Basecamp Palisade RV Resort
Campground
Campground · < 0.1 mi from the trail
Colorado · Camping · Near Clifton
Basecamp Palisade RV Resort
- Yes
- fee
- Mar–May, Sep–Oct
- best months
- At 4,739 ft
Basecamp Palisade RV Resort is a campground in Colorado, about 1.2 miles from the town of Palisade. It is a place to stay rather than a route, and it charges a fee. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Palisade show May highs around 76°F and September highs around 81°F, while July averages about 93°F and January highs sit near 40°F. Several trails start close by. The Palisade Rim Lower Loop Trail and Palisade Plunge are each about 0.6 miles away, and the Palisade Rim Trail is about 0.7 miles off. Climbers can find the Palisade climbing area about 1.5 miles away.
Around this trail
Add any of these when you start a tripSleep close Eat after Palisade Livery
Bar
On your way back · 1 mi
If it rainsJeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
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More in CliftonLocal outfitters
- Palisade Basecampunder a mile away
- RV Ranch at Grand Junction7 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
Palisade Rim Lower Loop TrailHikingPhoto: iagoarchangel, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)0.6 mi- palisade plungeMountain biking0.6 mi
Palisade Rim TrailHikingPhoto: iagoarchangel, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)0.7 mi
Palisade Rim Upper Loop TrailHikingPhoto: iagoarchangel, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)0.9 mi
PalisadeRock climbingPhoto: inkknife_2000 (7.5 million views +), CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)1.5 mi- Things Of Beauty (aka Interstate I-70 Towers)Rock climbing2.9 mi
- De Beque CanyonRock climbing4.8 mi
- RV Ranch At Grand JunctionCamping6.9 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
Canyon View RV ParkCamping · ~26 min drivePhoto: Milonica, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Junction West RV ParkCamping · ~29 min drivePhoto: Milonica, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Island Lake CampgroundCamping · ~31 min drive
- Saddlehorn CampgroundCamping · ~37 min drive
Monument RV ParkCamping · ~38 min drivePhoto: Nathan Anderson nathananderson, CC0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- James M. Robb - Colorado River State Park, Fruita SectionCamping · ~38 min drivePhoto: Nathan Anderson nathananderson, CC0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Cottonwood Lake CampgroundCamping · ~41 min drivePhoto: SFC H, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Twin Lake Dispersed Camping AreaCamping · ~45 min drivePhoto: SFC H, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Jumbo CampgroundCamping · ~23 min drive
- RV Ranch At Grand JunctionCamping · ~12 min drive
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Best time to visit Basecamp Palisade RV Resort
Best months: March–May 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
40° / 21°
5 wet · 2 snow
Feb
47° / 26°
5 wet · 2 snow
Mar
58° / 34°
6 wet · 1 snow
Apr
66° / 40°
7 wet
May
76° / 50°
6 wet
Jun
87° / 58°
3 wet
Jul
93° / 65°
5 wet
Aug
90° / 63°
6 wet
Sep
81° / 55°
6 wet
Oct
67° / 42°
6 wet
Nov
53° / 31°
5 wet · 1 snow
Dec
41° / 22°
5 wet · 2 snow
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Palisade, CO, 1.2 mi away at 4,751 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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