Holly Towers Campground
- Apr–May, Sep–Oct
- best months
Clear at last check
Weather is good · OpenWeather · checked 12 h ago
- At 5,423 ft
- Tres Rios Field Office
Holly Towers Campground is a Bureau of Land Management campground on the Tres Rios Field Office in western Colorado, about 2 miles from the Utah line. The nearest town is Hovenweep, Utah, and the closest trail is the Horsehoe and Hackberry Trail, about half a mile away. For comfortable weather, aim for spring or fall. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Hovenweep, Utah, show May highs around 78°F and October highs around 71°F, while July averages reach about 96°F and winter lows dip into the teens. Hovenweep Campground lies about 2 miles away in Utah, and the Square Tower to Holly Trail and Square Tower Group Loop are also about 2 miles off. The Cutthroat Castle Trail is roughly 4 miles away.
Local outfitters
- Ute Mountain Casino & Hotel23 mi away
- Sundance RV Park26 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
Horsehoe and Hackberry TrailHikingPhoto: PunkToad, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)0.6 mi- Hovenweep CampgroundCamping2.2 mi
Square Tower to Holly TrailHikingPhoto: Greg Willis from Denver, CO, usa, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)2.2 mi
Square Tower Group LoopHikingPhoto: Greg Willis from Denver, CO, usa, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)2.3 mi- Tower PointHikingPhoto: Greg Willis from Denver, CO, usa, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)2.6 mi
- BLM 4720: Pedro Point RoadHiking3.6 mi
Cutthroat Castle TrailHikingPhoto: Rainer Halama, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)4.2 mi- NorthsideRock climbing4.9 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
Bradfield CampgroundCamping · ~42 min drivePhoto: mypubliclands — CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
McPhee Group AreaCamping · ~47 min drivePhoto: Peter K., CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Sand Island Recreation AreaCamping · ~56 min drivePhoto: Ken Lund — CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)
Morefield CampgroundCamping · ~59 min drivePhoto: Niagara66, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Ancient CedarCamping · ~60 min drivePhoto: Ken Lund from Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Mancos Canyon CampgroundCamping · ~1h 5m drivePhoto: Matt Lavin, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Hovenweep CampgroundCamping · ~4 min drive
- Sleeping Ute RV ParkCamping · ~40 min drive
- Bradfield Recreation SiteCamping · ~41 min drive
- Sundance RV ParkCamping · ~44 min drive
Also worth it near here
- Horsehoe and Hackberry TrailHiking · ~1 min drivePhoto: PunkToad, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
Rock Creek TrailMountain biking · ~20 min drivePhoto: Greg Willis from Denver, CO, usa, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- East Rock Creek Canyon ArchNatural arch · ~22 min drive
McElmo CreekCanoeing · ~23 min drivePhoto: Rationalobserver, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Best time to visit Holly Towers Campground
Best months: April–May 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
43° / 18°
5 wet · 2 snow
Feb
50° / 23°
5 wet · 2 snow
Mar
60° / 29°
5 wet · 1 snow
Apr
68° / 35°
5 wet
May
78° / 44°
4 wet
Jun
90° / 53°
3 wet
Jul
96° / 61°
6 wet
Aug
93° / 59°
6 wet
Sep
84° / 50°
6 wet
Oct
71° / 37°
5 wet
Nov
56° / 26°
4 wet · 1 snow
Dec
44° / 18°
5 wet · 2 snow
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Hovenweep Nm, UT, 2.3 mi away at 5,240 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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