Colorado · Camping · Near Pitkin

Dinner Station Campground

Jun–Sep
best months

Caution today

Agency alerts are in effect for this area; weather is good · USFS, OpenWeather · checked 7 h ago

Is Dinner Station Campground open right now?

Closure in the area

There's a closure order in Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests. It doesn't name Dinner Station Campground, so check the source for the area it covers (2 listed).

Gold Mountain Wildfire Roads and Trails Closure Order v 4.0
Agency closure covering Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests · USFS · Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests
Ophir Pass Road Closure
Agency closure covering Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests · USFS · Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests
Potter Basin and Beaver Park Roads Emergency Closures
Agency alert covering Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests · USFS · Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests
TERMINATION OF ORDER - FIRE RESTRICTIONS
Agency alert covering Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests · USFS · Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests
Dallas Area Closure order
Agency alert covering Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests · USFS · Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests

As of Nov 9, 8:30 PM MST · Source: USFS · Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

At 9,615 ftHigh camp: expect cold nights, even in summer
Gunnison Ranger DistrictGrand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests

Dinner Station Campground is a Forest Service campground in the Upper Taylor Park area of Colorado's Gunnison Ranger District, part of the Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests. It sits along an old stagecoach route from Aspen and has 22 campsites, making it a popular base for OHV and mountain biking riders as well as anglers on the nearby Taylor River. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from the Taylor Park weather station, about 6 miles away, show July highs around 72°F with lows near 42°F, while winter highs stay in the 20s and 30s. Vault toilets are the only amenity at the campground, and a fee is charged for stays. The Taylor River Trail and Spring Creek/Rocky Brook SNWMO are both within about 2 miles, and Rivers End Campground is about 3.5 miles away.

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Dinner Station Campground
Campground
Campground · < 0.1 mi from the trail
Eat after
Punky's
Fast food
Fast food · 16 mi from Pitkin
If it rains
Waunita Pass
Viewpoint
On your way back · 23 mi

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Local outfitters

Taylor Park Trading Post6 mi away
Arrowhead Point Campground and Cabins23 mi away

Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.

Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
Also worth it near here
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- Main ButtressRock climbing · ~9 min drive
- Taylor Reservoir MarinaBoat launch · ~10 min drive
- Taylor RiverCanoeing · ~11 min drivePhoto: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Best time to visit Dinner Station Campground
Best months: June–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.
1. Jan
  29° / -8°
  8 wet
2. Feb
  33° / -5°
  8 wet
3. Mar
  40° / 4°
  8 wet
4. Apr
  47° / 18°
  8 wet
5. May
  58° / 29°
  8 wet
6. Jun
  69° / 36°
  7 wet
7. Jul
  72° / 42°
  11 wet
8. Aug
  70° / 41°
  12 wet
9. Sep
  64° / 34°
  9 wet
10. Oct
  54° / 25°
  7 wet
11. Nov
  40° / 13°
  8 wet
12. Dec
  28° / -4°
  8 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Taylor Park, CO, 6.3 mi away at 9,179 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.