USDA Forest Service · Colorado
Steward J. Adams Education Site
USDA Forest Service · Colorado, United States
- Cost
- Overnight Use: Group Site: $89 per night (1 - 50 people), $185 per night (51 - max people)
- Group sites
- Yes
- Drinking water
- No
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 4,833 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 2
- Cell coverage
- T-Mobile good · AT&T good · Verizon good (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Access road
- ROAD 702 CROW VALLEY CG (NFSR 702.0) · crushed aggregate or gravel · moderate degree of user comfort
- Nearest town
- Briggsdale, CO
About
US Forest Service campground. As a part of the Crow Valley Recreation Area, the Steward J. Adams Education Site was named for an educator who valued the grassland environment. While the Education Site is a great place to observe the night sky, birds, and other wildlife, it can be used for any gathering of up to 100 people. Located at the end of the campground road, the Steward J. Adams Education Site is a tents-only, reservation-only site. Vault toilets are at the site. There is a covered cooking shelter that has electrical outlets and three picnic tables. Parking is available for up to 20 cars/trucks/vans or two buses (each 40' long); no RVs allowed. 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 | 41° | 22° | -26° | 61° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 48° | 23° | -16° | 70° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 54° | 29° | 6° | 81° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 65° | 37° | 16° | 85° | 7 of 11 |
| May | 70° | 48° | 35° | 89° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 85° | 59° | 46° | 100° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 91° | 64° | 53° | 100° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 87° | 62° | 53° | 98° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 84° | 56° | 33° | 97° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 67° | 40° | 17° | 83° | 2 of 10 |
| November | 58° | 31° | 14° | 76° | 9 of 10 |
| December | 46° | 25° | 11° | 66° | 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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