Wye Campground
- May–Jun, Sep
- best months
Is Wye Campground open right now?
Alert in the area
The Forest Service lists 11 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
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
Waldo Canyon Burn Area Closure
Agency alert covering Pikes Peak Ranger District · Order 02-12-09-24-07 · USFS · Pikes Peak Ranger District
As of · Source: USFS · Pike and San Isabel National Forests. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
- At 10,300 ftHigh camp: expect cold nights, even in summer
- Pikes Peak Ranger DistrictPike and San Isabel National Forests
Wye Campground is a Forest Service campground in the Pikes Peak Ranger District of the Pike and San Isabel National Forests in Colorado. It sits within the national forest's recreation infrastructure, and the land is managed by the Forest Service. There is no fee to stay here, according to the Forest Service's recreation site records. That makes it a straightforward base for exploring the surrounding area, which offers a mix of hiking, climbing and paddling within a short drive. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Ruxton Park, which sits about 1,200 feet lower than the campground, show July highs around 74°F with lows near 46°F. That station's July and August also bring the most wet days of the year, about 16 each month, so plan for some rain. Several destinations lie close by. Saint Peter's Overlook, a climbing area, is about 1.6 miles away, and the Saint Peters Dome and Mt. Rosa hikes are each within about 2 miles. Raptor Glen Campground is roughly 6 miles off for another place to camp.
Local outfitters
- Yogi Bear's Jellystone Park Camp-Resorts36 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- Saint Peter's OverlookRock climbing1.6 mi
- Saint Peters DomeHiking1.7 mi
- Mt. RosaHiking1.8 mi
- West Face of Hurricane WallRock climbing2.6 mi
- Middle Beaver CreekCanoeing4.6 mi
- Raptor Glen CampgroundCamping6.1 mi
- Golden Eagle CampgroundCamping6.1 mi
Fountain CreekCanoeingPhoto: Cassandra from Columbus, Ohio, USA, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)7.3 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
The Meadow Walk-In CampgroundCamping · ~11 min drivePhoto: Jimmy from Grand Junction, CO, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Foot of the Rockies RV ResortCamping · ~14 min drivePhoto: CaroleHenson, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Garden of the Gods RV ResortCamping · ~15 min drivePhoto: Roman Eugeniusz, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Thunder RidgeCamping · ~29 min drive
- Meadow RidgeCamping · ~29 min drive
Penrose Commons CampgroundCamping · ~30 min drivePhoto: Jacob Montgomery, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Raptor Glen CampgroundCamping · ~10 min drive
- Golden Eagle CampgroundCamping · ~10 min drive
- Gobbler Grove CampgroundCamping · ~11 min drive
- Swift Puma CampgroundCamping · ~11 min drive
Also worth it near here
Mount RosaSummit · ~2 min drivePhoto: Xnatedawgx, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- pipelineMountain biking · ~4 min drive
St Mary's Falls AccessHiking · ~5 min drivePhoto: Sack-Sama, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)- Stratton ReservoirLake fishing · ~7 min drive
Silver Cascade FallsWaterfall · ~7 min drivePhoto: Ahodges7, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Best time to visit Wye Campground
Best months: May–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
39° / 13°
5 wet
Feb
39° / 14°
6 wet
Mar
45° / 20°
7 wet
Apr
50° / 26°
8 wet
May
59° / 33°
10 wet
Jun
70° / 42°
11 wet
Jul
74° / 46°
16 wet
Aug
72° / 45°
16 wet
Sep
66° / 39°
9 wet
Oct
56° / 30°
6 wet
Nov
46° / 19°
5 wet
Dec
39° / 13°
5 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Ruxton Park, CO, 7.4 mi away at 9,060 ft. The station sits about 1,200 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.
