Irish Canyon
- Free
- fee
- May–Jun, Sep–Oct
- best months
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Weather is good · OpenWeather · checked 5 h ago
- At 6,621 ft
- Little Snake Field Office
Irish Canyon is a Bureau of Land Management campground in Colorado, within the Little Snake Field Office of the BLM. It sits on public land, and there is no fee to stay here. The most comfortable months for a visit are typically late spring and early fall. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show May highs around 72°F and September highs around 79°F, while July averages a high of 91°F and January highs sit near 40°F. That station sits about 1,200 feet lower than the canyon, so temperatures at the site run cooler. Climbers will find the Irish Canyon Limestone climbing area about 2 miles away and the Sandstone Front of Canyon about 2.7 miles off. For hiking, the Two Bar Ranch Loop Trail and Hoy Dike Trail are both roughly 9 miles from the campground.
Local outfitters
- Dutch John Resort At Flaming Gorge36 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- Irish Canyon LimestoneRock climbing2.2 mi
- Sandstone Front of CanyonRock climbing2.7 mi
Two Bar Ranch Loop TrailHikingPhoto: Jon Roanhaus, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)9 mi- Hoy Dike TrailHikingPhoto: Jon Roanhaus, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)9.1 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
Gates of LodoreCamping · ~18 min drivePhoto: NPS Natural Resources, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)
Echo Park CampgroundCamping · ~43 min drivePhoto: Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Wade and Curtis River CampCamping · ~22 min drive
- Kolb River CampCamping · ~31 min drive
- Triplet River CampCamping · ~34 min drive
- Rye Grass CampsiteCamping · ~35 min drive
- Big Tree CampsiteCamping · ~36 min drive
- Island View CampsiteCamping · ~36 min drive
- Lone Tree Campsite and Boat RampCamping · ~36 min drive
- Rippling Brook River Camp 1Camping · ~36 min drive
Best time to visit Irish Canyon
Best months: May–June 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
40° / 13°
Feb
44° / 18°
Mar
55° / 25°
Apr
62° / 31°
May
72° / 39°
Jun
83° / 47°
Jul
91° / 54°
Aug
88° / 51°
Sep
79° / 43°
Oct
65° / 32°
Nov
50° / 22°
Dec
40° / 13°
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Jarvie Rch, UT, 23.8 mi away at 5,454 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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