Colorado · Camping

Salt Creek 2

Salt Creek 2Photo: Missvain, CC BY 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Apr–May, Sep–Oct
best months

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  • At 4,411 ft
  • Black Ridge Canyons WildernessGrand Junction Field Office

Salt Creek 2 is a Bureau of Land Management campground in the Black Ridge Canyons Wilderness, within the Grand Junction Field Office of the BLM in western Colorado. It sits right next to Salt Creek 1, about 0.1 mile away, and is one of several campgrounds in this corner of the wilderness. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from the nearby Fruita weather station show May highs around 78°F and October highs around 69°F, while July averages climb to about 95°F. Fault Line 1 and Fault Line 2 are both within about a mile, and the Troy Built Trail is about 1.1 miles away. Climbers can find the Mouth of Mee Canyon Area roughly 3.3 miles off.

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  • Best time to go · Apr–May, Sep–Oct

    Best time to visit Salt Creek 2

    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.

    1. Jan

      39° / 15°

      5 wet

    2. Feb

      47° / 21°

      5 wet

    3. Mar

      59° / 29°

      6 wet

    4. Apr

      67° / 35°

      5 wet

    5. May

      78° / 45°

      5 wet

    6. Jun

      89° / 52°

      3 wet

    7. Jul

      95° / 60°

      4 wet

    8. Aug

      91° / 58°

      5 wet

    9. Sep

      83° / 48°

      5 wet

    10. Oct

      69° / 36°

      5 wet

    11. Nov

      54° / 25°

      5 wet

    12. Dec

      40° / 16°

      5 wet

    Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Fruita, CO, 10.8 mi away at 4,498 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

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