USDA Forest Service · Colorado
Pine River
USDA Forest Service · Colorado, United States
- Sites
- 4
- Hookups
- 1 no hookups
- Season
- May 22 to September 12
- Drinking water
- No
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 8,064 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
- PINE RIVER CG (NFSR 707) · crushed aggregate or gravel · suitable for passenger cars
- Lake
- San Juan National Forest
- 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.
Facilities
Campsites accommodate only tents or small RVs. All 6 campsites have views up the Pine River Valley. Private land adjoins the campground, with no public access to the river until three miles up the trail. There is no potable water.
Although horses are not allowed in the primitive campground, the Pine River Trailhead has a parking area with a horse corral for overnight horse camping, as well as hitching posts and a turn-around parking area for trailers.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 34° | 10° | -7° | 48° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 35° | 13° | -3° | 49° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 40° | 19° | 1° | 68° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 49° | 26° | 10° | 61° | 11 of 11 |
| May | 59° | 34° | 21° | 69° | 8 of 11 |
| June | 74° | 45° | 36° | 86° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 80° | 52° | 43° | 87° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 76° | 50° | 43° | 83° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 70° | 45° | 27° | 79° | 1 of 11 |
| October | 58° | 33° | 12° | 71° | 8 of 10 |
| November | 49° | 27° | -8° | 60° | 10 of 10 |
| December | 37° | 7° | -12° | 53° | 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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