli infested), there are no fish, and strongly encourage you not to canoe in, blah blah blah. Nice area but since it is run with insane park rangers harassing you all the time how could anyone enjoy it. They told us if we didn't leave by 12:00 sharp they would charge us another days fee. Seriously, they think we would want to stay there past 7 am?, couldn't leave quick enough. We will NEVER go back!

We stayed at the Fruita campground. This campground is near the river, treed, and has full hookups available. There are concrete pads, along with covered picnic tables; shower facilities are conveniently located. We have stayed there twice so far and will stay there again when we are in the area. Oh, and the park staff are very pleasant and helpful.

Arrived very late in the evening on the way to Utah. The rangers were just leaving at 10:00 pm. We decides to walk in and find a site vs paying 10.00 to reserve online. There were plenty of sites left so walk ins are easy. We were tent camping so it was nice to also have covered picnic tables at the nicer sites.Park is very clean next to the Colorado River and the bathrooms are numerous. There are the old style porta potty types in buildings and a very nice flush style in the main building. The main building also has pay showers for $1.00 for 4 min and a nice play ground for kids. Downsides: very close to the highway so pretty noisy all night. As it's right next to the river mosquito's are also really bad. Be sure to bring the bug spray.Overall very nice, near a Palisades for the peaches and Grand Junction. Would recommend for a night or two.

Mnts to the left and right of me!!! Amazing.....close to everything. right off the hwy.Visited several wineries. Grand Junction has everything you would need..... Park is clean. Like have a shelter over the table.

We parked our camper here for the night and enjoyed a very lovely evening. Right on the edge of the Colorado River, easy access to it and what a lovely sight. The train ran every few hours, but for us it didn't bother us, the kids really enjoyed watching it and listening to it through the night. The services for campers was great. The kids really enjoyed playing in the "swimmin' hole" the next morning. Great little bike ride. Over all a very enjoyable night.

The park is clean, some shady spots. Plao ce needs a better place to swim. Close to I-70 and the traffic noise is very noticeable

I am serving up one of the best kept local secrets for the benefit of travelers to Grand Junction: the Colorado River Trail (“CRT”). It’s a segmented paved bike-walk trail that covers more or less the valley from Fruita to Palisade. At this time it is so unevenly segmented that I will address the most popular section which is “Audubon”, from Albertsons parking lot in the Redlands up to and along the Connected Lakes (former gravel pits). The Colorado River runs along this section, the shoreline of which comes close in near the Connected Lakes state park toll booth. Connected Lakes is part of the James M. Robb Colorado River State Park system. The CRT-Audubon section is free to bike or hike but if you want to wander around the Connected Lakes preserve your vehicle needs a state parks permit on the windshield. Frankly, it’s not well patrolled so you are basically on the honor system.What’s good about this trail?It is wooded and non-urbanized, meaning peaceful. The Audubon section is lined with behemoth old cottonwoods, and directly parallels the Redlands Canal. There is a spiritual energy in the Audubon that rejuvenates your very soul. After a rain the smell of nature is intoxicating. In the 100 degree heat of summer one can smell tree bark. Dogs are allowed but only on leash. In the early spring a Great Northern mama owl nests in a huge cottonwood right along the trail, near the Pump Station. The mate sits on a branch across the Redlands Canal, well camouflaged, and when a predator comes near he is off his branch like an F16. Mama owl keeps her babies in the nest until they are big enough to crawl out on the cottonwood branches. This is when the whole bunch leaves, usually on Mother’s Day. It’s a popular draw for all ages. Pick up the trail at Albertsons or at the end of Dike Rd where the Connected Lakes toll booth is located. Dike Rd is newly resurfaced and has a magnificent view of the Colorado National Monument but the unkempt properties along it are ‘tobacco road’ milieu. Note: where free parking is available, namely the Albertsons parking lot, there is a gasoline station, plus foods, beverages, and bathrooms in Albertsons chain grocery, and a Mexican restaurant in this shopping center. The Connected Lakes state park section has an outdoor restroom.