Colorado · Camping

Ruby Mountain Campground

Ruby Mountain CampgroundPhoto: Roy Luck, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
May–Sep
best months

Clear at last check

Weather is good · OpenWeather · checked 16 h ago

  • At 7,643 ft
  • Arkansas Headwaters Recreation Area - Ruby Mountain (Recreation and Public Purposes Site)

Ruby Mountain Campground is a state park campground in Colorado's Arkansas Headwaters Recreation Area, about 0.4 miles from the climbing area Buena Boulder. The land is managed by State Fish and Wildlife. For comfortable weather, aim for late spring or early fall. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Buena Vista show May highs around 67°F and September highs around 74°F, with July and August the wettest months at about 12 wet days each. Climbers will find Nathrop Blocks about half a mile away and Chalk Creek Campground and RV Park under a mile off. The River Bench Trail 6045A is about 1.3 miles away.

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  • Best time to go · May–Sep

    Best time to visit Ruby 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.

    1. Jan

      41° / 11°

      4 wet

    2. Feb

      43° / 14°

      5 wet

    3. Mar

      50° / 21°

      6 wet

    4. Apr

      56° / 27°

      6 wet

    5. May

      67° / 36°

      7 wet

    6. Jun

      78° / 43°

      7 wet

    7. Jul

      83° / 49°

      12 wet

    8. Aug

      80° / 47°

      12 wet

    9. Sep

      74° / 40°

      8 wet

    10. Oct

      62° / 29°

      6 wet

    11. Nov

      50° / 20°

      5 wet

    12. Dec

      40° / 11°

      5 wet

    Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Buena Vista 2s, CO, 5.8 mi away at 7,954 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

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