Knowles
Photo: Missvain, CC BY 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Apr–May, Sep–Oct
- best months
- At 4,351 ft
- Black Ridge Canyons WildernessGrand Junction Field Office
Knowles is a Bureau of Land Management campground in Colorado's Black Ridge Canyons Wilderness, within the Grand Junction Field Office. It sits in designated wilderness, and the nearest town is Fruita, about 16 miles away. 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. Island Camp and Knowles Overlook are both about 0.2 miles away. The Jouflas Trail is about a mile off, and the Black Rock climbing area is about 1.6 miles away.
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.
- Island CampCamping0.2 mi
- Knowles OverlookCamping0.2 mi
- Jouflas TrailHiking1.1 mi
- Black Rocks 9CampingPhoto: Missvain, CC BY 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)1.3 mi
Black RockRock climbingPhoto: iagoarchangel, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)1.6 mi- McDonald Creek TrailHiking1.7 mi
- Rabbit Valley 2 TrailHiking1.7 mi
Mouth of Mee Canyon AreaRock climbingPhoto: sarahstierch, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)4.1 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Black Rocks 9Camping · ~2 min drivePhoto: Missvain, CC BY 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Black Rocks 6Camping · ~3 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 · ~4 min drivePhoto: Loco Steve, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Dog IslandCamping · ~5 min drivePhoto: Missvain, CC BY 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Mee CornerCamping · ~7 min drivePhoto: Loco Steve, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Island CampCamping · Next door
- Knowles OverlookCamping · Next door
- Black Rocks 8Camping · ~2 min drive
- Black Rocks 7Camping · ~3 min drive
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Best time to visit Knowles
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, 15.9 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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