Elks Campground
- Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct
- best months
- At 4,097 ft
- North Sterling State Park
Elks Campground is a campground within North Sterling State Park in Colorado, managed by State Fish and Wildlife. It sits among the park's other camping options, with Chimney View Campground and Inlet Cove Campground both within about 2 miles. For comfortable weather, aim for late spring or early fall. Typical averages from the nearby Sterling weather station show May highs around 73°F and September highs around 81°F, while July averages climb to about 91°F. Swim Beach Trail is about 1.7 miles away, and South Shoreline Trail is about 2.2 miles away. Paddlers can head to Cedar Creek, roughly 6.8 miles off.
- Swim Beach TrailHiking1.7 mi
- Chimney View CampgroundCamping1.8 mi
- Inlet Cove CampgroundCamping2 mi
- South Shoreline TrailHiking2.2 mi
- Cedar CreekCanoeing6.8 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Chimney View CampgroundCamping · ~3 min drive
- Inlet Cove CampgroundCamping · ~3 min drive
- Pine Bluffs RV ResortCamping · ~1h 25m drive
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- McKenzie PondLake fishing · ~17 min drive
Lodgepole CreekCanoeing · ~56 min drivePhoto: Ammodramus, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)
Pawnee ButtesSummit · ~1h 3m drivePhoto: Marjaliisa, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Pawnee GrasslandsRock climbing · ~1h 4m drivePhoto: KimonBerlin, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)
Best time to visit Elks Campground
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
42° / 16°
2 wet
Feb
46° / 19°
2 wet
Mar
57° / 27°
3 wet
Apr
64° / 35°
5 wet
May
73° / 46°
8 wet
Jun
85° / 57°
8 wet
Jul
91° / 62°
8 wet
Aug
89° / 60°
7 wet
Sep
81° / 49°
5 wet
Oct
66° / 35°
4 wet
Nov
53° / 24°
3 wet
Dec
42° / 16°
3 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Sterling, CO, 11.8 mi away at 3,974 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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