USDA Forest Service · Colorado
Aspen Glen Campground
USDA Forest Service · Colorado, United States
- Cost
- Overnight Use: Single Site: $23 per night
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 8,658 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
- ASPEN GLEN CG SOUTH LOOP (NFSR 297.0) · crushed aggregate or gravel · moderate degree of user comfort
- Nearest town
- Rustic , CO
About
US Forest Service campground. Aspen Glen is a small, pleasant nine-site campground set amidst an aspen and mixed conifer forest and open meadow. It is located adjacent to Colorado Highway 14 and the Cache La Poudre River. Hiking, fishing, mountain biking, scenic driving and wildlife viewing are recreational opportunities available nearby. Each site contains a tent pad, fire grate and picnic table. Open season: 5/27 . 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 | 29° | 11° | -18° | 42° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 31° | 14° | -8° | 47° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 37° | 18° | -1° | 54° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 45° | 23° | 1° | 58° | 11 of 11 |
| May | 53° | 32° | 15° | 65° | 11 of 11 |
| June | 70° | 41° | 30° | 82° | 2 of 11 |
| July | 76° | 49° | 39° | 82° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 73° | 48° | 41° | 80° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 68° | 43° | 21° | 78° | 1 of 11 |
| October | 53° | 33° | -12° | 64° | 8 of 10 |
| November | 42° | 18° | -5° | 55° | 10 of 10 |
| December | 32° | 12° | -5° | 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
- Big South Campground · USDA Forest Service · 1 mi
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- Tunnel Campground · USDA Forest Service · 4 mi
- Sleeping Elephant Campground · USDA Forest Service · 5 mi
- Long Draw Campground · USDA Forest Service · 8 mi
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