Campsite CC16
- Jun–Sep
- best months
- At 9,829 ftHigh camp: expect cold nights, even in summer
- Gunnison Ranger DistrictGrand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests
Campsite CC16 is a Forest Service campground in the Gunnison Ranger District of the Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests in Colorado. It sits among a cluster of numbered camp sites, with Campsite CC15 about 0.4 mile away and Campsite CC14 about 0.8 mile away. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. July typically brings highs around 72°F and lows near 42°F, and September cools to typical highs near 64°F, according to averages from the nearby Taylor Park weather station. That station sits about 650 feet below the campground, so temperatures here run a bit cooler. Winters are severe, with typical January highs around 29°F and lows near -8°F. The Cement Creek hike starts just 0.1 mile away, and the Waterfall Creek Trail is 0.3 mile off. Paddlers can find Brush Creek about 4.9 miles away and Spring Creek about 5.1 miles away.
- Cement CreekHiking0.1 mi
- Waterfall Creek TrailHiking0.3 mi
- Campsite CC15Camping0.4 mi
Campsite CC14CampingPhoto: John Sowell, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)0.8 mi- Brush CreekCanoeing4.9 mi
- Spring CreekCanoeing5.1 mi
- Roadside CragRock climbing8.5 mi
- Battleship BoulderRock climbing8.9 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
Best time to visit Campsite CC16
Best months: June–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
29° / -8°
8 wet
Feb
33° / -5°
8 wet
Mar
40° / 4°
8 wet
Apr
47° / 18°
8 wet
May
58° / 29°
8 wet
Jun
69° / 36°
7 wet
Jul
72° / 42°
11 wet
Aug
70° / 41°
12 wet
Sep
64° / 34°
9 wet
Oct
54° / 25°
7 wet
Nov
40° / 13°
8 wet
Dec
28° / -4°
8 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Taylor Park, CO, 10.8 mi away at 9,179 ft. The station sits about 700 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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