Paonia State Park
About
Paonia State Park is a Colorado state park about 7 miles from the town of Somerset, with the land managed by State Fish and Wildlife. September is one of the most comfortable months to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Paonia show highs around 79°F and lows near 48°F that month, while July highs climb to about 90°F and January lows drop to around 16°F. Two campgrounds sit within a couple of miles, Hawsapple Campground at about 1.3 miles and Spruce Campground at about 1.5 miles. Paddlers can reach the North Fork Gunnison River less than 2 miles away, and hikers can head to the Buck Mesa Trail, roughly 2.7 miles out.
Park size
2,058 acres
Inside this park
Location
Paonia State Park
Colorado
Data source: USGS PAD-US 4.1 (Protected Areas Database, public domain)
Facts about this place
When to go
Best time to go: Apr–Jun. The mildest months here, with typical highs of 63–85°F and lows of 34–51°F.
Typical monthly averages (not a forecast) from the Paonia 1sw, CO weather station, 17 mi away. High / low in °F, and days with snow.
- Jan39° high16° low5 days with snow
- Feb45° high22° low4 days with snow
- Mar56° high29° low3 days with snow
- Apr63° high34° low1 days with snow
- May73° high42° low
- Jun85° high51° low
- Jul90° high57° low
- Aug88° high56° low
- Sep79° high48° low
- Oct67° high37° low1 days with snow
- Nov53° high27° low3 days with snow
- Dec40° high17° low5 days with snow
Where it is
- Paonia State Park · State park
- Nearest town
- Somerset, Colorado · 7.2 mi
- Managed by
- State Fish and Wildlife
Nearby
- Hawsapple CampgroundCamping1.3 mi
- Spruce CampgroundCamping1.5 mi
- North Fork Gunnison RiverCanoeing1.7 mi
- Muddy CreekCanoeing2 mi
- Buck Mesa TrailHiking2.7 mi
- Raven Mesa TrailHiking3.4 mi
- Anthracite CreekCanoeing3.5 mi
- Tomahawk Reservoir Trail 820.1BHiking3.7 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
