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Freeto camp
Jun–Sepbest months
About Elephant Rock Campground
- Where: 4 mi north of Buena Vista, CO · 38.88484, -106.15234
Weather by month
38°8°Jan
39°10°Feb
47°18°Mar
54°24°Apr
64°32°May
76°40°Jun
80°46°Jul
77°44°Aug
71°37°Sep
59°27°Oct
46°18°Nov
37°9°Dec
Typical daily highs and lows (°F), 1991–2020 NOAA normals. Best months: Jun–Sep (comfortable days, mild nights, little rain). Nights below freezing: Oct–May.
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Trails near camp
| Trail | Open to | From camp | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vitamin B | Hiking | 0.4 mi | 5.7 mi |
| Vitamin B | Horse | 0.4 mi | 0.8 mi |
| Fourmile Creek | ATV road | 0.5 mi | 7.6 mi |
| Blm T6037A | ATV / OHV, Dirt bike | 0.5 mi | 1.3 mi |
| Lenhardy Cutoff | ATV road | 0.6 mi | 7.8 mi |
| Blm T6038 | ATV / OHV, Dirt bike | 0.8 mi | 0.3 mi |
Straight-line distance from camp, from Forest Service, BLM, state and OpenStreetMap trail data.
Good to know
Cell signal
Verizon 5G · AT&T 5G · T-Mobile 5G
From the carriers' FCC coverage maps, which tend to be generous.Night sky: Rural
The Milky Way is bright, with a little glow low on the horizon.
Class 3 of 9, from NASA/NOAA night-light data.Stargazing nearby: Browns Canyon National Monument (Dark Sky Park), 15 mi.
RV essentials
Dump station: 1.8 mi
Water fill-up: 5.5 mi
Propane: 4.2 mi
Camps nearby
- Campsite · 4 mi N of Buena Vista 0.4 mi
- Valley Mobile RV Park 1.5 mi
- Campsite · 2 mi N of Buena Vista 1.7 mi
- Mt. Princeton RV Park & Cabins 1.8 mi
- Campsite · 6 mi N of Buena Vista 2.3 mi
- Railroad Bridge 2.8 mi