Raptor Glen Campground
- Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct
- best months
Clear at last check
Weather is good · OpenWeather · checked 13 h ago
- At 6,443 ft
Raptor Glen Campground sits in Colorado, about 2 miles from Fort Carson. It is a campground in its own right, but it sits among a cluster of other campgrounds and trails, so it works well as a base for exploring the surrounding area. The most comfortable months for a visit are typically late spring and early fall. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Colorado Springs show May highs around 71°F and September highs around 77°F, with July the warmest month at about 86°F. Gobbler Grove Campground and Swift Puma Campground are both about a tenth of a mile away, and Raccoon Ridge is a hike just 0.2 miles off. For paddling, Fountain Creek is about 3 miles away.
Local outfitters
- Yogi Bear's Jellystone Park Camp-Resorts36 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- Gobbler Grove CampgroundCamping0.1 mi
- Swift Puma CampgroundCamping0.1 mi
- Swift Puma Walk-In CampgroundCamping0.2 mi
Raccoon RidgeHikingPhoto: Sack-Sama, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)0.2 mi- blackmer loopMountain biking0.2 mi
Fountain CreekCanoeingPhoto: Cassandra from Columbus, Ohio, USA, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)3.1 mi- Hurricane WallRock climbing3.6 mi
- Hurricane RidgeRock climbing3.6 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
The Meadow Walk-In CampgroundCamping · Next doorPhoto: Jimmy from Grand Junction, CO, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Foot of the Rockies RV ResortCamping · ~11 min drivePhoto: CaroleHenson, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Garden of the Gods RV ResortCamping · ~15 min drivePhoto: Roman Eugeniusz, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Thunder RidgeCamping · ~32 min drive
- Meadow RidgeCamping · ~32 min drive
Penrose Commons CampgroundCamping · ~34 min drivePhoto: Jacob Montgomery, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Gobbler Grove CampgroundCamping · Next door
- Swift Puma CampgroundCamping · Next door
- Swift Puma Walk-In CampgroundCamping · Next door
- The Meadow CampgroundCamping · Next door
Also worth it near here
- Raccoon RidgeHiking · Next doorPhoto: Sack-Sama, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)
- blackmer loopMountain biking · Next door
Cheyenne MountainSummit · ~5 min drivePhoto: Jimmy from Grand Junction, CO, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Fountain CreekCanoeing · ~5 min drivePhoto: Cassandra from Columbus, Ohio, USA, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Best time to visit Raptor Glen Campground
Best months: April–June and August–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
45° / 18°
4 wet
Feb
46° / 20°
5 wet
Mar
55° / 27°
7 wet
Apr
61° / 34°
8 wet
May
71° / 44°
10 wet
Jun
82° / 53°
10 wet
Jul
86° / 58°
12 wet
Aug
84° / 57°
12 wet
Sep
77° / 49°
7 wet
Oct
65° / 37°
5 wet
Nov
53° / 26°
5 wet
Dec
45° / 19°
4 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Colorado Springs Muni Ap, CO, 9.1 mi away at 6,181 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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