Granite Tent Campground
Campground
Campground · < 0.1 mi from the trail
Colorado · Camping · Near Pitkin
Granite Tent Campground
- Jun–Sep
- best months
Is Granite Tent 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 Granite Tent 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 · Source: USFS · Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
- At 8,377 ftHigh camp: expect cold nights, even in summer
- Gunnison Ranger DistrictGrand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests
Granite Tent Campground is a Forest Service campground in the Gunnison Ranger District of the Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests in Colorado. It sits within a cluster of campgrounds and climbing areas, with Granite Campground and North Bank Campground both within a quarter mile, and The Tilt Wall and Second Buttress climbing areas about 0.1 mile away. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from the nearby Taylor Park weather station, which sits about 800 feet lower, show July highs around 72°F with lows near 42°F, while winter highs stay in the 20s and 30s. Harmels Point is a hike about half a mile away, and Cougar Canyon is under a mile off. For fishing, the Taylor River is roughly 6 miles away.
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More in PitkinLocal outfitters
- Mountain Time RV Park and Cabins13 mi away
- Taylor Park Trading Post13 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- Granite CampgroundCamping0.1 mi
- The Tilt WallRock climbing0.1 mi
- Second ButtressRock climbing0.1 mi
- North Bank CampgroundCamping0.2 mi
- Harmels PointHiking0.5 mi
- Cougar CanyonHiking0.9 mi
- Taylor RiverRiver fishing5.9 mi
- Spring CreekCanoeing6.9 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Lodgepole (Taylor River Canyon near Gunnison, COLORADO)Camping · ~11 min drive
- Lottis Creek CampgroundCamping · ~14 min drive
Campsite CC7Camping · ~15 min drivePhoto: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Campsite CC8Camping · ~15 min drivePhoto: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Campsites CC9-12Camping · ~18 min drivePhoto: John Sowell, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Campsite CC5Camping · ~13 min drivePhoto: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Campsite CC14Camping · ~18 min drivePhoto: John Sowell, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Granite CampgroundCamping · Next door
- One MileCamping · Next door
- Rosy Lane CampgroundCamping · ~2 min drive
Best time to visit Granite Tent 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.
Jan
29° / -8°
8 wet
Feb
33° / -5°
8 wet
Mar
40° / 4°
8 wet
Apr
47° / 18°
8 wet
May
58° / 29°
8 wet
Jun
69° / 36°
7 wet
Jul
72° / 42°
11 wet
Aug
70° / 41°
12 wet
Sep
64° / 34°
9 wet
Oct
54° / 25°
7 wet
Nov
40° / 13°
8 wet
Dec
28° / -4°
8 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Taylor Park, CO, 10.7 mi away at 9,179 ft. The station sits about 800 ft higher than this place, so expect it a little warmer here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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