Little Molas Lake Campground
Campground
Campground · < 0.1 mi from the trail
Colorado · Camping · Near Telluride
Little Molas Lake Campground
- Jun–Jul, Sep
- best months
Is Little Molas Lake Campground open right now?
Closure in the area
There's a closure order in Columbine Ranger District. It doesn't name Little Molas Lake Campground, so check the source for the area it covers (5 listed).
Pagosa Ranger District Road Closure
Agency closure covering Columbine Ranger District · Order 02-13-08-26-17 · USFS · Columbine Ranger District
COLUMBINE RANGER DISTRICT Road Closure
Agency closure covering Columbine Ranger District · Order 02-13-08-26-18 · USFS · Columbine Ranger District
Travel is not advised to the San Juan NF
Agency closure covering San Juan National Forest · USFS · San Juan National Forest
Closures and dangerous conditions on roads, bridges, and trails from flooding
Agency closure covering San Juan National Forest · USFS · San Juan National Forest
Multiple roads and trails damaged by flooding on SJNF
Agency closure covering San Juan National Forest · USFS · San Juan National Forest
As of · Source: USFS · Columbine Ranger District. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
- At 10,952 ftHigh camp: expect cold nights, even in summer
- Columbine Ranger DistrictSan Juan National Forest
Little Molas Lake Campground is a Forest Service campground in the Columbine Ranger District of Colorado's San Juan National Forest. It sits about 0.1 mile from Little Molas Dispersed Campground, so the two make an easy pairing for a stay in the area. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show July highs around 76°F with lows near 42°F, while winter brings highs in the mid-30s and regular snow days from December through March. That station sits about 1,460 feet lower than the campground, so temperatures here run cooler. Molas Lake Campground is about 1.6 miles away, and the Andrews Lake Horse Trail and Andrews Lake Fishing are each about a mile off. Climbers can find Grand Turk about 2.1 miles away.
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Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- Little Molas Dispersed CampgroundCamping0.1 mi
Andrews Lake Horse TrailHikingPhoto: mjhbower, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)1 mi
Andrews Lake FishingHikingPhoto: markbyzewski, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)1.2 mi- Molas Lake CampgroundCamping1.6 mi
- Grand TurkRock climbing2.1 mi
- Putnam Basin BouldersRock climbing2.6 mi
- South Fork Mineral CreekCanoeing5.1 mi
- Lime CreekCanoeing5.2 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
Silverton Lakes CampgroundCamping · ~10 min drivePhoto: Rainer Halama, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Dispersed camp siteCamping · ~21 min drivePhoto: Tobias from Germany, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Alta Lakes Camping AreaCamping · ~21 min drivePhoto: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Chris ParkCamping · ~28 min drive
Cataract GulchCamping · ~32 min drivePhoto: Mitchtobin, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Primitive Campsite near Ice Lake (San Juan National Forest)Camping · ~11 min drivePhoto: John Fowler from Placitas, NM, USA, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Cayton CampgroundCamping · ~25 min drive
- Amphitheater (co)Camping · ~33 min drive
- Molas Lake CampgroundCamping · ~3 min drive
- Kendall CampgroundCamping · ~9 min drive
Also worth it near here
- Andrews Lake Horse TrailHiking · ~2 min drivePhoto: mjhbower, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)
- Andrews Lake Fishing SiteLake fishing · ~2 min drive
Grand TurkSummit · ~4 min drivePhoto: mark byzewski, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Deadwood GulchRock climbing · ~6 min drivePhoto: markbyzewski, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
Best time to visit Little Molas Lake Campground
Best months: June–July and September. 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
34° / -4°
4 wet · 4 snow
Feb
37° / -2°
4 wet · 4 snow
Mar
43° / 9°
5 wet · 5 snow
Apr
50° / 20°
6 wet · 5 snow
May
60° / 29°
5 wet · 2 snow
Jun
71° / 36°
5 wet
Jul
76° / 42°
11 wet
Aug
73° / 41°
13 wet
Sep
68° / 35°
9 wet
Oct
58° / 25°
6 wet · 2 snow
Nov
44° / 12°
4 wet · 3 snow
Dec
34° / -3°
4 wet · 3 snow
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Rio Grande Rsvr, CO, 24.3 mi away at 9,492 ft. The station sits about 1,500 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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