Rim Meadow Campground
Campground
Campground · < 0.1 mi from the trail
Colorado · Camping · Near Idaho Springs
Rim Meadow Campground
- Sep
- best months
- At 8,951 ftHigh camp: expect cold nights, even in summer
- Golden Gate Canyon State Park
Rim Meadow Campground is a campground in Colorado at about 8,951 feet. It is managed by the state fish and wildlife agency.
Around this trail
Add any of these when you start a tripSleep close Eat after Crooks Palace
Restaurant
On your way back · 5 mi
If it rainsClyde Charles Brown, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsUniversity museum, geology in CO, United States
Places © OpenStreetMap contributors · Photos: Clyde Charles Brown, CC BY-SA 4.0 (commons)
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Best time to visit Rim Meadow 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.
Jan
33° / 16°
10 wet
Feb
34° / 15°
10 wet
Mar
41° / 20°
11 wet
Apr
46° / 24°
13 wet
May
55° / 33°
14 wet
Jun
67° / 41°
13 wet
Jul
73° / 48°
14 wet
Aug
71° / 46°
15 wet
Sep
64° / 39°
10 wet
Oct
52° / 30°
8 wet
Nov
41° / 21°
8 wet
Dec
33° / 15°
9 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Coal Creek Canyon, CO, 4.1 mi away at 8,950 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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