USDA Forest Service · Colorado
North Crestone Creek Campground
USDA Forest Service · Colorado, United States
- Cost
- Day Use: $10 per vehicle per day Overnight Use: Single and Double Site: $10 per night
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 8,537 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
- CRESTONE (NFSR 950) · native material · suitable for passenger cars
- Nearest town
- Crestone, CO
About
US Forest Service campground. The campground stretches 0.7 mile up a mountain, along North Crestone Creek and offers 13 sites, 1 site is pull through. It is a rustic area with first come / first served camping sites nestled among Aspen, Juniper, Fir, and other riparian-loving trees. Because the sites are so far apart, each site has a feeling of secluded wilderness camping. The campground is convenient to a public golf course and the interesting Town of Crestone. Open season: May . Not reservable through Recreation.gov, so plan on first-come, first-served; check with the ranger district for current conditions and fees.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 33° | 11° | -11° | 49° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 36° | 12° | -8° | 51° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 44° | 23° | 0° | 66° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 54° | 29° | 14° | 70° | 11 of 11 |
| May | 64° | 39° | 26° | 78° | 5 of 11 |
| June | 77° | 50° | 37° | 87° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 82° | 55° | 48° | 88° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 78° | 54° | 45° | 84° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 73° | 48° | 24° | 82° | 1 of 11 |
| October | 61° | 36° | 17° | 72° | 7 of 10 |
| November | 47° | 28° | 3° | 59° | 10 of 10 |
| December | 35° | 13° | -4° | 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.
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