Colorado · Camping · Near Telluride

Mill Creek Campground

Jun–Jul, Sep
best months
  • At 9,466 ftHigh camp: expect cold nights, even in summer
  • Gunnison Field Office

Mill Creek Campground is a Bureau of Land Management campground in Colorado, within the Gunnison Field Office. It sits about 0.1 mile from itself, which is the same place, so it's the main stop here. 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. Grizzly RT RV Park is about a mile away, and Williams Creek Trail and Lake Fork are both within 2 miles. Climbers can head to Lily of the Valley Boulder, about 7 miles off.

Around this trail

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  • Sleep close

    Mill Creek Campground

    Campground

    Campground · < 0.1 mi from the trail
  • Eat after

    Red Mountain Brewing

    Restaurant

    On your way back · 17 mi
  • If it rains

    Smuggler Union Tramhouse

    Attraction

    On your way back · 21 mi

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  • Best time to go · Jun–Jul, Sep

    Best time to visit Mill Creek 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.

    1. Jan

      34° / -4°

      4 wet · 4 snow

    2. Feb

      37° / -2°

      4 wet · 4 snow

    3. Mar

      43° / 9°

      5 wet · 5 snow

    4. Apr

      50° / 20°

      6 wet · 5 snow

    5. May

      60° / 29°

      5 wet · 2 snow

    6. Jun

      71° / 36°

      5 wet

    7. Jul

      76° / 42°

      11 wet

    8. Aug

      73° / 41°

      13 wet

    9. Sep

      68° / 35°

      9 wet

    10. Oct

      58° / 25°

      6 wet · 2 snow

    11. Nov

      44° / 12°

      4 wet · 3 snow

    12. 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, 14.4 mi away at 9,492 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

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