Rocking Chair Campground
Campground
Campground · < 0.1 mi from the trail
Colorado · Camping · Near Guffey
Rocking Chair Campground
- May–Sep
- best months
- At 8,607 ftHigh camp: expect cold nights, even in summer
- Eleven Mile State Park
Rocking Chair Campground sits within Eleven Mile State Park in Colorado, managed by State Fish and Wildlife. It is one of the park's campgrounds, and several others lie close by, making it easy to pair with another overnight stay. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show July highs around 77°F with lows near 46°F, while winter brings highs around freezing and lows below zero. The Colorado Midland Railroad, a canoeing spot, is just 0.3 miles away. Howbert Point Campground and North Shore Campground - Loop D are both about 0.9 miles off. For a walk, the Ponderosa Loop Trail is roughly 1.7 miles away.
Around this trail
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If it rainsJeffrey Beall, CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsCripple Creek District Museum
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- BV Overlook Campground and Lodging31 mi away
- Mt. Princeton RV Park33 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- Colorado Midland RailroadCanoeing0.3 mi
Howbert Point CampgroundCampingPhoto: Jay Miller from Fly to Eleven Mile Canyon just outside Colorado Springs, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)0.9 mi
North Shore Campground - Loop DCampingPhoto: Jay Miller from Colorado Springs, USA, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)0.9 mi- Ponderosa Loop TrailHiking1.7 mi
- Aspen Loop TrailHiking1.9 mi
- Elevenmile ReservoirRock climbing2.8 mi
- Pine Cone DomeRock climbing3.8 mi
- Colorado Midland Railroad (historic)Canoeing7.3 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Howbert Point CampgroundCamping · ~1 min drivePhoto: Jay Miller from Fly to Eleven Mile Canyon just outside Colorado Springs, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- North Shore Campground - Loop DCamping · ~2 min drivePhoto: Jay Miller from Colorado Springs, USA, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Rocky Ridge Campground - Loop CCamping · ~3 min drivePhoto: Jay Miller from Fly to Eleven Mile Canyon just outside Colorado Springs, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Rocky Ridge Campground - Loop ACamping · ~3 min drivePhoto: Jay Miller from Colorado Springs, USA, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Rocky Ridge Campground - Loop ECamping · ~3 min drivePhoto: Jay Miller from Colorado Springs, USA, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Wagon Tongue CampgroundCamping · ~10 min drivePhoto: Jay Miller from Fly to Eleven Mile Canyon just outside Colorado Springs, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
O'Brian Gulch CampgroundCamping · ~13 min drivePhoto: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- North Shore Campground - Loop ECamping · ~2 min drive
- Lazy Boy CampgroundCamping · ~2 min drive
- North Shore Campground - Loop CCamping · ~2 min drive
Best time to visit Rocking Chair 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.
Jan
33° / -1°
4 wet
Feb
36° / 3°
4 wet
Mar
44° / 13°
5 wet
Apr
51° / 23°
6 wet
May
60° / 32°
7 wet
Jun
72° / 40°
8 wet
Jul
77° / 46°
11 wet
Aug
74° / 45°
12 wet
Sep
69° / 37°
7 wet
Oct
57° / 26°
4 wet
Nov
44° / 15°
4 wet
Dec
33° / 2°
4 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Lake George 8 Sw, CO, 3.4 mi away at 8,550 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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