USDA Forest Service · Colorado
Bootleg
USDA Forest Service · Colorado, United States
- Sites
- 4
- Hookups
- 1 no hookups
- Drinking water
- No
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 8,396 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)
- Lake
- PSICC
- Nearest town
- Salida
- 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° | -17° | 48° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 34° | 10° | -9° | 50° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 41° | 17° | -2° | 62° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 49° | 24° | 5° | 59° | 11 of 11 |
| May | 60° | 33° | 9° | 75° | 7 of 11 |
| June | 74° | 43° | 32° | 84° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 80° | 49° | 42° | 86° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 76° | 48° | 41° | 83° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 71° | 42° | 16° | 81° | 1 of 11 |
| October | 59° | 32° | -12° | 70° | 9 of 10 |
| November | 45° | 18° | -19° | 59° | 10 of 10 |
| December | 35° | 5° | -18° | 52° | 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.
Nearby campgrounds
- Mount Princeton · USDA Forest Service · 1 mi · 19 sites
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- Cascade (Colorado) · USDA Forest Service · 3 mi · 21 sites
- Cottonwood Lake - PSICC (Co) · USDA Forest Service · 7 mi · 4 sites
- Ruby Mountain Campground · Bureau of Land Management · 7 mi
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