USDA Forest Service · Colorado
Sweetwater Lake Campground
USDA Forest Service · Colorado, United States
- Cost
- Overnight Use: Single Site: $8 per night
- Drinking water
- No
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 7,723 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
- SWEETWATER CAMPGROUND (NFSR 607.1) · native material · suitable for passenger cars
- Nearest town
- Dotsero, CO
About
US Forest Service campground. Sweetwater Lake Campground, elevation 7,740 feet, is on the south end of 72 acre, Sweetwater Lake. The vegetation surrounding the campground and the sites is scrub oak, serviceberry, wild rose and willow. High limestone cliffs tower above the area on two sides. Sweetwater Campground has 9 partially shaded campsites with picnic tables, food lockers and fire rings. This campground has small sites. Six of the sites can accommodate vehicles up to 30 feet long. There is one vault toilet. Pack out what you pack in. 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° | 13° | -11° | 43° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 34° | 17° | 0° | 49° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 41° | 23° | 5° | 58° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 50° | 29° | 8° | 61° | 11 of 11 |
| May | 58° | 34° | 24° | 70° | 5 of 11 |
| June | 75° | 49° | 34° | 87° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 82° | 57° | 46° | 89° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 78° | 55° | 47° | 87° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 72° | 49° | 33° | 82° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 58° | 35° | -5° | 69° | 6 of 10 |
| November | 47° | 25° | -5° | 58° | 10 of 10 |
| December | 33° | 12° | -7° | 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.
Nearby campgrounds
- Sweetwater Lake Recreation Area · USDA Forest Service · 0 mi
- Deep Lake Campground · USDA Forest Service · 8 mi · 29 sites
- Lyons Gulch Campground · Bureau of Land Management · 8 mi
- Pinball Camping Area · Bureau of Land Management · 12 mi
- Gypsum Campground · Bureau of Land Management · 14 mi
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