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Campsite CC8

Campsite CC8Photo: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Jun–Sep
best months

Is Campsite CC8 open right now?

Closure in the area

There's a closure order in Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests. It doesn't name Campsite CC8, so check the source for the area it covers (2 listed).

As of · Source: USFS · Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

  • At 9,315 ftHigh camp: expect cold nights, even in summer
  • Gunnison Ranger DistrictGrand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests

Campsite CC8 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 campsites, with Campsite CC7 about 0.2 miles away and Campsite CC6 roughly 1.7 miles off. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from the nearby Taylor Park weather station, at a similar elevation, show July highs around 72°F with lows near 42°F, while winter highs stay in the 20s and low 30s. The Horse Basin Trail 417 starts just 0.1 miles away, and the Waterfall Cutoff is about 0.6 miles off. Spring Creek, a canoeing spot, lies about 4.6 miles away, and the Roadside Crag climbing area is roughly 6.5 miles from the site.

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  • Best time to go · Jun–Sep

    Best time to visit Campsite CC8

    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.

    1. Jan

      29° / -8°

      8 wet

    2. Feb

      33° / -5°

      8 wet

    3. Mar

      40° / 4°

      8 wet

    4. Apr

      47° / 18°

      8 wet

    5. May

      58° / 29°

      8 wet

    6. Jun

      69° / 36°

      7 wet

    7. Jul

      72° / 42°

      11 wet

    8. Aug

      70° / 41°

      12 wet

    9. Sep

      64° / 34°

      9 wet

    10. Oct

      54° / 25°

      7 wet

    11. Nov

      40° / 13°

      8 wet

    12. Dec

      28° / -4°

      8 wet

    Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Taylor Park, CO, 11.5 mi away at 9,179 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

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