Ansel Watrous Campground
Campground
Campground · 2.6 mi from the trail
Colorado · Hiking · Near Red Feather Lakes
Greyrock Meadows
Photo: charkesw, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)- 5.7 mi
- round trip
- 1,377 ft
- climb
- 7,051 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- May–Oct
- best months
Caution at last check
Agency alerts are in effect for this area; weather is marginal · USFS, OpenWeather · checked 19 h ago
Is Greyrock Meadows open right now?
Alert in the area
The Forest Service lists 4 alerts for Canyon Lakes Ranger District.
Salt Cabin Prescribed (RX) Fire Closure
Agency alert covering Canyon Lakes Ranger District · Order 02-10-05-26-11 · USFS · Canyon Lakes Ranger District
Fire Restrictions
Agency alert covering Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests · USFS · Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests
West Crystal A - Mechanical Fuelbreak Area and Road Closure
Agency alert covering Canyon Lakes Ranger District · Order 02-10-05-26-04 · USFS · Canyon Lakes Ranger District
Cameron Peak Fire Road Closures
Agency alert covering Canyon Lakes Ranger District · Order 02-10-05-26-01 · USFS · Canyon Lakes Ranger District
As of · Source: USFS · Canyon Lakes Ranger District. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Greyrock Meadows is a moderate hike of about 5.7 miles in the Canyon Lakes Ranger District of the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests in Colorado, managed by the Forest Service. The trail is an out-and-back with a one-way climb of about 1,377 feet, starting at roughly 5,864 feet and reaching about 7,051 feet at the high point. Summer is the most comfortable time to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at about 7,400 feet show July highs near 79°F with lows around 56°F, while winter highs sit near 40°F. The trail is on natural surface, and the Forest Service lists it as closed to bikes and horses. Climbers will find Deliverance Boulder about 0.1 mile away and Poudre Canyon about 0.5 mile away. Hewlett Gulch is a hike about 0.9 mile off, and Ansel Watrous Campground is about 2.6 miles away.
Around this trail
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Restaurant
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Museum
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Best time to go · May–Oct
Best time to visit Greyrock Meadows
Best months: May–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
40° / 21°
5 wet
Feb
40° / 20°
6 wet
Mar
47° / 26°
8 wet
Apr
51° / 30°
10 wet
May
60° / 39°
12 wet
Jun
72° / 49°
11 wet
Jul
79° / 56°
11 wet
Aug
78° / 55°
11 wet
Sep
70° / 47°
8 wet
Oct
57° / 36°
7 wet
Nov
47° / 28°
6 wet
Dec
40° / 20°
6 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Buckhorn Mtn 1 E, CO, 5.5 mi away at 7,400 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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