Island Camp
- Apr–May, Sep–Oct
- best months
Clear at last check
Weather is good · OpenWeather · checked 19 h ago
- At 4,349 ft
- Grand Junction Field Office
Island Camp is a Bureau of Land Management campground in western Colorado, within the Grand Junction Field Office. It sits among a cluster of other campgrounds and trails, so it works well as a base for exploring the surrounding area. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from the nearby Fruita weather station show May highs around 78°F and October highs around 69°F, while July averages climb to about 95°F. Knowles and Knowles Overlook are both within a third of a mile, and Black Rocks 9 is about a mile away. For a hike, Jouflas Trail is roughly a mile off.
Local outfitters
- Canyon View RV Resort22 mi away
- RV Ranch at Grand Junction31 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
KnowlesCampingPhoto: Missvain, CC BY 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)0.2 mi- Knowles OverlookCamping0.3 mi
- Jouflas TrailHiking1 mi
- Black Rocks 9CampingPhoto: Missvain, CC BY 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)1.1 mi
Black RockRock climbingPhoto: iagoarchangel, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)1.4 mi- McDonald Creek TrailHiking1.6 mi
- Rabbit Valley 2 TrailHiking1.7 mi
Mouth of Mee Canyon AreaRock climbingPhoto: sarahstierch, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)4 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- KnowlesCamping · Next doorPhoto: Missvain, CC BY 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Black Rocks 9Camping · ~2 min drivePhoto: Missvain, CC BY 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Black Rocks 6Camping · ~2 min drivePhoto: Missvain, CC BY 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Black Rocks 3Camping · ~3 min drivePhoto: Loco Steve, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Black Rocks 1Camping · ~3 min drivePhoto: Loco Steve, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Dog IslandCamping · ~4 min drivePhoto: Missvain, CC BY 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Mee CornerCamping · ~7 min drivePhoto: Loco Steve, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Knowles OverlookCamping · Next door
- Black Rocks 8Camping · ~2 min drive
- Black Rocks 7Camping · ~2 min drive
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Best time to visit Island Camp
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
39° / 15°
5 wet
Feb
47° / 21°
5 wet
Mar
59° / 29°
6 wet
Apr
67° / 35°
5 wet
May
78° / 45°
5 wet
Jun
89° / 52°
3 wet
Jul
95° / 60°
4 wet
Aug
91° / 58°
5 wet
Sep
83° / 48°
5 wet
Oct
69° / 36°
5 wet
Nov
54° / 25°
5 wet
Dec
40° / 16°
5 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Fruita, CO, 15.7 mi away at 4,498 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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