Spruce Campground
- Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct
- best months
- At 6,469 ft
- Paonia State Park
Spruce Campground is a state park campground in Colorado, set within Paonia State Park and managed by State Fish and Wildlife. It sits among a cluster of campgrounds and paddling waters, making it a convenient base for exploring the surrounding area. The most comfortable months for a visit are typically late spring and early fall. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show May highs around 73°F and September highs around 79°F, while July peaks near 90°F and winter brings highs in the low 40s and regular snow days. Hawsapple Campground is just 0.2 miles away, and Muddy Creek offers canoeing about 0.4 miles off. For hiking, Buck Mesa Trail is roughly 2.7 miles away and Tomahawk Reservoir Trail 820.1B is about 2.9 miles away.
Local outfitters
- Marble RV Park and Campground10 mi away
- Mountain Time RV Park and Cabins36 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- Hawsapple CampgroundCamping0.2 mi
- Muddy CreekCanoeing0.4 mi
- Buck Mesa TrailHiking2.7 mi
- Tomahawk Reservoir Trail 820.1BHiking2.9 mi
North Fork Gunnison RiverCanoeingPhoto: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)3.1 mi- Raggeds Tie-In Trail 823Hiking3.4 mi
- Anthracite CreekCanoeing4.6 mi
- Erickson Springs CampgroundCamping4.8 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Lake IrwinCamping · ~26 min drive
Campsite WG 46Camping · ~30 min drivePhoto: Sheila Sund from Salem, United States, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Campsites GC 13Camping · ~30 min drivePhoto: James St. John, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Campsite WG 45Camping · ~30 min drivePhoto: Sheila Sund from Salem, United States, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Campsite WG 38Camping · ~30 min drivePhoto: Sheila Sund from Salem, United States, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Campsites WG 42Camping · ~30 min drivePhoto: Sheila Sund from Salem, United States, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Hawsapple CampgroundCamping · Next door
- Erickson Springs CampgroundCamping · ~8 min drive
- Bogan Flats CampgroundCamping · ~16 min drive
- McClure CampgroundCamping · ~17 min drive
Best time to visit Spruce Campground
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
39° / 16°
8 wet · 5 snow
Feb
45° / 22°
7 wet · 4 snow
Mar
56° / 29°
8 wet · 3 snow
Apr
63° / 34°
7 wet · 1 snow
May
73° / 42°
7 wet
Jun
85° / 51°
5 wet
Jul
90° / 57°
7 wet
Aug
88° / 56°
8 wet
Sep
79° / 48°
7 wet
Oct
67° / 37°
7 wet · 1 snow
Nov
53° / 27°
7 wet · 3 snow
Dec
40° / 17°
8 wet · 5 snow
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Paonia 1sw, CO, 17.5 mi away at 5,581 ft. The station sits about 900 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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