Rippling Brook River Camp 1
- Apr–May, Sep–Oct
- best months
Is Rippling Brook River Camp 1 open right now?
Closure in the area
There's a closure order in Dinosaur National Monument. It doesn't name Rippling Brook River Camp 1, so check the source for the area it covers (2 listed).
Echo Park Road and Campground Closure
Park closure covering Dinosaur National Monument · NPS · Dinosaur National Monument
Rainbow Park Closure
Park closure covering Dinosaur National Monument · NPS · Dinosaur National Monument
As of · Source: NPS · Dinosaur National Monument. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
- At 5,126 ft
- Dinosaur National Monument
Rippling Brook River Camp 1 is a National Park Service campground inside Dinosaur National Monument in Colorado, about 19.8 miles from a weather station at the monument's Quarry Area in Utah. The land is managed by the National Park Service, and a fee is charged for stays. Late spring and early fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from that nearby station show May highs around 75°F and September highs around 81°F, while July highs reach about 94°F and winter brings highs near 30°F with a few snowy days a month. Wild Mountain, a climbing area, sits just 0.1 mile away. Within a few miles are the Pot Creek Trail, the Harper's Corner Trail and Echo Park Campground.
Local outfitters
- Dutch John Resort At Flaming Gorge32 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
Wild MountainRock climbingPhoto: MJPlante1, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)0.1 mi- Pot Creek TrailHiking3.8 mi
Harper's Corner TrailHikingPhoto: Frans-Banja Mulder, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)4.3 mi
Echo Park CampgroundCampingPhoto: Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)4.6 mi
Confluence/Sand Canyon Access TrailHikingPhoto: RuggyBearLA, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)4.6 mi- Green River Multiday TripCanoeing5 mi
- Jones Hole TrailHiking5.3 mi
- Yampa River Multiday TripCanoeing8 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Echo Park CampgroundCamping · ~8 min drivePhoto: Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Gates of LodoreCamping · ~19 min drivePhoto: NPS Natural Resources, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)- Split Mountain Group CampgroundCamping · ~30 min drive
- Green River CampgroundCamping · ~30 min drive
- Wild Mountain River CampCamping · ~2 min drive
- Triplet River CampCamping · ~3 min drive
- Limestone River CampCamping · ~4 min drive
- Kolb River CampCamping · ~6 min drive
- Warm Springs River CampCamping · ~8 min drive
- Wade and Curtis River CampCamping · ~15 min drive
Also worth it near here
Best time to visit Rippling Brook River Camp 1
Best months: April–May and September–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
30° / 8°
4 wet · 3 snow
Feb
39° / 16°
4 wet · 2 snow
Mar
55° / 27°
5 wet · 1 snow
Apr
64° / 35°
5 wet
May
75° / 44°
5 wet
Jun
88° / 52°
3 wet
Jul
94° / 59°
3 wet
Aug
92° / 56°
4 wet
Sep
81° / 47°
5 wet
Oct
65° / 35°
5 wet
Nov
48° / 24°
5 wet · 1 snow
Dec
33° / 12°
4 wet · 3 snow
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Dinosaur Nm-Quarry Area, UT, 19.8 mi away at 4,802 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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