USDA Forest Service · Colorado
Tom Bennett Campground
USDA Forest Service · Colorado, United States
- Cost
- Overnight Use: Single Site: $19 per night
- Drinking water
- No
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 8,950 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
- TOM BENNETT CG (NFSR 165.0) · native material · suitable for passenger cars
- Nearest town
- Rustic, CO
About
US Forest Service campground. Located near Pingree Park, this campground is situated adjacent to the South Fork Cache la Poudre River in a lodgepole pine forest setting. This campground provides a primitive camping experience in a remote location. There are ten sites, each with a picnic table and fire grate. This is an older facility and will not accommodate larger RVs. Popular activities include hiking and stream fishing. Pack out what you pack in. Open season: 5/26 . 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° | -19° | 43° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 32° | 12° | -13° | 46° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 37° | 17° | 0° | 55° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 45° | 23° | -3° | 59° | 11 of 11 |
| May | 52° | 32° | 13° | 68° | 10 of 11 |
| June | 71° | 43° | 32° | 82° | 1 of 11 |
| July | 75° | 49° | 38° | 82° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 72° | 47° | 39° | 79° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 67° | 42° | 19° | 79° | 2 of 11 |
| October | 54° | 31° | -8° | 65° | 9 of 10 |
| November | 42° | 20° | -4° | 57° | 10 of 10 |
| December | 32° | 14° | -5° | 50° | 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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