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Phippsburg Colorado Highway 131 Town Sign
Entering Phippsburg, CO on Highway 131. Photo: Jeffrey Beall

Phippsburg, Colorado

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Phippsburg is a tiny community between Yampa and Oak Creek on Highway 131. It’s a census-designated place (CDP), named after a Colorado legislator, Lawrence C. Phipps.

In 2010 there were 204 recorded residents of the town. The Phippsburg Post Office, zip code 80469, has been in use since 1909. Phippsburg sits at an elevation of 7,438 feet in Routt County.

Finger Rock Phippsburg CO Ancient Volcano Core
Core of an ancient volcano between Phippsburg and Toponas on CO-131. Photo: John Holm

Recreation

Camping:

  • Stagecoach Reservoir is a year round state park with campgrounds overlooking the lake, which also has fishing and boating in the summer. Ice fishing is in the winter.
  • Read about the camping near Steamboat Springs, Clark and Oak Creek.
  • Read about the camping near Yampa and Flat Tops.

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Phippsburg Colorado Countryside
Countryside around Phippsburg. Photo: BeerAndLoathing

Activities near Phippsburg

Federal Lands:

  • Chapman Reservoir (11mi)
  • Flat Tops Wilderness
  • Routt National Forest
  • Sarvis Creek Wilderness
  • Stillwater Reservoir (22mi)
  • White River National Forest
  • Yampa River

Private Parks:

  • Lake Catamount (17mi)

Scenic Drives:

  • Dunckley Pass (16mi)
  • Flat Tops Byway

State Parks:

  • Stagecoach State Park (10mi)

Towns:

  • Bond (31mi)
  • Craig (48mi)
  • Hayden (32mi)
  • McCoy (28mi)
  • Oak Creek (3mi)
  • Steamboat Springs (24mi)
  • Toponas (14mi)
  • Wolcott (48mi)
  • Yampa (5mi)

Transportation:

  • Yampa Valley Regional Airport (31mi)

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