Backcountry Campground
Campground
Campground · < 0.1 mi from the trail
Colorado · Camping · Near Guffey
Backcountry Campground
- May–Sep
- best months
- At 8,630 ftHigh camp: expect cold nights, even in summer
- Eleven Mile State Park
Backcountry Campground is a state park campground in Colorado, set within Eleven Mile State Park and managed by State Fish and Wildlife. It sits about 1.6 miles from the Lake George weather station, which sits at roughly 8,550 feet, so temperatures at the campground run similarly. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from the nearby Lake George station show July highs around 77°F with lows near 46°F, while winter highs stay around freezing, with January highs near 33°F and lows below zero. The Midland Trail and Black Bear Trail both start about 0.2 miles away. Rocky Ridge Campground and North Shore Campground are each about a mile off. Paddlers can reach the Colorado Midland Railroad about 1.5 miles away.
Around this trail
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If it rainsJeffrey Beall, CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsCripple Creek District Museum
Museum
Museum · 21 mi from GuffeyHistory museum in Cripple Creek, Colorado
Places © OpenStreetMap contributors · Photos: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 3.0 (commons)
More in GuffeyLocal outfitters
- BV Overlook Campground and Lodging33 mi away
- Mt. Princeton RV Park35 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- Midland TrailHiking0.2 mi
- Black Bear TrailHiking0.2 mi
Rocky Ridge Campground - Loop ACampingPhoto: Jay Miller from Colorado Springs, USA, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)1 mi- North Shore Campground - Loop ACamping1.1 mi
- Colorado Midland RailroadCanoeing1.5 mi
- Pine Cone DomeRock climbing2 mi
- The IceboxRock climbing2.1 mi
- Colorado Midland Railroad (historic)Canoeing9 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Rocky Ridge Campground - Loop ACamping · ~2 min drivePhoto: Jay Miller from Colorado Springs, USA, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Howbert Point CampgroundCamping · ~2 min drivePhoto: Jay Miller from Fly to Eleven Mile Canyon just outside Colorado Springs, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Rocky Ridge Campground - Loop CCamping · ~2 min drivePhoto: Jay Miller from Fly to Eleven Mile Canyon just outside Colorado Springs, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Rocky Ridge Campground - Loop ECamping · ~2 min drivePhoto: Jay Miller from Colorado Springs, USA, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- North Shore Campground - Loop DCamping · ~3 min drivePhoto: Jay Miller from Colorado Springs, USA, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Wagon Tongue CampgroundCamping · ~7 min drivePhoto: Jay Miller from Fly to Eleven Mile Canyon just outside Colorado Springs, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
O'Brian Gulch CampgroundCamping · ~11 min drivePhoto: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- North Shore Campground - Loop ACamping · ~2 min drive
- Rocky Ridge Campground - Loop BCamping · ~2 min drive
- Witcher Cove CampgroundCamping · ~2 min drive
Best time to visit Backcountry Campground
Best months: May–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
33° / -1°
4 wet
Feb
36° / 3°
4 wet
Mar
44° / 13°
5 wet
Apr
51° / 23°
6 wet
May
60° / 32°
7 wet
Jun
72° / 40°
8 wet
Jul
77° / 46°
11 wet
Aug
74° / 45°
12 wet
Sep
69° / 37°
7 wet
Oct
57° / 26°
4 wet
Nov
44° / 15°
4 wet
Dec
33° / 2°
4 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Lake George 8 Sw, CO, 1.6 mi away at 8,550 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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