Round Mountain Campground
Campground
Campground · < 0.1 mi from the trail
Colorado · Camping · Near Guffey
Round Mountain Campground
- May–Sep
- best months
Caution today
Agency alerts are in effect for this area; weather is good · USFS, OpenWeather · checked 8 h ago
Is Round Mountain Campground open right now?
Alert in the area
The Forest Service lists 8 alerts for Pike and San Isabel National Forests.
FSR 286, Radical Hill, is closed due to washouts and unsafe conditions
Agency alert covering Pike and San Isabel National Forests · USFS · Pike and San Isabel National Forests
Interlaken Hotel Tree Hazards
Agency alert covering Pike and San Isabel National Forests · USFS · Pike and San Isabel National Forests
National Forest Service Road 8 closure
Agency alert covering South Park Ranger District · Order 02-12-10-26-13 · USFS · South Park Ranger District
Sharpe Fire Update
Agency alert covering Pike and San Isabel National Forests · USFS · Pike and San Isabel National Forests
Turquoise Lake Road (County Road 4) Closure
Agency alert covering Pike and San Isabel National Forests · USFS · Pike and San Isabel National Forests
As of · Source: USFS · Pike and San Isabel National Forests. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
- At 8,500 ftHigh camp: expect cold nights, even in summer
- South Park Ranger DistrictPike and San Isabel National Forests
Round Mountain Campground is a Forest Service campground in Colorado's Pike and San Isabel National Forests, within the South Park Ranger District. The Forest Service manages the land, and the site has vault toilets. The most comfortable months for a visit are typically July, when highs average around 77°F and lows about 46°F, and June and September, when highs are in the low 70s and upper 60s. These are typical averages from a nearby weather station at Lake George, which sits at about 8,550 feet, so temperatures at the campground may run slightly cooler. Winters are cold, with January highs around 33°F and lows near -1°F. Badger Flats Camping Area is about 1.6 miles away, and Happy Meadows Campground is about 3.9 miles away. Climbers can head to Black Dog Rock and Yellow Dog Rock, both about 4.2 miles off, and the Platte River Trail is about 4.7 miles away.
Around this trail
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If it rainsJeffrey Beall, CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsCripple Creek District Museum
Museum
Museum · 24 mi from GuffeyHistory museum in Cripple Creek, Colorado
Places © OpenStreetMap contributors · Photos: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 3.0 (commons)
More in GuffeyLocal outfitters
- Lostfork Basecamp32 mi away
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Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- Badger Flats Camping AreaCamping1.6 mi
- Happy Meadows CampgroundCamping3.9 mi
- Black Dog RockRock climbing4.2 mi
- Yellow Dog RockRock climbing4.2 mi
- LongwaterHiking4.3 mi
- Platte River TrailHiking4.7 mi
- Platte SpringsHiking4.8 mi
- Colorado Midland RailroadCanoeing8.5 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
Rocky Ridge Campground - Loop ECamping · ~12 min drivePhoto: Jay Miller from Colorado Springs, USA, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Rocky Ridge Campground - Loop CCamping · ~13 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 · ~13 min drivePhoto: Jay Miller from Colorado Springs, USA, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Wagon Tongue CampgroundCamping · ~13 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 · ~13 min drivePhoto: Jay Miller from Colorado Springs, USA, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Howbert Point CampgroundCamping · ~15 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 · ~10 min drivePhoto: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Pulver Mountain Group SiteCamping · ~4 min drive
- Happy Meadows CampgroundCamping · ~7 min drive
- Riverside CampgroundCamping · ~10 min drive
Best time to visit Round Mountain 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, 8.7 mi away at 8,550 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Facts about this campground
Round Mountain Campground
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