About Raber Cow Camp Interpretive Hike
Raber Cow Camp is a loop trail with interpretive signs around an the old Historic cabins and corral. Most of the abandoned cow camps on the Grand Mesa were thought to be hazardous so the Forest Service tore them down. However, the Raber Cow Camp was spared and was actually renovated in 1993 as an example of what life here was like in the 1940’s and 1950’s, the heydays of cow camp life on Grand Mesa. Winifred Raber, who stayed at the cow camp every summer from the 1930s until 1966, has helped document the history of the camp. Some of her recollections and photographs are presented along a short interpretive trail that visitors can walk to learn about the cow camp’s history. The cabins were preserved in 1998 in partnership with the Colorado State Historic fund." [More Information](http://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/gmug/landmanagement/resourcemanagement/?cid=stelprdb5432014) [Map to Raber Cow…
- Season: June – October
- Managed by: USFS - Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Fore
- Where: 13 mi northwest of Cedaredge, CO · 39.00139, -108.13141
- Winter: the road at camp is closed to cars in winter; plan to ride, ski or snowshoe in.
Things to do:
Official page for this camp (fees, closures, booking)
Weather by month
Typical daily highs and lows (°F), 1991–2020 NOAA normals. Best months: Jul–Aug (comfortable days, mild nights, little rain). Nights below freezing: Oct–May.
Fly over it in 3D, check today's weather and fire news, plan the drive and print a trip plan.
Trails near camp
| Trail | Open to | From camp | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deep Creek | Horse | at camp | 2.9 mi |
| Deep Creek Cutoff | Horse | at camp | 1.1 mi |
| Palisade Plunge | Horse | 0.5 mi | 18.6 mi |
| Coal Creek | Horse | 0.7 mi | 8.6 mi |
| Farmers | Horse | 0.7 mi | 1.4 mi |
| Carson Lake | ATV road | 1.0 mi | 3.6 mi |
Straight-line distance from camp, from Forest Service, BLM, state and OpenStreetMap trail data.
Good to know
No signal at camp
From the carriers' FCC coverage maps, which tend to be generous.The Milky Way shows rich detail, horizon to horizon.
Class 2 of 9, from NASA/NOAA night-light data.Dump station: 14.7 mi
Propane: 20.8 mi