USDA Forest Service · Colorado
Himes Peak Campground
USDA Forest Service · Colorado, United States
- Cost
- Overnight Use: Single Site: $25 per night
- Drinking water
- No
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 8,786 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
- HIMES PEAK CAMPGROUND (NFSR 207.1) · crushed aggregate or gravel · suitable for passenger cars
- Nearest town
- Meeker, CO
About
US Forest Service campground. The Himes Peak Campground has 11 campsites. It provides direct access to Big Fish Trail #1819, and hiking in the Flat Tops Wilderness. Fishing in nearby Rainbow Lake and Big Fish Lake is good. Elk hunting can be very good in season. Open season: May 14, 2021 . 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 | 30° | 12° | -12° | 41° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 31° | 15° | -3° | 47° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 38° | 20° | 4° | 56° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 46° | 26° | 6° | 57° | 11 of 11 |
| May | 54° | 33° | 21° | 64° | 7 of 11 |
| June | 69° | 43° | 33° | 83° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 78° | 52° | 42° | 86° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 74° | 52° | 44° | 82° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 68° | 45° | 24° | 79° | 1 of 11 |
| October | 55° | 32° | -7° | 65° | 9 of 10 |
| November | 43° | 20° | -3° | 56° | 10 of 10 |
| December | 32° | 13° | -7° | 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.
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- Marvine Campground · USDA Forest Service · 8 mi · 23 sites
- East Marvine · USDA Forest Service · 8 mi · 10 sites
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