Tall Texan RV Park
Campground
Campground · < 0.1 mi from the trail
Colorado · Camping · Near Pitkin
Tall Texan RV Park
- Jun–Sep
- best months
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- At 7,778 ft
Tall Texan RV Park is a campground in Colorado, about 2.5 miles from Gunnison. It is a base for exploring the surrounding area, with several outdoor destinations within a few miles. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show July highs around 80°F with lows near 44°F, while winter highs stay in the 20s and lows drop to about -6°F in January. Rasta Gulch, a mountain biking spot, and Van Tuyl Nordic, a cross-country ski area, are both about 1.3 miles away. Western State Campus, a climbing area, is about 2.3 miles off, and Palisades Senior RV Park is about 2.7 miles away.
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More in PitkinLocal outfitters
- Mountain Time RV Park and Cabinsunder a mile away
- Taylor Park Trading Post26 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- Rasta GulchMountain biking1.3 mi
Van Tuyl NordicCross-country skiingPhoto: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)1.3 mi- Western State CampusRock climbing2.3 mi
- Roadside BoulderRock climbing2.6 mi
- Palisades Senior RV ParkCamping2.7 mi
- Gunnison KOACamping3.9 mi
- Taylor RiverRiver fishing7.1 mi
- Ohio CreekCanoeing8.6 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Stevens Creek CampgroundCamping · ~20 min drive
Blue Mesa Recreational RanchCamping · ~22 min drivePhoto: Mshuang2, CC0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Elk Creek CampgroundCamping · ~27 min drivePhoto: NPS Photo, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)- Lodgepole (Taylor River Canyon near Gunnison, COLORADO)Camping · ~32 min drive
- Red Creek Group SiteCamping · ~32 min drive
Campsite CC7Camping · ~33 min drivePhoto: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Campsite CC8Camping · ~33 min drivePhoto: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
West ElkCamping · ~34 min drivePhoto: Hustvedt, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Campsite CC5Camping · ~30 min drivePhoto: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Palisades Senior RV ParkCamping · ~5 min drive
Also worth it near here
- Cranor Hill Municipal Ski HillDownhill skiing · ~2 min drive
- Rasta GulchMountain biking · ~2 min drive
- Van Tuyl NordicCross-country skiing · ~2 min drivePhoto: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
RidgelineHiking · ~3 min drivePhoto: Ken Lund from Reno, Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Best time to visit Tall Texan RV Park
Best months: June–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
26° / -6°
7 wet
Feb
30° / 1°
6 wet
Mar
44° / 14°
5 wet
Apr
56° / 23°
5 wet
May
66° / 30°
6 wet
Jun
76° / 36°
6 wet
Jul
80° / 44°
10 wet
Aug
77° / 43°
11 wet
Sep
70° / 34°
9 wet
Oct
60° / 22°
6 wet
Nov
44° / 11°
5 wet
Dec
28° / -3°
7 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Gunnison 3sw, CO, 4.7 mi away at 7,622 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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