USDA Forest Service · Colorado
Cold Spring (CO)
USDA Forest Service · Colorado, United States
- Sites
- 4
- Hookups
- 1 no hookups
- Drinking water
- No
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 8,950 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
- COLD SPRINGS CG (NFSR 7742.1F) · native material · suitable for passenger cars
- Lake
- Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forest
- Nearest town
- Tincup
- 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 | 30° | 10° | -14° | 41° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 31° | 15° | -3° | 46° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 38° | 19° | 2° | 53° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 46° | 27° | 3° | 57° | 11 of 11 |
| May | 55° | 34° | 18° | 65° | 9 of 11 |
| June | 70° | 44° | 33° | 81° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 76° | 50° | 42° | 83° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 73° | 50° | 39° | 82° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 68° | 45° | 20° | 77° | 1 of 11 |
| October | 55° | 34° | -12° | 65° | 8 of 10 |
| November | 43° | 19° | -15° | 55° | 10 of 10 |
| December | 32° | 10° | -13° | 48° | 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
- Lottis Creek Campground · USDA Forest Service · 1 mi · 50 sites
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- Lakeview Gunnison · USDA Forest Service · 5 mi · 69 sites
- Rosy Lane · USDA Forest Service · 6 mi · 23 sites
- One Mile Campground · USDA Forest Service · 7 mi
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