Colorado · Camping

Red Creek Campground

Yes
fee
May–Sep
best months

Is Red Creek Campground open right now?

Alert in the area

The National Park Service lists an alert for Curecanti National Recreation Area.

  • Toxic Algae May Be Present In Blue Mesa Reservoir

    Park alert covering Curecanti National Recreation Area · NPS · Curecanti National Recreation Area

As of · Source: NPS · Curecanti National Recreation Area. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

  • At 7,551 ft
  • Curecanti National Recreation AreaGunnison Field Office

Red Creek Campground is a Bureau of Land Management campground in Colorado's Curecanti National Recreation Area, within the Gunnison Field Office. It sits about 0.6 miles from the Red Creek Group Site, and the nearest town is Lake City, which is roughly 10 miles away. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from the nearby Blue Mesa Lake weather station, at a similar elevation, show July highs around 83°F with lows near 46°F, while winter highs stay in the 20s and 30s. A fee is charged at the campground. The surrounding area offers plenty to pair with a stay: the Dillon Pinnacles Trail is about 1.4 miles away, the Denver & Rio Grande Western Abandoned Railroad is about 1.6 miles away, and Dry Gulch Campground is about 2.3 miles away.

Local outfitters

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  • Best time to go · May–Sep

    Best time to visit Red Creek 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

      25° / -1°

      8 wet

    2. Feb

      30° / 3°

      6 wet

    3. Mar

      43° / 15°

      5 wet

    4. Apr

      56° / 24°

      5 wet

    5. May

      66° / 32°

      5 wet

    6. Jun

      77° / 39°

      4 wet

    7. Jul

      83° / 46°

      7 wet

    8. Aug

      80° / 45°

      8 wet

    9. Sep

      73° / 37°

      7 wet

    10. Oct

      60° / 27°

      5 wet

    11. Nov

      44° / 15°

      5 wet

    12. Dec

      29° / 3°

      7 wet

    Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Blue Mesa Lake, CO, 3.5 mi away at 7,568 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

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