Blue Mesa Recreational Ranch
Photo: Mshuang2, CC0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- May–Sep
- best months
Clear at last check
Weather is good · OpenWeather · checked 21 h ago
- At 7,636 ft
Blue Mesa Recreational Ranch is a campground in Colorado, about 10 miles from the town of Sapinero. It sits at a high elevation, and the weather station at Blue Mesa Lake, 2.8 miles away, records typical averages that make summer the most comfortable time to visit. At Blue Mesa Lake, July highs average about 83°F with lows near 46°F, and September cools to typical highs around 73°F. Winters are cold, with January highs averaging about 25°F and lows near -1°F. Two other campgrounds are close by: Gunnison Lakeside RV Park & Cabins is about a mile away, and Stevens Creek Campground is about 1.4 miles off. For time on foot, Sun Creek is about 4.5 miles away and the Neversink Trail about 6 miles.
Local outfitters
- Mountain Time RV Park and Cabins13 mi away
- Highlander36 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- Gunnison Lakeside RV Park & CabinsCamping1.1 mi
Stevens Creek CampgroundCampingPhoto: Recreation.gov (RIDB) / public domain1.4 mi- Sun CreekHiking4.5 mi
- Denver & Rio Grande Western Abandoned RailroadCanoeing4.6 mi
- Neversink TrailHiking6 mi
- The Other SideRock climbing8 mi
- The StashRock climbing8.2 mi
- Old D&RGW Abandoned Rail TrailCanoeing9.3 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Stevens Creek CampgroundCamping · ~2 min drive
Elk Creek CampgroundCamping · ~5 min drivePhoto: NPS Photo, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)- Red Creek Group SiteCamping · ~11 min drive
West ElkCamping · ~14 min drivePhoto: Hustvedt, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Ponderosa CampgroundCamping · ~19 min drivePhoto: Chris Light, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Lake Fork CampgroundCamping · ~20 min drive
- Gunnison Lakeside RV Park & CabinsCamping · ~2 min drive
- East Elk Creek Group CampsiteCamping · ~5 min drive
- Dry Gulch CampgroundCamping · ~6 min drive
- Cebolla CreekCamping · ~8 min drive
Best time to visit Blue Mesa Recreational Ranch
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
25° / -1°
8 wet
Feb
30° / 3°
6 wet
Mar
43° / 15°
5 wet
Apr
56° / 24°
5 wet
May
66° / 32°
5 wet
Jun
77° / 39°
4 wet
Jul
83° / 46°
7 wet
Aug
80° / 45°
8 wet
Sep
73° / 37°
7 wet
Oct
60° / 27°
5 wet
Nov
44° / 15°
5 wet
Dec
29° / 3°
7 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Blue Mesa Lake, CO, 2.8 mi away at 7,568 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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