Hansons Mill Dispersed Campsite
Campground
Campground · < 0.1 mi from the trail
Colorado · Camping · Near South Fork
Hansons Mill Dispersed Campsite
- Jun, Sep
- best months
Is Hansons Mill Dispersed Campsite open right now?
Closure in the area
There's a closure order in Rio Grande National Forest. It doesn't name Hansons Mill Dispersed Campsite, so check the source for the area it covers.
Closures and dangerous conditions on roads, bridges, and trails from flooding
Agency closure covering Rio Grande National Forest · USFS · Rio Grande National Forest
As of · Source: USFS · Rio Grande National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
- At 10,860 ftHigh camp: expect cold nights, even in summer
- Divide Ranger DistrictRio Grande National Forest
Hansons Mill Dispersed Campsite is a Forest Service dispersed camping site in the Divide Ranger District of Colorado's Rio Grande National Forest. It sits just 0.1 mile from Hansen Mill Campground, which makes it easy to pair the two for a longer stay in the area. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show July highs around 72°F with lows near 40°F, though July and August also bring the most wet days of the year, about 15 each month. That station sits roughly 1,200 feet lower than the site, so temperatures at the camp run cooler. The West Alder Creek Trail is about a mile away, and the Wheeler hike is roughly 4 miles off. Wheeler Basin Site 2 and Blue Creek Lodge & RV Park are both within about 4.4 miles.
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More in South ForkLocal outfitters
- Blue Creek Lodge4 mi away
- Highlander33 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- Hansen Mill CampgroundCamping0.1 mi
- West Alder Creek TrailHiking1.1 mi
- WheelerHiking3.7 mi
- Wheeler Basin Site 2Camping4.3 mi
- La Garita Sd. TrailHiking4.4 mi
Blue Creek Lodge & RV ParkCampingPhoto: Tim Engleman from Saxonburg, PA, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)4.4 mi- Rio GrandeRiver fishing5.8 mi
- South Fork Saguache CreekCanoeing9.3 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Blue Creek Lodge & RV ParkCamping · ~8 min drivePhoto: Tim Engleman from Saxonburg, PA, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Big Meadows Reservoir Campground (South Central CO)Camping · ~33 min drive
Mountain Views at Rivers Edge RV ParkCamping · ~16 min drivePhoto: Michael Harbour, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Park Creek camp #1Camping · ~29 min drivePhoto: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Hansen Mill CampgroundCamping · Next door
- Wheeler Basin Site 2Camping · ~7 min drive
- Palisade CampgroundCamping · ~8 min drive
- Wheeler Baisin Site 3Camping · ~8 min drive
- Cathedral CampgroundCamping · ~12 min drive
- Alder Guard StationCamping · ~15 min drive
Best time to visit Hansons Mill Dispersed 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
35° / 2°
7 wet
Feb
36° / 3°
7 wet
Mar
42° / 12°
7 wet
Apr
48° / 19°
7 wet
May
58° / 27°
8 wet
Jun
68° / 34°
7 wet
Jul
72° / 40°
15 wet
Aug
70° / 39°
15 wet
Sep
64° / 33°
11 wet
Oct
55° / 23°
7 wet
Nov
43° / 13°
5 wet
Dec
34° / 2°
7 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Santa Maria Rsvr, CO, 20.4 mi away at 9,687 ft. The station sits about 1,200 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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