Grassy Banks Campground
- 0.5 mi
- loop
- 21 ft
- climb
- 2,346 ft
- high point
- Loop
- route
- Nov–Mar
- best months
Grassy Banks Campground is a 0.5-mile loop in Chihuahua, Mexico. It stays at about 2,350 ft above sea level and is close to flat. The nearest town is Nuevo Lajitas, about 12 miles northwest of the trailhead. Distances, elevations and the route shape here come from OpenStreetMap and the Copernicus 90 m elevation model. Trails, access rules and conditions change, so check locally before you go.
- Nearby · Dorgan-Sublett Trail · Mesa De Anguila · Entrance Camp
Best time to go · Nov–Mar
Best time to visit Grassy Banks Campground
Best months: November–March. 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
68° / 33°
2 wet
Feb
74° / 38°
2 wet
Mar
82° / 45°
2 wet
Apr
90° / 54°
2 wet
May
98° / 64°
3 wet
Jun
102° / 73°
4 wet
Jul
101° / 74°
6 wet
Aug
100° / 73°
5 wet
Sep
95° / 67°
5 wet
Oct
88° / 56°
4 wet
Nov
76° / 43°
2 wet
Dec
68° / 33°
2 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Lajitas, TX, 7.8 mi away at 2,403 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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Photo: Fredlyfish4, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)Dorgan-Sublett Trail
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Conditions and forecast
Daily highs and lows, wind and the chance of precipitation at Grassy Banks Campground for the next 7 days, from the Open-Meteo model.
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