Cottonwood Site
Campground
Campground · < 0.1 mi from the trail
Colorado · Camping · Near Glenwood Springs
Cottonwood Site
- No Fee
- fee
- Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct
- best months
- At 6,244 ft
- Colorado River Valley Field Office
Cottonwood Site is a campground in Colorado at about 6,244 feet. It is managed by the Bureau of Land Management.
Around this trail
Add any of these when you start a tripSleep close Eat after Stoneyard Distillery
Brewery
On your way back · 5 mi- If it rains
Thermal springs in Colorado
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More in Glenwood SpringsLocal outfitters
- Flat Tops Wilderness Guides10 mi away
- Glenwood Canyon Resort17 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
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Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Aunt Sara's Riverdance RV ResortCamping · ~9 min drivePhoto: inkknife_2000 (7.5 million views +), CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Gypsum CampgroundCamping · ~9 min drive
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- Lyons Gulch CampgroundCamping · ~3 min drive
- Gypsum CampgroundCamping · ~9 min drive
- Sweetwater Lake Recreation AreaCamping · ~15 min drive
- SE Flat Tops AreaCamping · ~17 min drive
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Best time to visit Cottonwood Site
Best months: April–June and September–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
36° / 15°
10 wet
Feb
43° / 20°
10 wet
Mar
53° / 28°
10 wet
Apr
61° / 35°
11 wet
May
71° / 44°
10 wet
Jun
83° / 51°
7 wet
Jul
89° / 59°
7 wet
Aug
87° / 58°
9 wet
Sep
79° / 50°
8 wet
Oct
65° / 38°
8 wet
Nov
49° / 27°
8 wet
Dec
36° / 16°
9 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Shoshone, CO, 13.8 mi away at 5,992 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
