Wagon Tongue Campground
Campground
Campground · < 0.1 mi from the trail
Colorado · Camping · Near Guffey
Wagon Tongue Campground
Photo: Jay Miller from Fly to Eleven Mile Canyon just outside Colorado Springs, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- May–Sep
- best months
Is Wagon Tongue Campground open right now?
Alert in the area
The Forest Service lists 8 alerts for Pike and San Isabel National Forests.
FSR 286, Radical Hill, is closed due to washouts and unsafe conditions
Agency alert covering Pike and San Isabel National Forests · USFS · Pike and San Isabel National Forests
Interlaken Hotel Tree Hazards
Agency alert covering Pike and San Isabel National Forests · USFS · Pike and San Isabel National Forests
National Forest Service Road 8 closure
Agency alert covering South Park Ranger District · Order 02-12-10-26-13 · USFS · South Park Ranger District
Sharpe Fire Update
Agency alert covering Pike and San Isabel National Forests · USFS · Pike and San Isabel National Forests
Turquoise Lake Road (County Road 4) Closure
Agency alert covering Pike and San Isabel National Forests · USFS · Pike and San Isabel National Forests
As of · Source: USFS · Pike and San Isabel National Forests. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
- At 8,348 ftHigh camp: expect cold nights, even in summer
- South Park Ranger DistrictPike and San Isabel National Forests
Wagon Tongue Campground is a Forest Service campground in the South Park Ranger District of the Pike and San Isabel National Forests in Colorado. It sits among a cluster of climbing areas and other campgrounds, making it a convenient base for exploring the surrounding rock and trails. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Lake George show July highs around 77°F with lows near 46°F, while winter highs stay around freezing. The station sits at about 8,550 feet, so temperatures at the campground may run slightly cooler. Elevenmile Canyon and Springer Gulch Campground are both about 0.4 miles away, and River Wall is about 0.5 miles off. Cove Campground lies roughly 2.2 miles away.
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- Springer Gulch CampgroundCamping0.4 mi
- River WallRock climbing0.5 mi
- Springer Gulch WallRock climbing0.7 mi
- Cove CampgroundCamping2.2 mi
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Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
Rocky Ridge Campground - Loop ACamping · ~8 min drivePhoto: Jay Miller from Colorado Springs, USA, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Rocky Ridge Campground - Loop CCamping · ~8 min drivePhoto: Jay Miller from Fly to Eleven Mile Canyon just outside Colorado Springs, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Rocky Ridge Campground - Loop ECamping · ~8 min drivePhoto: Jay Miller from Colorado Springs, USA, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Howbert Point CampgroundCamping · ~9 min drivePhoto: Jay Miller from Fly to Eleven Mile Canyon just outside Colorado Springs, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- North Shore Campground - Loop DCamping · ~9 min drivePhoto: Jay Miller from Colorado Springs, USA, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
O'Brian Gulch CampgroundCamping · ~5 min drivePhoto: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Springer Gulch CampgroundCamping · Next door
- RiversideCamping · ~3 min drive
- Cove CampgroundCamping · ~4 min drive
- Riverside CampgroundCamping · ~6 min drive
Best time to visit Wagon Tongue Campground
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.
Jan
33° / -1°
4 wet
Feb
36° / 3°
4 wet
Mar
44° / 13°
5 wet
Apr
51° / 23°
6 wet
May
60° / 32°
7 wet
Jun
72° / 40°
8 wet
Jul
77° / 46°
11 wet
Aug
74° / 45°
12 wet
Sep
69° / 37°
7 wet
Oct
57° / 26°
4 wet
Nov
44° / 15°
4 wet
Dec
33° / 2°
4 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Lake George 8 Sw, CO, 2.7 mi away at 8,550 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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