Cat's Lair
Campground
Campground · < 0.1 mi from the trail
Colorado · Camping · Near Estes Park
Cat's Lair
- Yes
- fee
- Jun, Sep
- best months
Is Cat's Lair open right now?
Closure in the area
There's a closure order in Rocky Mountain National Park. It doesn't name Cat's Lair, so check the source for the area it covers.
Prescribed Fire Operations are Underway near Beaver Meadows Visitor Center
Park closure covering Rocky Mountain National Park · NPS · Rocky Mountain National Park
As of · Source: NPS · Rocky Mountain National Park. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
- At 9,146 ftHigh camp: expect cold nights, even in summer
- Rocky Mountain National Park WildernessRocky Mountain National Park
Cat's Lair is a campground in Colorado at about 9,146 feet. It is managed by the National Park Service.
Around this trail
Add any of these when you start a tripSleep close Eat after The Historic Lariat
Bar
Open after 6
If it rainsMatt Golon, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Places © OpenStreetMap contributors · Photos: Matt Golon, CC BY-SA 3.0 (commons)
More in Estes ParkLocal outfitters
- Wildcat Mountaineering25 mi away
- Camp Always Choose Adventures31 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
Adams FallsWaterfallPhoto: KimonBerlin, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)2.5 mi- Aiguille de FleurRock climbing2.7 mi
Isolation PeakHikingPhoto: inkknife_2000 (7.5 million views +), CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)2.7 mi- East Inlet TrailHikingPhoto: inkknife_2000 (7.5 million views +), CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)2.7 mi
- West PortalBoat launch2.8 mi
- North InletCanoeing3 mi
- Cascade FallsWaterfall3.2 mi
- Green Ridge CampgroundCamping5.1 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Gray Jay GroupCamping · ~2 min drive
- Lower East InletCamping · ~2 min drive
- SlickrockCamping · ~2 min drive
- SolitaireCamping · ~2 min drive
- Upper East InletCamping · ~3 min drive
- East MeadowCamping · ~3 min drive
- Lake VernaCamping · ~4 min drive
- Twinberry Group SiteCamping · ~5 min drive
- Summerland Group CampingCamping · ~6 min drive
- Pine MartenCamping · ~7 min drive
Also worth it near here
Mount CraigSummit · ~2 min drivePhoto: Grand Photography Guild, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Adams FallsWaterfall · ~4 min drivePhoto: KimonBerlin, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Isolation PeakHiking · ~5 min drivePhoto: inkknife_2000 (7.5 million views +), CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- West PortalBoat launch · ~5 min drive
Best time to visit Cat's Lair
Best months: June 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.
Jan
30° / 4°
14 wet · 14 snow
Feb
34° / 6°
13 wet · 12 snow
Mar
42° / 14°
12 wet · 9 snow
Apr
49° / 20°
11 wet · 6 snow
May
59° / 28°
12 wet · 2 snow
Jun
71° / 34°
11 wet
Jul
76° / 40°
14 wet
Aug
73° / 38°
15 wet
Sep
68° / 32°
12 wet · 1 snow
Oct
55° / 23°
10 wet · 4 snow
Nov
40° / 13°
11 wet · 9 snow
Dec
30° / 5°
14 wet · 13 snow
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Grand Lake 1 Nw, CO, 5.1 mi away at 8,720 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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