Skyview RV Park
- Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct
- best months
- At 5,430 ft
Skyview RV Park is a campground in Colorado, sitting about 0.2 miles from the town of Altura. It is a simple base for an overnight stay, close to town and easy to reach. For comfortable weather, aim for late spring or early fall. Typical averages from the Denver-Stapleton weather station, about 4 miles away, show May highs around 72°F and September highs around 80°F, with July peaking near 90°F. Several other spots lie within a few miles. Pipeline Local Trail is about 2.7 miles away, and the Mountain Bike Trail near Sand Creek is about 2.8 miles away. Williams Famcamp is about 3 miles off, and the Central Park Bouldering Area is about 4.5 miles away.
Local outfitters
- Yogi Bear's Jellystone Park Camp-Resorts33 mi away
- Camp Always Choose Adventures41 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
Pipeline Local TrailHikingPhoto: jackieflynt, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)2.7 mi- Mountain Bike Trail near Sand CreekMountain biking2.8 mi
- Williams FamcampCamping3 mi
- Side Creek TrailHiking4.2 mi
- Central Park Bouldering AreaRock climbing4.5 mi
Arapahoe Group SiteCampingPhoto: Michael, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)6.5 mi- Cherokee Group SiteCampingPhoto: Michael, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)6.5 mi
- DU Campus Bouldering/BuilderingRock climbing9.7 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Arapahoe Group SiteCamping · ~11 min drivePhoto: Michael, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Cherokee Group SiteCamping · ~11 min drivePhoto: Michael, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Chief Ouray Group SiteCamping · ~11 min drivePhoto: Michael, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Tipi VillageCamping · ~34 min drivePhoto: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Chatfield CampgroundCamping · ~34 min drivePhoto: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Clear Creek RV ParkCamping · ~39 min drivePhoto: cogdogblog, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Denver East Strasburg KOA CampgroundCamping · ~44 min drivePhoto: The U.S. National Archives, No restrictions (via Wikimedia Commons)- Indian Creek Equestrian CampgroundCamping · ~50 min drive
Coot Pond CampgroundCamping · ~53 min drivePhoto: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Mallard CampgroundCamping · ~53 min drivePhoto: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Best time to visit Skyview RV Park
Best months: April–June 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
46° / 18°
5 wet
Feb
48° / 19°
5 wet
Mar
56° / 27°
7 wet
Apr
63° / 34°
8 wet
May
72° / 43°
10 wet
Jun
84° / 53°
9 wet
Jul
90° / 59°
9 wet
Aug
88° / 57°
9 wet
Sep
80° / 48°
6 wet
Oct
67° / 36°
6 wet
Nov
55° / 26°
5 wet
Dec
46° / 18°
5 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Denver-Stapleton, CO, 3.9 mi away at 5,286 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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