Colorado · Camping

Soap Creek Corral

May–Sep
best months

Is Soap Creek Corral open right now?

Closure in the area

There's a closure order in Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests. It doesn't name Soap Creek Corral, so check the source for the area it covers (2 listed).

As of · Source: USFS · Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

  • At 7,691 ft
  • Gunnison Ranger DistrictGrand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests

Soap Creek Corral is a Forest Service campground in the Gunnison Ranger District of the Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests in Colorado. It sits within the national forest's boundaries, and the Forest Service manages the land. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from the nearby Blue Mesa Lake weather station, at a similar elevation, show July highs around 83°F with lows near 46°F, while winter highs stay in the 20s and 30s. The Soap Creek Corral Horse Camp is just 0.1 mile away. Ponderosa Campground is about 1.2 miles off, and the Coal Mesa and Cow Creek hikes are both within about a mile.

Local outfitters

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  • Best time to go · May–Sep

    Best time to visit Soap Creek Corral

    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

      25° / -1°

      8 wet

    2. Feb

      30° / 3°

      6 wet

    3. Mar

      43° / 15°

      5 wet

    4. Apr

      56° / 24°

      5 wet

    5. May

      66° / 32°

      5 wet

    6. Jun

      77° / 39°

      4 wet

    7. Jul

      83° / 46°

      7 wet

    8. Aug

      80° / 45°

      8 wet

    9. Sep

      73° / 37°

      7 wet

    10. Oct

      60° / 27°

      5 wet

    11. Nov

      44° / 15°

      5 wet

    12. Dec

      29° / 3°

      7 wet

    Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Blue Mesa Lake, CO, 9.6 mi away at 7,568 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

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