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Colorado · Dispersed / primitive

Trout Creek Recreation Area

8 mi west of Phippsburg, CO · No signal at camp

Dispersed / primitivetype
Freeto camp
Jun–Sepbest months

About Trout Creek Recreation Area

Trout Creek offers 4 dispersed sites off a dirt road, stream fishing, and a trailer pull-through/turn around. There is a restroom at the campsites. There is no drinking water, trash service or other facilities.

  • Managed by: USFS - Medicine Bow-Routt NFs and Thunder Basin NG
  • Where: 8 mi west of Phippsburg, CO · 40.23889, -107.09334

Things to do:

Fishing

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

Weather by month

32°
13°Jan
34°
14°Feb
42°
20°Mar
49°
26°Apr
58°
35°May
69°
43°Jun
76°
49°Jul
74°
48°Aug
66°
41°Sep
53°
31°Oct
40°
20°Nov
31°
12°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–Apr.

See Trout Creek Recreation Area from above

Fly over it in 3D, check today's weather and fire news, plan the drive and print a trip plan.

Trails near camp

TrailOpen toFrom campLength
KellogATV road0.1 mi1.4 mi
Kellog Spur EastATV road0.7 mi0.3 mi

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

Good to know

Cell signal

No signal at camp

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: 12.7 mi
Water fill-up: 21.7 mi

Nearest of each within 25 miles, straight-line.