Designated Campsite
Campground
Campground · < 0.1 mi from the trail
Colorado · Camping · Near Idaho Springs
Designated Campsite
- Jun, Sep
- best months
Is Designated Campsite open right now?
Alert in the area
The Forest Service lists 8 alerts for Pike and San Isabel National Forests.
FSR 286, Radical Hill, is closed due to washouts and unsafe conditions
Agency alert covering Pike and San Isabel National Forests · USFS · Pike and San Isabel National Forests
Interlaken Hotel Tree Hazards
Agency alert covering Pike and San Isabel National Forests · USFS · Pike and San Isabel National Forests
Sharpe Fire Update
Agency alert covering Pike and San Isabel National Forests · USFS · Pike and San Isabel National Forests
Turquoise Lake Road (County Road 4) Closure
Agency alert covering Pike and San Isabel National Forests · USFS · Pike and San Isabel National Forests
Downed and weakened trees on South Platte Ranger District
Agency alert covering South Platte Ranger District · USFS · South Platte Ranger District
As of · Source: USFS · Pike and San Isabel National Forests. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
- At 9,785 ftHigh camp: expect cold nights, even in summer
- South Platte Ranger DistrictPike and San Isabel National Forests
Designated Campsite is a campground in Colorado at about 9,785 feet. It is managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Around this trail
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More in Idaho SpringsLocal outfitters
- Lostfork Basecamp6 mi away
- Camp Always Choose Adventures21 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- Buno ConnectorHiking0.1 mi
- Kirby GulchCross-country skiing0.7 mi
- Geneva Park CampgroundCamping1 mi
Geneva CreekCanoeingPhoto: Plazak, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)1 mi- Burning Bear CampgroundCamping2.2 mi
- Red ConeSummit4.1 mi
- Geneva PeakSummit4.5 mi
North Fork South Platte RiverCanoeingPhoto: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)5.8 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Kenosha Pass CampgroundCamping · ~14 min drive
- Timberline CampgroundCamping · ~11 min drive
- Designated CampsiteCamping · Next door
- Buno Gulch CampgroundCamping · Next door
- Designated CampsiteCamping · Next door
- Geneva Basin CabinCamping · Next door
- Designated CampsiteCamping · ~1 min drive
- Geneva Park CampgroundCamping · ~2 min drive
- Designated CampsiteCamping · ~2 min drive
- Site 10Camping · ~4 min drive
Also worth it near here
- Kirby GulchCross-country skiing · ~1 min drive
Terminal Moraine Interp LoopHiking · ~4 min drivePhoto: Tony Webster, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
Square Top MountainSummit · ~8 min drivePhoto: Kylie Stewart, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- North Fork South Platte RiverCanoeing · ~10 min drivePhoto: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Best time to visit Designated Campsite
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
32° / 12°
8 wet
Feb
31° / 11°
8 wet
Mar
38° / 17°
9 wet
Apr
43° / 23°
10 wet
May
53° / 31°
9 wet
Jun
64° / 40°
9 wet
Jul
69° / 46°
13 wet
Aug
67° / 44°
14 wet
Sep
61° / 38°
10 wet
Oct
50° / 29°
7 wet
Nov
39° / 19°
7 wet
Dec
32° / 12°
8 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Cabin Creek, CO, 9 mi away at 10,020 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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