Colorado · Cross-country skiing

Pine Cove Campground Road

Pine Cove Campground RoadPhoto: Trevor Brown trevormbrown7, CC0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
1.0 mi
distance
94 ft
climb
9,137 ft
high point
Moderate
difficulty
Jun–Jul
best months

Is Pine Cove Campground Road open right now?

Alert in the area

The Forest Service lists 6 alerts for White River National Forest.

As of · Source: USFS · White River National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Pine Cove Campground Road is a short, moderate cross-country ski route of about 0.95 miles in Colorado's White River National Forest, within the Dillon Ranger District. The climb runs from a low of 9,024 feet to a high of 9,137 feet, with the steepest stretch at about 0.64 miles in, where the grade reaches 13 percent. Winter is the natural season for this route. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Dillon put January highs around 31°F and lows near 1°F, with snowfall days running about 12 a month. That station sits roughly 900 feet lower than the road's high point, so expect cooler temperatures up top. The road sits close to other destinations. Balfonz Blitz, a cross-country ski route, and Route N297.1, a mountain biking path, both lie about 0.1 mile away. Pine Cove Campground is 0.8 mile off, and Dillon Reservoir, a lake fishing spot, is about 1.8 miles away.

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  • Best time to go · Jun–Jul

    Best time to visit Pine Cove Campground Road

    Best months: June–July. 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.

    1. Jan

      31° / 1°

      12 wet

    2. Feb

      33° / 4°

      11 wet

    3. Mar

      41° / 10°

      11 wet

    4. Apr

      47° / 18°

      11 wet

    5. May

      58° / 26°

      10 wet

    6. Jun

      69° / 33°

      9 wet

    7. Jul

      75° / 38°

      12 wet

    8. Aug

      73° / 37°

      13 wet

    9. Sep

      66° / 30°

      10 wet

    10. Oct

      54° / 21°

      8 wet

    11. Nov

      41° / 11°

      9 wet

    12. Dec

      32° / 3°

      11 wet

    Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Dillon 1 E, CO, 3.9 mi away at 9,065 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

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