USDA Forest Service · Colorado
Big Bend Campground
USDA Forest Service · Colorado, United States
- Cost
- Overnight Use: Single Site: $23 per night
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 7,730 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
- BIG BEND C.G. (NFSR 297.1) · crushed aggregate or gravel · moderate degree of user comfort
- Nearest town
- Rustic, CO
About
US Forest Service campground. This campground is located on a sagebrush and open conifer forest flat adjacent to the Cache La Poudre River. There are eight sites available, including three walk-in tent sites. Each site contains a tent pad, fire grate and picnic table. All campsites with a tent pad have a bear locker. Primary recreation opportunities in the area include fishing, hiking and wildlife viewing. There is a bighorn sheep viewing station along the entrance road to the campground. 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 | 32° | 14° | -15° | 46° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 35° | 15° | -10° | 50° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 41° | 20° | 1° | 58° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 49° | 26° | 3° | 62° | 11 of 11 |
| May | 57° | 35° | 18° | 74° | 7 of 11 |
| June | 75° | 47° | 36° | 87° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 80° | 53° | 42° | 87° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 77° | 51° | 44° | 85° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 73° | 46° | 22° | 84° | 1 of 11 |
| October | 57° | 35° | -10° | 69° | 6 of 10 |
| November | 45° | 21° | -1° | 61° | 10 of 10 |
| December | 35° | 16° | -5° | 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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