Tipi Village
Campground
Campground · 2.4 mi from the trail
Colorado · Lake fishing · Broomfield · Near Idaho Springs
Upper Church Lake
- Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct
- best months
Upper Church Lake is a 15-acre lake near Broomfield, Colorado, at about 5,551 feet.
Around this trail
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If it rainsFootwarrior, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsRailroad museum in Golden, Colorado
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More in Idaho SpringsLocal outfitters
- Golden River Sports12 mi away
- Wildcat Mountaineering24 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- Redpoint Ridge Bouldering WallRock climbing0.8 mi
- Great Western TrailHiking0.8 mi
- Walnut Cr pathHiking1 mi
- Walnut Creek PathHiking1.1 mi
Tipi VillageCampingPhoto: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)2.4 mi- Standley Lake Regional ParkState park3 mi
- Arvada/Blunn ReservoirState park7.9 mi
Inspiration PointSummitPhoto: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)8.6 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Ketner LakeLake fishing · ~3 min drive
- Brunner ReservoirLake fishing · ~4 min drive
- Standley LakeLake fishing · ~5 min drive
- Le Gault ReservoirLake fishing · ~6 min drive
- Leyden LakeLake fishing · ~10 min drive
- Croke ReservoirLake fishing · ~10 min drive
- Harper LakeLake fishing · ~10 min drive
- Harper LakeLake fishing · ~10 min drive
- Webster LakeLake fishing · ~11 min drive
- Greenlee ReservoirLake fishing · ~11 min drive
Also worth it near here
Best time to visit Upper Church Lake
Best months: April–June and September–October. 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
48° / 19°
4 wet
Feb
50° / 20°
4 wet
Mar
58° / 28°
6 wet
Apr
64° / 35°
8 wet
May
72° / 44°
9 wet
Jun
85° / 53°
7 wet
Jul
91° / 59°
7 wet
Aug
89° / 57°
7 wet
Sep
82° / 49°
6 wet
Oct
67° / 37°
5 wet
Nov
56° / 27°
4 wet
Dec
47° / 19°
4 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Northglenn, CO, 4.9 mi away at 5,407 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
