Sourdough Campsite
Campground
Campground · < 0.1 mi from the trail
Colorado · Camping · Near Estes Park
Sourdough Campsite
- 7
- sites
- Yes
- fee
- Jun, Sep
- best months
Is Sourdough Campsite open right now?
Closure in the area
There's a closure order in Rocky Mountain National Park. It doesn't name Sourdough Campsite, so check the source for the area it covers.
Prescribed Fire Operations are Underway near Beaver Meadows Visitor Center
Park closure covering Rocky Mountain National Park · NPS · Rocky Mountain National Park
As of · Source: NPS · Rocky Mountain National Park. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
- 7 sites
- At 10,628 ftHigh camp: expect cold nights, even in summer
- Rocky Mountain National Park WildernessRocky Mountain National Park
Sourdough Campsite is a campground in Colorado at about 10,628 feet, with 7 sites. It is managed by the National Park Service.
Around this trail
Add any of these when you start a tripSleep close Eat after Aspen Dining
Restaurant
On your way back · 6 mi
If it rainsMatt Golon, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Places © OpenStreetMap contributors · Photos: Matt Golon, CC BY-SA 3.0 (commons)
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Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
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Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Fern Lake CampsiteCamping · ~2 min drivePhoto: KimonBerlin — CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)
- Rocky Mountain National Park Glacier Basin CampgroundCamping · ~8 min drive
- Odessa Lake CampsiteCamping · ~1 min drive
- Spruce Lake WestCamping · ~2 min drive
- Spruce Lake EastCamping · ~2 min drive
- Old Forest Inn - Site 2Camping · ~3 min drive
- Old Forest Inn - Site 1Camping · ~3 min drive
- Arch RocksCamping · ~4 min drive
- Andrews CreekCamping · ~4 min drive
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Also worth it near here
- NotchtopRock climbing · ~2 min drivePhoto: AER Wilmington DE, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
Little MatterhornSummit · ~2 min drivePhoto: KimonBerlin, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Spruce Lake TrailHiking · ~2 min drivePhoto: KimonBerlin, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)
Fern FallsWaterfall · ~3 min drivePhoto: KimonBerlin, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Best time to visit Sourdough Campsite
Best months: June and 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
31° / 11°
9 wet
Feb
33° / 10°
9 wet
Mar
40° / 15°
10 wet
Apr
45° / 20°
10 wet
May
55° / 28°
10 wet
Jun
68° / 36°
10 wet
Jul
74° / 43°
13 wet
Aug
72° / 41°
14 wet
Sep
65° / 34°
10 wet
Oct
51° / 25°
8 wet
Nov
39° / 18°
9 wet
Dec
31° / 11°
9 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Hourglass Rsvr, CO, 18.1 mi away at 9,520 ft. The station sits about 1,100 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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