Primitive Camping

6 mi west of Silverton, CO · Verizon 4G

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First comebooking

Jun, Jul, Augbest months

About Primitive Camping

Where: 6 mi west of Silverton, CO · 37.82389, -107.77799

Weather by month

31°

10°Jan

32°

9°Feb

39°

14°Mar

43°

20°Apr

50°

29°May

60°

37°Jun

64°

42°Jul

62°

41°Aug

56°

35°Sep

46°

26°Oct

37°

16°Nov

30°

9°Dec

Typical daily highs and lows (°F), 1991–2020 NOAA normals. Best months: Jun, Jul, Aug (comfortable days, mild nights, little rain). Nights below freezing: Oct–May.

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Trails near camp

Trail	Open to	From camp	Length
Clear Lake	ATV road	at camp	4.4 mi
Clear Lake A	ATV road	0.3 mi
Ice Lake	Horse	0.8 mi	3.7 mi
Swamp Canyon	Horse	1.1 mi	3.4 mi
Columbine Lake	Horse, Dirt bike	2.7 mi	3.3 mi
Blixt	Horse	2.8 mi	2.7 mi

Straight-line distance from camp, from Forest Service, BLM, state and OpenStreetMap trail data.

Good to know

Cell signal

Verizon 4G

From the carriers' FCC coverage maps, which tend to be generous.

Night sky: Pristine

The Milky Way casts shadows and the sky is crowded with stars.

Class 1 of 9, from NASA/NOAA night-light data.

RV essentials

Dump station: 5.8 mi
Water fill-up: 18.1 mi

Nearest of each within 25 miles, straight-line.

Camps nearby

South Mineral Campground 1.3 mi
Dispersed spot · 8 mi W of Silverton 2.9 mi
Anvil Designated Camping Area 3.2 mi
Dispersed spot · 8 mi W of Silverton 3.3 mi
Kendall Campground 3.4 mi
Priest Lake Designated Camping Area - Norwood RD 5.6 mi