Cub Creek Campsite
Campground
Campground · < 0.1 mi from the trail
Colorado · Camping · Near Estes Park
Cub Creek Campsite
- May–Sep
- best months
Is Cub Creek Campsite open right now?
Closure in the area
There's a closure order in Rocky Mountain National Park. It doesn't name Cub Creek Campsite, 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 8,633 ftHigh camp: expect cold nights, even in summer
- Rocky Mountain National Park WildernessRocky Mountain National Park
Cub Creek Campsite is a campground in Colorado at about 8,633 feet. It is managed by the National Park Service.
Around this trail
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On your way back · 3 miIf it rains Images of Rocky Mountain National Park
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More in Estes ParkLocal outfitters
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- Alpine Lodge at Red Feather Lakes31 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
Cub Lake-Mill Creek Basin TrailHikingPhoto: KimonBerlin, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)0.4 mi
Fern Canyon RocksRock climbingPhoto: lamblukas, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)0.5 mi- RMNP - RockRock climbing0.6 mi
Mill Creek-Cub Lake ConnectorHikingPhoto: Elmschrat, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)0.9 mi
Fern FallsWaterfallPhoto: KimonBerlin, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)1.5 mi- Rocky Mountain National Park Moraine Park CampgroundCamping2.2 mi
- Glacier CreekCanoeing2.5 mi
- BOR & NPS ParkState park3.5 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
Fern Lake CampsiteCamping · ~4 min drivePhoto: KimonBerlin — CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)- Rocky Mountain National Park Glacier Basin CampgroundCamping · ~5 min drive
- Arch RocksCamping · ~1 min drive
- Upper Mill CreekCamping · ~2 min drive
- Old Forest Inn - Site 2Camping · ~2 min drive
- Ute MeadowCamping · ~2 min drive
- Old Forest Inn - Site 1Camping · ~2 min drive
- Moraine Park CampgroundCamping · ~3 min drive
- Rocky Mountain National Park Moraine Park CampgroundCamping · ~4 min drive
- Spruce Lake EastCamping · ~4 min drive
Also worth it near here
- Cub Lake-Mill Creek Basin TrailHiking · Next doorPhoto: KimonBerlin, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)
- Fern Canyon RocksRock climbing · Next doorPhoto: lamblukas, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
- Fern FallsWaterfall · ~3 min drivePhoto: KimonBerlin, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Bear LakeLake fishing · ~4 min drive
Best time to visit Cub Creek Campsite
Best months: May–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
32° / 14°
Feb
35° / 15°
Mar
42° / 20°
Apr
46° / 23°
May
56° / 32°
Jun
69° / 38°
Jul
74° / 44°
Aug
73° / 43°
Sep
66° / 36°
Oct
52° / 29°
Nov
41° / 20°
Dec
33° / 14°
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Allenspark 3nw, CO, 10.4 mi away at 8,500 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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