Clear Creek RV Park
Campground
Campground · < 0.1 mi from the trail
Colorado · Camping · Near Idaho Springs
Clear Creek RV Park
Photo: cogdogblog, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct
- best months
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Weather is good · OpenWeather · checked 13 h ago
- At 5,689 ft
Clear Creek RV Park is a campground in Colorado, about half a mile from the town of Golden. Its location makes it an easy base for exploring the trails and climbing areas that sit just beyond its gates. For comfortable weather, aim for late spring or early fall. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Lakewood show May highs around 68°F and September highs around 76°F, with July peaking near 86°F. Several outdoor spots are within a mile. Welch Ditch Trail and Nightbird Gulch Trail are both hiking options, and Lookout Mountain Crag and Crimson Tide Wall offer climbing. Dakota Ridge RV Park is about 3 miles away for another camping choice.
Around this trail
Add any of these when you start a tripSleep close Eat after Golden City Brewery
Brewery
On your way back · 1 mi
If it rainsClyde Charles Brown, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsUniversity museum, geology in CO, United States
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Welch Ditch TrailHikingPhoto: Ligoweth, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)0.5 mi- Lookout Mountain CragRock climbing0.6 mi
Crimson Tide WallRock climbingPhoto: pingnews.com, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)0.6 mi- Nightbird Gulch TrailHikingPhoto: Ligoweth, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)0.7 mi
- JerichoRock climbing0.8 mi
- Dakota Ridge RV ParkCamping2.9 mi
- Sourdough Springs CampgroundCamping6.4 mi
Bear CreekCanoeingPhoto: Footwarrior, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)9.6 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
Tipi VillageCamping · ~17 min drivePhoto: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Chatfield CampgroundCamping · ~30 min drivePhoto: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Dakota Ridge RV ParkCamping · ~5 min drive
- Sawmill CampgroundCamping · ~8 min drive
- Gennessee ropes camp spotCamping · ~9 min drive
- Chief Hosa CampgroundCamping · ~9 min drive
- Sourdough Springs CampgroundCamping · ~11 min drive
- Bear Creek Lake City ParkCamping · ~15 min drive
- Deer Creek CampgroundCamping · ~17 min drive
- Forgotten Valley CampgroundCamping · ~18 min drive
Also worth it near here
- Welch Ditch TrailHiking · Next doorPhoto: Ligoweth, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Crimson Tide WallRock climbing · ~1 min drivePhoto: pingnews.com, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)
Mount ZionSummit · ~1 min drivePhoto: Ben Mason from Denver, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Lookout Mountain TrailMountain biking · ~3 min drive
Best time to visit Clear Creek RV Park
Best months: April–June and August–October. 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
45° / 21°
4 wet
Feb
45° / 22°
5 wet
Mar
53° / 29°
6 wet
Apr
59° / 35°
7 wet
May
68° / 44°
10 wet
Jun
80° / 53°
9 wet
Jul
86° / 60°
9 wet
Aug
84° / 58°
9 wet
Sep
76° / 49°
7 wet
Oct
63° / 37°
6 wet
Nov
52° / 28°
4 wet
Dec
45° / 20°
4 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Lakewood, CO, 5.9 mi away at 5,640 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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