Junction Butte Wetlands
- Jun–Sep
- best months
Junction Butte Wetlands is a 120-acre wetland on Bureau of Land Management land within the Kremmling Field Office in Colorado, about a mile from the town of Kremmling. It is designated a Watchable Wildlife Area, and its seasonally flooded habitat supports waterfowl, shorebirds and other migratory birds. It also serves as vital winter habitat for big game. There is no fee to visit, and no reservations are needed. For more information, contact the Kremmling Field Office. Summer is the most comfortable time to go. Typical averages from the nearby Kremmling weather station show July highs around 81°F with lows near 44°F, while winter highs stay in the 20s. Kimball Bridge (Highway 9) and the Colorado River Headwaters Scenic Byway are both about 0.3 miles away. Red Mountain RV Park is about a mile off, and Confluence River Access is about 1.5 miles away.
Local outfitters
- Rancho Del Rio16 mi away
- Cutthroat Anglers32 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- Kimball Bridge (Highway 9)River fishing0.3 mi
colorado river headwaters scenic bywayMountain bikingPhoto: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)0.3 mi
Red Mountain RV ParkCampingPhoto: inkknife_2000 (7.5 million views +), CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)1 mi
Confluence River AccessRiver fishing1.5 mi- Barger Gulch Fishing AccessRiver fishing2.4 mi
Apple CiderRock climbingPhoto: Loco Steve, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)4.4 mi- Electric WallRock climbingPhoto: Loco Steve, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)4.5 mi
- Wolford CampgroundCamping7.4 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Confluence River AccessRiver fishing · ~3 min drive
- Rock Creek ReservoirLake fishing · ~14 min drive
- Kimball Bridge (Highway 9)River fishing · Next door
- Hinman ReservoirLake fishing · ~16 min drive
- Barger Gulch Fishing AccessRiver fishing · ~4 min drive
- Scholl ReservoirLake fishing · ~19 min drive
- Muddy Creek Fishing Access and Kremmling CliffsRiver fishing · ~6 min drive
- Lower Cataract Lake Loop #57Lake fishing · ~25 min drive
- Reeder CreekRiver fishing · ~8 min drive
- Eaglesmere LakesLake fishing · ~26 min drive
Also worth it near here
- colorado river headwaters scenic bywayMountain biking · Next doorPhoto: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Red Mountain RV ParkCamping · ~2 min drivePhoto: inkknife_2000 (7.5 million views +), CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Confluence Recreation Area Boat RampBoat launch · ~3 min drive
- Apple CiderRock climbing · ~8 min drivePhoto: Loco Steve, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Best time to visit Junction Butte Wetlands
Best months: June–September. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
26° / -1°
8 wet
Feb
31° / 3°
7 wet
Mar
43° / 16°
7 wet
Apr
53° / 24°
7 wet
May
64° / 31°
8 wet
Jun
75° / 38°
7 wet
Jul
81° / 44°
10 wet
Aug
79° / 42°
11 wet
Sep
72° / 34°
9 wet
Oct
58° / 23°
6 wet
Nov
42° / 13°
6 wet
Dec
29° / 1°
7 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Kremmling, CO, 1 mi away at 7,460 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
