Camp Store exterior at Dark Sky River Lodge in Howard, Colorado

Camp Store at Dark Sky River Lodge

Coffee, cold drinks, snacks, quick meals, grocery basics, and the forgotten essentials you don't want to drive 30 minutes for.

Store Hours
  • ☀️Tuesday – Sunday
  • 🕖7:00 AM – 11:00 AM
  • 🌙4:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Closed Monday for restocking and property management.

Who We Serve

The Camp Store is here for lodge guests, RV guests, river travelers, and Howard locals. Whether you're here for a weekend or just passing through on US-50, we're a quick stop when you need something.

The nearest gas station or grocery store is 20–30 minutes away in either direction. We stock the practical items people actually use—not a full grocery run, but the everyday things worth having on-site.

🏕️ Lodge Guests
🚐 RV Guests
🌊 River Travelers
🏠 Howard Locals
Open door of the Camp Store welcoming guests at Dark Sky River Lodge Camp Store sign at Dark Sky River Lodge in Howard, Colorado

What We Carry

Selection may vary. We stock what guests and locals actually use.

Morning basics including coffee and breakfast items at the Camp Store

Morning Basics

Coffee, breakfast sandwiches, milk, eggs, butter, and grab-and-go basics to start the day before the road or the river.

Cold drinks and snacks available at the checkout counter

Cold Drinks & Snacks

Water, soda, energy drinks, candy, chips, and jerky. Something cold and something crunchy—usually both.

Shelves stocked with grocery basics and pantry staples

Grocery Basics

Bread, tortillas, peanut butter, jelly, paper goods, and simple staples. Not a full grocery run—but the things that matter most.

Freezer section with quick and easy meal options

Quick Meals

Frozen pizza, burritos, and easy food for cabins, RVs, and late arrivals who don't feel like cooking.

Self-serve counter stocked with camp and travel essentials

Camp & Travel Essentials

Sunscreen, bug spray, toiletries, batteries, first aid basics, and the items everyone seems to forget when they're 30 minutes from town.

Still Growing

The Camp Store is starting simple and expanding based on what guests and locals actually use. We're not guessing at what to stock—we're building inventory around real demand.

What we carry will evolve. Hours may adjust seasonally. If there's something you regularly need that we don't have, let us know—that's exactly how this place gets better.

📦 Inventory evolves with demand
🕐 Hours may adjust seasonally
🤝 Built on real feedback

Stop In During Posted Hours

Whether it's coffee before rafting, breakfast before the road, or the one thing everyone forgets—we're here when you need us.

Store Hours

Tuesday – Sunday

7:00 AM – 11:00 AM  |  4:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Closed Monday

Location

10281 US-50
Howard, CO 81233