Happy Meadows Campground
Campground
Campground · < 0.1 mi from the trail
Colorado · Camping · Near Guffey
Happy Meadows Campground
- Jun–Jul, Sep
- best months
Is Happy Meadows Campground open right now?
Alert in the area
The Forest Service lists 8 alerts for Pike and San Isabel National Forests.
FSR 286, Radical Hill, is closed due to washouts and unsafe conditions
Agency alert covering Pike and San Isabel National Forests · USFS · Pike and San Isabel National Forests
Interlaken Hotel Tree Hazards
Agency alert covering Pike and San Isabel National Forests · USFS · Pike and San Isabel National Forests
National Forest Service Road 8 closure
Agency alert covering South Park Ranger District · Order 02-12-10-26-13 · USFS · South Park Ranger District
Sharpe Fire Update
Agency alert covering Pike and San Isabel National Forests · USFS · Pike and San Isabel National Forests
Turquoise Lake Road (County Road 4) Closure
Agency alert covering Pike and San Isabel National Forests · USFS · Pike and San Isabel National Forests
As of · Source: USFS · Pike and San Isabel National Forests. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
- At 7,900 ft
- South Park Ranger DistrictPike and San Isabel National Forests
Happy Meadows Campground is a Forest Service campground in the South Park Ranger District of the Pike and San Isabel National Forests in Colorado. It sits within the national forest's boundaries, and the Forest Service manages the land. Vault toilets are the only listed amenity. A fee is charged for stays. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from the nearby Florissant Fossil Bed weather station, about 8 miles away, show July highs around 79°F with lows near 42°F, while winter highs stay in the upper 30s. Several other spots lie within a few miles. The Platte River Trail is about 2.6 miles away, and the REMF Wall climbing area is about 3.2 miles off. Travel Port Campground and Blue Mountain Campground are both within about 3.7 miles.
Around this trail
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If it rainsJeffrey Beall, CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsCripple Creek District Museum
Museum
Museum · 21 mi from GuffeyHistory museum in Cripple Creek, Colorado
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More in GuffeyLocal outfitters
- Yogi Bear's Jellystone Park Camp-Resorts30 mi away
- Lostfork Basecamp35 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- Platte River TrailHiking2.6 mi
- REMF WallRock climbing3.2 mi
- Travel Port CampgroundCamping3.2 mi
- MACV WallRock climbing3.2 mi
- Platte SpringsHiking3.5 mi
- LongwaterHiking3.5 mi
- Blue Mountain CampgroundCamping3.7 mi
- Riverside CampgroundCamping3.7 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
Wagon Tongue CampgroundCamping · ~12 min drivePhoto: Jay Miller from Fly to Eleven Mile Canyon just outside Colorado Springs, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Rocky Ridge Campground - Loop ECamping · ~15 min drivePhoto: Jay Miller from Colorado Springs, USA, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Rocky Ridge Campground - Loop CCamping · ~16 min drivePhoto: Jay Miller from Fly to Eleven Mile Canyon just outside Colorado Springs, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Rocky Ridge Campground - Loop ACamping · ~16 min drivePhoto: Jay Miller from Colorado Springs, USA, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- North Shore Campground - Loop DCamping · ~17 min drivePhoto: Jay Miller from Colorado Springs, USA, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Howbert Point CampgroundCamping · ~18 min drivePhoto: Jay Miller from Fly to Eleven Mile Canyon just outside Colorado Springs, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
O'Brian Gulch CampgroundCamping · ~7 min drivePhoto: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Blue Mountain CampgroundCamping · ~6 min drive
- Riverside CampgroundCamping · ~6 min drive
- Pulver Mountain Group SiteCamping · ~10 min drive
Best time to visit Happy Meadows Campground
Best months: June–July 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
39° / 5°
4 wet
Feb
41° / 7°
5 wet
Mar
49° / 15°
6 wet
Apr
55° / 21°
6 wet
May
64° / 29°
8 wet
Jun
75° / 37°
9 wet
Jul
79° / 42°
12 wet
Aug
76° / 41°
13 wet
Sep
71° / 33°
8 wet
Oct
60° / 23°
5 wet
Nov
47° / 14°
4 wet
Dec
39° / 5°
4 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Florissant Fossil Bed, CO, 8.2 mi away at 8,402 ft. The station sits about 500 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.
Facts about this campground
Happy Meadows Campground
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