Colorado · Camping

McDonald Flats Campground

from $23
fee
May 20
season
May–Sep
best months

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Alert in the area

The Forest Service lists 6 alerts for White River National Forest.

As of · Source: USFS · White River National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

  • At 7,959 ft
  • Dillon Ranger DistrictWhite River National Forest

McDonald Flats Campground is a Forest Service campground in the Dillon Ranger District of Colorado's White River National Forest, about 4 miles from the town of Heeney. It is a simple base for overnight stays in the district, and the nearest neighbors include Prairie Point Campground, just half a mile away, and the Shane Gulch hike, about 0.6 miles off. The most comfortable months for a visit are July and August, when typical averages from a nearby weather station at Green Mt Dam run in the upper 70s for highs and the low to mid 40s for lows. Winter there is cold, with January highs around 28°F. Vault toilets are the only facility listed, and a fee is charged. The surrounding area offers more camping, hiking on Brush Creek, and fishing on Lower Cataract Lake Loop #57. Climbers can find the Cataract Lake (Heeney, Colorado) area about 5 miles away.

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  • Best time to go · May–Sep

    Best time to visit McDonald Flats Campground

    Best months: May–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.

    1. Jan

      28° / 4°

    2. Feb

      33° / 7°

    3. Mar

      42° / 15°

    4. Apr

      51° / 24°

    5. May

      61° / 32°

    6. Jun

      74° / 39°

    7. Jul

      79° / 44°

    8. Aug

      76° / 43°

    9. Sep

      69° / 36°

    10. Oct

      55° / 26°

    11. Nov

      40° / 16°

    12. Dec

      29° / 6°

    Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Green Mt Dam, CO, 5.5 mi away at 7,740 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.