USDA Forest Service · Colorado
Slumgullion Campground
USDA Forest Service · Colorado, United States
- Cost
- Overnight Use: Single Site: $10 per night
- Drinking water
- No
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 11,358 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
- SLUMGULLION PASS CG NORTH (NFSR 7788.1F) · asphalt · high degree of user comfort
- Nearest town
- Lake City, CO
- Activities
- Camping, Tent, Camping, Trailer, Camping, Vehicle, Picnicking, Scenic Driving Routes, Special Landcraft (Ohvs), Viewing Scenery, Viewing Wildflowers, Viewing Wildlife
About
US Forest Service campground. Slumgullion Campground is located southeast of Lake City, CO. Visitors who use this campground have access to motorized trails, fishing streams, hiking trails, biking trails and wilderness areas. There are also scenic drives and four-wheel drives close to this site. Visitors may also travel a short distance to Lake City to view historic museums and art galleries. There are 21 campsites. Open season: late May. 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° | 2° | -20° | 40° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 26° | 2° | -14° | 41° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 31° | 10° | -3° | 51° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 39° | 16° | -4° | 49° | 11 of 11 |
| May | 47° | 24° | 4° | 57° | 11 of 11 |
| June | 61° | 31° | 24° | 72° | 10 of 11 |
| July | 67° | 40° | 30° | 75° | 1 of 11 |
| August | 64° | 38° | 30° | 70° | 2 of 11 |
| September | 59° | 33° | 19° | 69° | 9 of 11 |
| October | 48° | 26° | 3° | 58° | 10 of 10 |
| November | 39° | 15° | -16° | 51° | 10 of 10 |
| December | 27° | 1° | -21° | 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
- Deer Lakes (CO) · USDA Forest Service · 3 mi · 4 sites
- Hidden Valley Campground · USDA Forest Service · 6 mi
- Spruce Campground · USDA Forest Service · 7 mi
- Williams Creek (CO) · USDA Forest Service · 7 mi · 4 sites
- Cebolla Campground · USDA Forest Service · 8 mi
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