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Pickle Gulch Group Campground

from $69
fee
5/20
season
Sep
best months

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Alert in the area

The Forest Service lists 3 alerts for Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests.

As of · Source: USFS · Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

  • At 9,100 ftHigh camp: expect cold nights, even in summer
  • Clear Creek Ranger DistrictArapaho and Roosevelt National Forests

Pickle Gulch Campground is a group picnic and camping facility located just off the Peak to Peak Scenic Byway/Highway 119. Visitors enjoy the area for its scenic and off-roading driving, and nearby hiking and fishing opportunities. Pickle Gulch offers day-use picnic sites and six campsites to accommodate large groups. The group campsites are all walk-to sites for tent camping only. Each campsite is equipped with picnic tables, a campfire circle and tent pads. Vault toilets and drinking water spigots are shared between sites. A separate day-use area contains two volleyball courts, horseshoe pits, picnic tables and a vault toilet. There are no electric/water/sewer hook-ups at this campground. The site offers many scenic views of the surrounding area. It is set among a fairly level forest of lodgepole pine trees, dotted with aspens. Due to the mountain pine beetle infestation and removal of hazardous trees, there may be little shade at these sites. Many hiking and biking trails are found nearby. Scenic driving is available along Highways 119 and 72, which is also known as the Peak to Peak Scenic Byway. Numerous creeks, rivers and lakes in the area provide fishing opportunities. Off-road enthusiasts will find many jeep roads in the vicinity.

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  • Best time to go · Sep

    Best time to visit Pickle Gulch Group Campground

    Best months: 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

      33° / 16°

      10 wet

    2. Feb

      34° / 15°

      10 wet

    3. Mar

      41° / 20°

      11 wet

    4. Apr

      46° / 24°

      13 wet

    5. May

      55° / 33°

      14 wet

    6. Jun

      67° / 41°

      13 wet

    7. Jul

      73° / 48°

      14 wet

    8. Aug

      71° / 46°

      15 wet

    9. Sep

      64° / 39°

      10 wet

    10. Oct

      52° / 30°

      8 wet

    11. Nov

      41° / 21°

      8 wet

    12. Dec

      33° / 15°

      9 wet

    Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Coal Creek Canyon, CO, 8.3 mi away at 8,950 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Pickle Gulch Group Campground

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