USDA Forest Service · Colorado
Big Cimarron
USDA Forest Service · Colorado, United States
- Sites
- 4
- Hookups
- 1 no hookups
- Drinking water
- No
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 8,648 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
- BIG CIMARRON CG (NFSR 858.3B) · crushed aggregate or gravel · suitable for passenger cars
- Lake
- Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forest
- Nearest town
- Ridgway
- Phone
- N/A
1 numbered sites are mapped one by one - open the site map to pick yours.
About
Overview
This location is available on a first-come, first-served basis only. Visitors are required to physically arrive at the campground to purchase and claim a site. Once on-site, you may be able to pay for your campsite(s) by scanning a QR code using the Recreation.gov mobile app, and the Scan and Pay feature.
If this option is available, you will need to first download the free Recreation.gov mobile app https://www.recreation.gov/mobile-app prior to your arrival as some remote areas have limited or no cellular service.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 32° | 6° | -16° | 45° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 34° | 11° | -10° | 50° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 40° | 18° | -1° | 61° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 49° | 24° | 4° | 59° | 11 of 11 |
| May | 58° | 31° | 12° | 72° | 11 of 11 |
| June | 73° | 44° | 32° | 84° | 1 of 11 |
| July | 79° | 51° | 41° | 87° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 75° | 49° | 42° | 83° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 69° | 43° | 30° | 79° | 1 of 11 |
| October | 57° | 31° | 12° | 67° | 9 of 10 |
| November | 46° | 26° | -14° | 59° | 10 of 10 |
| December | 35° | 6° | -14° | 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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