Sand Gulch Campground

9 mi north of Park Center, CO · Verizon 4G · AT&T 4G · T-Mobile 5G

Federal campgroundtype

First comebooking

May–Jun & Aug–Octbest months

About Sand Gulch Campground

Fees: Fee
Managed by: Bureau of Land Management
Where: 9 mi north of Park Center, CO · 38.61678, -105.22917

Official page for this camp (fees, closures, booking)

Weather by month

46°

17°Jan

47°

19°Feb

55°

25°Mar

61°

31°Apr

70°

41°May

81°

50°Jun

86°

55°Jul

83°

53°Aug

77°

45°Sep

65°

34°Oct

54°

24°Nov

46°

17°Dec

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

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Trails near camp

Trail	Open to	From camp	Length
Sand Gulch	Hiking	at camp	3.3 mi
Blm T5820A	Horse	0.2 mi	1.1 mi
The Dark Side Wall Trail	Hiking	0.8 mi	0.5 mi
Bank Horse Trail	Horse	0.9 mi	1.1 mi
The Bank Trail	Hiking	0.9 mi	1.3 mi
Blm T5820B	Horse	1.6 mi	1.2 mi

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

Good to know

Cell signal

Verizon 4G · AT&T 4G · 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: Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument (Dark Sky Park), 20 mi.

RV essentials

Dump station: 18.9 mi
Water fill-up: 22.8 mi
Propane: 12.2 mi

Nearest of each within 25 miles, straight-line.

Camps nearby

Banks Campground 0.8 mi
Campsite · 10 mi NE of Park Center 6.7 mi
Campsite · 7 mi NE of Park Center 8.1 mi
Campsite · 9 mi NE of Park Center 8.4 mi
Campsite · 8 mi NE of Park Center 8.4 mi
Dispersed Campsite 9.2 mi