USDA Forest Service · Colorado
Deer Lakes (CO)
USDA Forest Service · Colorado, United States
- Sites
- 4
- Hookups
- 1 no hookups
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 10,535 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
- DEER LAKES CG (NFSR 7788.1E) · crushed aggregate or gravel · suitable for passenger cars
- Lake
- Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forest
- Nearest town
- Lake City
- 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 | 28° | 4° | -17° | 43° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 29° | 5° | -11° | 44° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 34° | 13° | 0° | 54° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 42° | 19° | -1° | 52° | 11 of 11 |
| May | 50° | 27° | 7° | 60° | 11 of 11 |
| June | 64° | 34° | 27° | 75° | 7 of 11 |
| July | 70° | 43° | 33° | 78° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 67° | 41° | 32° | 73° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 62° | 36° | 22° | 72° | 5 of 11 |
| October | 51° | 29° | 6° | 61° | 10 of 10 |
| November | 42° | 18° | -13° | 54° | 10 of 10 |
| December | 30° | 3° | -18° | 46° | 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
- Slumgullion Campground · USDA Forest Service · 3 mi
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- Spruce Campground · USDA Forest Service · 4 mi
- Cebolla Campground · USDA Forest Service · 5 mi
- Williams Creek (CO) · USDA Forest Service · 10 mi · 4 sites
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