USDA Forest Service · Colorado
Portal Campground
USDA Forest Service · Colorado, United States
- Cost
- Check our forest-wide campground table for current pricing.
- Drinking water
- No
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 10,531 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
- PORTAL CAMPGROUND (NFSR 106.1B) · native material · suitable for passenger cars
- Nearest town
- Aspen, CO
About
US Forest Service campground. Portal Campground is located eleven miles southeast of Aspen on Independence Pass Road and seven miles south on Lincoln Creek Road at an elevation of 9,400'. Campers can access some wonderful day hikes from this location as well as terrain for motorcycle riding, mountain biking, ATV riding, fishing and horseback riding, among other recreation activities. Portal Campground has 5 campsites with limited spurs.5 day stay limit. High clearance vehicles are required and 4x4 recommended. 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 | 25° | 9° | -14° | 37° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 27° | 12° | -6° | 44° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 33° | 15° | 2° | 48° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 40° | 21° | -2° | 51° | 11 of 11 |
| May | 48° | 29° | 15° | 57° | 11 of 11 |
| June | 61° | 37° | 28° | 73° | 6 of 11 |
| July | 69° | 44° | 35° | 76° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 66° | 43° | 35° | 75° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 61° | 38° | 18° | 70° | 5 of 11 |
| October | 48° | 29° | -8° | 59° | 10 of 10 |
| November | 39° | 15° | -9° | 52° | 10 of 10 |
| December | 28° | 10° | -13° | 43° | 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
- Lost Man Campground · USDA Forest Service · 3 mi
- Lincoln Creek Dispersed Campground · USDA Forest Service · 5 mi
- Weller Campground · USDA Forest Service · 7 mi
- Dorchester Campground · USDA Forest Service · 8 mi
- Difficult Campground · USDA Forest Service · 10 mi · 48 sites
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