Lakeside Campground
- Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct
- best months
Clear at last check
Weather is good · OpenWeather · checked 14 h ago
- At 4,446 ft
- Jackson Lake State Park
Lakeside Campground is a state park campground in Jackson Lake State Park in Colorado, managed by State Fish and Wildlife. It sits within the park's own land, and the closest town is Ft Morgan, about 14 miles away. The most comfortable months for a visit are typically late spring and early fall. Typical averages from the Ft Morgan weather station, about 14 miles away, show May highs around 72°F and September highs around 80°F, while July averages about 90°F. The Lakeside to Swimbeach Trail starts just 0.2 miles away. Cove Campground is 0.3 miles off, and Pelican Campground and Dunes Group Campground are both within a mile.
Local outfitters
- Loveland RV Resort49 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- Lakeside to Swimbeach TrailHiking0.2 mi
- Cove CampgroundCamping0.3 mi
- Pelican CampgroundCamping0.5 mi
- Dunes Group CampgroundCamping0.9 mi
- Sandpiper CampgroundCamping0.9 mi
- Fox Hills CampgroundCamping1.1 mi
- Northview CampgroundCamping1.4 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
Denver East Strasburg KOA CampgroundCamping · ~1h 19m drivePhoto: The U.S. National Archives, No restrictions (via Wikimedia Commons)Pelican Loop CampgroundCamping · ~1h 25m drivePhoto: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Mallard CampgroundCamping · ~1h 25m drivePhoto: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Coot Pond CampgroundCamping · ~1h 25m drivePhoto: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Cove CampgroundCamping · Next door
- Pelican CampgroundCamping · Next door
- Dunes Group CampgroundCamping · ~1 min drive
- Sandpiper CampgroundCamping · ~2 min drive
- Fox Hills CampgroundCamping · ~2 min drive
- Northview CampgroundCamping · ~2 min drive
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Best time to visit Lakeside Campground
Best months: April–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
42° / 13°
3 wet · 2 snow
Feb
45° / 15°
3 wet · 2 snow
Mar
56° / 25°
4 wet · 2 snow
Apr
63° / 33°
6 wet · 1 snow
May
72° / 43°
9 wet
Jun
84° / 54°
8 wet
Jul
90° / 60°
8 wet
Aug
88° / 57°
7 wet
Sep
80° / 47°
5 wet
Oct
66° / 34°
4 wet · 1 snow
Nov
52° / 21°
3 wet · 1 snow
Dec
42° / 13°
3 wet · 2 snow
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Ft Morgan, CO, 14.5 mi away at 4,376 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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