Golden Eagle Campground
- Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct
- best months
- At 6,371 ft
Golden Eagle Campground is a campground in Colorado, about 0.3 miles from Rock Creek Park. It sits right next to town, making it an easy base for exploring the surrounding trails and climbing areas. For comfortable weather, aim for late spring or early fall. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Colorado Springs show May highs around 71°F and September highs around 77°F, with July the warmest month at about 86°F. Several trails start close by. Hiking Trail 2 is about 0.3 miles away, and South Talon Trail and Bear Track Trail are each about 1.1 miles off. Swift Puma Campground is roughly 2.2 miles away for another camping option.
Local outfitters
- Yogi Bear's Jellystone Park Camp-Resorts38 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- Hiking Trail 2Hiking0.3 mi
South Talon TrailHikingPhoto: Sack-Sama, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)1.1 mi
Bear Track TrailHikingPhoto: Sack-Sama, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)1.1 mi- Swift Puma Walk-In CampgroundCamping2.1 mi
- Swift Puma CampgroundCamping2.2 mi
- Hurricane WallRock climbing4.2 mi
- Hurricane RidgeRock climbing4.2 mi
Fountain CreekCanoeingPhoto: Cassandra from Columbus, Ohio, USA, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)5.3 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
The Meadow Walk-In CampgroundCamping · ~4 min drivePhoto: Jimmy from Grand Junction, CO, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Foot of the Rockies RV ResortCamping · ~15 min drivePhoto: CaroleHenson, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Garden of the Gods RV ResortCamping · ~18 min drivePhoto: Roman Eugeniusz, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Penrose Commons CampgroundCamping · ~31 min drivePhoto: Jacob Montgomery, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Thunder RidgeCamping · ~35 min drive
- Meadow RidgeCamping · ~35 min drive
- Swift Puma Walk-In CampgroundCamping · ~4 min drive
- Swift Puma CampgroundCamping · ~4 min drive
- Raptor Glen CampgroundCamping · ~4 min drive
- Gobbler Grove CampgroundCamping · ~4 min drive
Also worth it near here
- South Talon TrailHiking · ~2 min drivePhoto: Sack-Sama, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)
- sundance trailMountain biking · ~2 min drive
Cheyenne MountainSummit · ~5 min drivePhoto: Jimmy from Grand Junction, CO, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Fountain CreekCanoeing · ~9 min drivePhoto: Cassandra from Columbus, Ohio, USA, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Best time to visit Golden Eagle Campground
Best months: April–June and August–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
45° / 18°
4 wet
Feb
46° / 20°
5 wet
Mar
55° / 27°
7 wet
Apr
61° / 34°
8 wet
May
71° / 44°
10 wet
Jun
82° / 53°
10 wet
Jul
86° / 58°
12 wet
Aug
84° / 57°
12 wet
Sep
77° / 49°
7 wet
Oct
65° / 37°
5 wet
Nov
53° / 26°
5 wet
Dec
45° / 19°
4 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Colorado Springs Muni Ap, CO, 10.8 mi away at 6,181 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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