Raton
- May–Sep
- best months
- At 7,072 ft
Raton is a campground in Colorado, about 3.4 miles from the town of Elbert. It sits among a cluster of other campgrounds, so it works well as a base for exploring the surrounding area rather than as a destination in its own right. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show July highs around 81°F with lows near 49°F, while winter highs stay in the low 40s and lows drop to about 9°F. The OA Campfire Trail starts just 0.1 mile away, and the Santa Fe campground is the same distance off. St Joe's and Deadwood campgrounds are each about 0.3 mile away, so it's easy to move between sites.
Local outfitters
- Yogi Bear's Jellystone Park Camp-Resorts21 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
OA Campfire TrailHikingPhoto: oddharmonic, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)0.1 mi- Santa FeCamping0.1 mi
- St Joe'sCamping0.3 mi
- DeadwoodCamping0.3 mi
- El PasoCamping0.4 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
Yogi Bear's Jellystone Park LarkspurCamping · ~36 min drivePhoto: Jacob Montgomery, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Thunder RidgeCamping · ~49 min drive
- Meadow RidgeCamping · ~49 min drive
Garden of the Gods RV ResortCamping · ~50 min drivePhoto: Roman Eugeniusz, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Foot of the Rockies RV ResortCamping · ~50 min drivePhoto: CaroleHenson, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Colorado CampgroundCamping · ~54 min drive
- Manitou Lake PavilionCamping · ~54 min drive
- South Meadows - Pike San Isabel NF (CO)Camping · ~54 min drive
South Meadows CampgroundCamping · ~55 min drivePhoto: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Painted RocksCamping · ~55 min drive
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Best time to visit Raton
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.
Jan
41° / 9°
6 wet
Feb
42° / 13°
6 wet
Mar
50° / 21°
8 wet
Apr
56° / 27°
9 wet
May
66° / 35°
10 wet
Jun
76° / 43°
10 wet
Jul
81° / 49°
12 wet
Aug
79° / 48°
11 wet
Sep
72° / 39°
7 wet
Oct
60° / 27°
5 wet
Nov
50° / 17°
6 wet
Dec
40° / 9°
6 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Eastonville 2 Nnw, CO, 6.2 mi away at 7,210 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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