Colorado · Camping · Near Guffey

Blue Mountain Campground

May 20, 2021
season: Jun–Jul, Sep
best months

Is Blue Mountain Campground open right now?

Alert in the area

The Forest Service lists 8 alerts for Pike and San Isabel National Forests.

FSR 286, Radical Hill, is closed due to washouts and unsafe conditions
Agency alert covering Pike and San Isabel National Forests · USFS · Pike and San Isabel National Forests
Interlaken Hotel Tree Hazards
Agency alert covering Pike and San Isabel National Forests · USFS · Pike and San Isabel National Forests
National Forest Service Road 8 closure
Agency alert covering South Park Ranger District · Order 02-12-10-26-13 · USFS · South Park Ranger District
Sharpe Fire Update
Agency alert covering Pike and San Isabel National Forests · USFS · Pike and San Isabel National Forests
Turquoise Lake Road (County Road 4) Closure
Agency alert covering Pike and San Isabel National Forests · USFS · Pike and San Isabel National Forests

As of Nov 9, 8:30 PM MST · Source: USFS · Pike and San Isabel National Forests. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

At 8,200 ftHigh camp: expect cold nights, even in summer
South Park Ranger DistrictPike and San Isabel National Forests

Blue Mountain Campground is a Forest Service campground in the South Park Ranger District of the Pike and San Isabel National Forests in Colorado. It sits among a cluster of campgrounds and trails, with Riverside Campground about 0.8 miles away and Travel Port Campground about 1.1 miles away. Vault toilets are the only listed amenity. A fee is charged for stays. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from the nearby Florissant Fossil Bed weather station, at a similar elevation, show July highs around 79°F with lows near 42°F, while winter highs stay in the upper 30s. The closest outing is the Hardrock hike, about 0.2 miles away, and the Blue Moutain hike is about 0.9 miles off. Climbers can find Knome Dome aka Water Dome about 1.6 miles away.

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Museum · 18 mi from Guffey
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Local outfitters

Yogi Bear's Jellystone Park Camp-Resorts33 mi away
Lostfork Basecamp38 mi away

Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.

Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
Also worth it near here
- HardrockHiking · Next doorPhoto: Ken Brazier (Ken g6), CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Blue MoutainMountain biking · ~2 min drive
- Knome Dome aka Water DomeRock climbing · ~3 min drive
- Eleven Mile ReservoirLake fishing · ~14 min drive
Best time to visit Blue Mountain Campground
Best months: June–July and 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.
1. Jan
  39° / 5°
  4 wet
2. Feb
  41° / 7°
  5 wet
3. Mar
  49° / 15°
  6 wet
4. Apr
  55° / 21°
  6 wet
5. May
  64° / 29°
  8 wet
6. Jun
  75° / 37°
  9 wet
7. Jul
  79° / 42°
  12 wet
8. Aug
  76° / 41°
  13 wet
9. Sep
  71° / 33°
  8 wet
10. Oct
  60° / 23°
  5 wet
11. Nov
  47° / 14°
  4 wet
12. Dec
  39° / 5°
  4 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Florissant Fossil Bed, CO, 5.2 mi away at 8,402 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.