Witcher Cove Campground
Campground
Campground · < 0.1 mi from the trail
Colorado · Camping · Near Guffey
Witcher Cove Campground
- May–Sep
- best months
- At 8,572 ftHigh camp: expect cold nights, even in summer
- Eleven Mile State Park
Witcher Cove Campground is a state park campground in Eleven Mile State Park in Colorado, managed by State Fish and Wildlife. It sits within the park's land, about 1.1 miles from the Midland Trail and Backcountry Campground, and about 1.3 miles from Howbert Point Campground. 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. Paddlers can reach the Colorado Midland Railroad about 1.9 miles away, and climbers will find Pine Cone Dome about 2 miles off.
Around this trail
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If it rainsJeffrey Beall, CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsCripple Creek District Museum
Museum
Museum · 21 mi from GuffeyHistory museum in Cripple Creek, Colorado
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More in Guffey- Midland TrailHiking1.1 mi
- Backcountry CampgroundCamping1.1 mi
Howbert Point CampgroundCampingPhoto: Jay Miller from Fly to Eleven Mile Canyon just outside Colorado Springs, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)1.3 mi- Black Bear TrailHiking1.3 mi
- Colorado Midland RailroadCanoeing1.9 mi
- Pine Cone DomeRock climbing2 mi
- The IceboxRock climbing2.1 mi
- Colorado Midland Railroad (historic)Canoeing9.4 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Howbert Point CampgroundCamping · ~2 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 ACamping · ~4 min drivePhoto: Jay Miller from Colorado Springs, USA, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Rocky Ridge Campground - Loop CCamping · ~4 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 · ~4 min drivePhoto: Jay Miller from Colorado Springs, USA, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Rocky Ridge Campground - Loop ECamping · ~4 min drivePhoto: Jay Miller from Colorado Springs, USA, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Wagon Tongue CampgroundCamping · ~7 min drivePhoto: Jay Miller from Fly to Eleven Mile Canyon just outside Colorado Springs, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
O'Brian Gulch CampgroundCamping · ~12 min drivePhoto: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Backcountry CampgroundCamping · ~2 min drive
- North Shore Campground - Loop ACamping · ~4 min drive
- North Shore Campground - Loop CCamping · ~4 min drive
Best time to visit Witcher Cove 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, 1.6 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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