USDA Forest Service · Colorado
Silver Jack Campground (CO)
USDA Forest Service · Colorado, United States
- Sites
- 45
- Hookups
- 1 electric, 44 no hookups
- Season
- June 20 to September 30
- Group sites
- Yes
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Pets
- Yes
- Elevation
- 9,101 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Cell coverage
- T-Mobile none · AT&T none · Verizon none (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Access road
- SILVER JACK-CHIPETA LOOP (NFSR 458.1B) · asphalt · high degree of user comfort
- Lake
- Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forest
- Phone
- 928-537-8888
About
Overview
Silver Jack Campground has 60 campsites around three loops - Chipeta, Ouray and Sapinero. Each loop is heavily wooded with Aspen and a few spruce trees and an understory of tall grass and wildflowers. The campground is convenient to the Silver Jack Reservoir and a network of trails around the Cimarron Ridge. One of the three loops is often used for groups while the other two are for individual campers. Drinking water is available. There are no close communities to get provisions so visitors need to bring everything they need. This is bear country; practice safe food storage techniques.
Facilities
The campground offers single-family sites, each equipped with a picnic table and campfire ring. Some sites are handicap accessible.
Nearby Attractions
There are OHV trails nearby
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31° | 8° | -15° | 45° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 33° | 10° | -9° | 47° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 39° | 16° | 1° | 54° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 47° | 23° | 3° | 57° | 11 of 11 |
| May | 54° | 30° | 12° | 64° | 11 of 11 |
| June | 71° | 40° | 30° | 81° | 5 of 11 |
| July | 76° | 49° | 38° | 84° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 73° | 47° | 40° | 79° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 67° | 41° | 27° | 77° | 1 of 11 |
| October | 55° | 31° | 7° | 66° | 9 of 10 |
| November | 46° | 25° | -14° | 58° | 10 of 10 |
| December | 35° | 5° | -16° | 49° | 10 of 10 |
Mid-month figures from 2016–2026 of daily weather at this spot (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0), in °F. Typical is the median; coldest and hottest are the extremes seen.
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- Jackson Guard Station · USDA Forest Service · 2 mi · 1 sites
- Alpine Ranger Station · USDA Forest Service · 8 mi · 1 sites
- Big Blue Campground · USDA Forest Service · 8 mi
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