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Yampa Colorado
Welcome to Yampa.

Yampa, Colorado

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Yampa is a quiet, ranching town known as the “Gateway to the Flattops”. Hunting, camping and fishing are big activities that attract a lot of people to the area. There are several businesses in town, including a couple restaurants and lodging options.

Antler’s Cafe is a beautifully restored restaurant and bar that’s on the State Register of Historic Properties. It’s open seasonally for dinner, Thursday-Sunday, mid May through November. Penny’s Diner is another good choice for grub. It’s an old school eatery that’s open 24 hours a day, located adjacent to the Oak Tree Inn.

Main Attractions

Flat Tops Trail Byway – It’s a national scenic byway that goes west from Yampa, 82 miles to Meeker. The road winds through astonishing flat top mountains and two national forests.

Recreation

Flat Tops Wilderness Area Winter Snow
The Flat Tops Wilderness area near Yampa. Photo: ben d

Camping:

  • Both primitive car camping and campgrounds with facilities can be found on the Flat Tops Byway, which is in a remote part of the Routt National Forest. There is camping available nearly as soon as you reach the byway.
  • Read about the camping near Yampa and Flat Tops.

Fishing:

  • Beginning high in the Flat Tops, the Yampa River flows down past town and north to Steamboat Springs. It’s a great river for fishing along much of it.
  • There are also numerous lakes on the Flat Top Trail.

Accommodations



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Special Events

Fourth of July – This annual celebration features Cowboy Polo in downtown on Moffat Avenue and of course, fireworks.

Historic downtown.
Montgomery General Merchandise.
Royal Hotel.
Former market.
Little Beavers Liquor.
Leisure Mountain Studio.
Horses relax in November.
Flat Tops behind town.

Activities near Yampa

Federal Lands:

  • Chapman Reservoir (14mi)
  • Flat Tops Wilderness
  • Routt National Forest
  • Sarvis Creek Wilderness
  • Stillwater Reservoir (16mi)
  • White River National Forest
  • Yamcolo Reservoir (13mi)

Hot Springs:

  • Old Town Hot Springs (30mi)
  • Radium Hot Springs (44mi)
  • Strawberry Park Hot Springs (37mi)

Museums:

  • Yampa-Egeria Museum

Scenic Drives:

  • Dunckley Pass (19mi)
  • Flat Tops Trail Byway

Ski Areas:

  • Howelsen Hill Ski Area (30mi)
  • Steamboat Ski Resort (28mi)

Snow Tubing:

  • Howelsen Tubing Hill (30mi)
  • Yee-Haw Hill (43mi)

State Parks:

  • Stagecoach State Park (13mi)

Towns:

  • Bond (26mi)
  • Craig (54mi)
  • Eagle (52mi)
  • Edwards (49mi)
  • Hayden (38mi)
  • McCoy (22mi)
  • Meeker (82mi)
  • Oak Creek (9mi)
  • Phippsburg (5mi)
  • Steamboat Springs (30mi)
  • Toponas (5mi)
  • Wolcott (42mi)

Transportation:

  • Yampa Valley Regional Airport (37mi)

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