Thistledown Campground in CO -- Campground & Tent Camping
Thistledown Campground in CO
$10 per night
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Road Access
Rough
- Road difficulty 3 of 5: a rough drive in.
- By its Census road type this is maintained for passenger cars, but the condition is unverified.
- Recorded as pitching to 16%.
Rig fit
- RVs are not admitted here.
Setting
Limited privacy
Thistledown Campground in the Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests near Ouray offers primitive tent camping in the Canyon Creek area. Vault toilet facilities available. No potable water. $10 per night, first-come, first-served. Open late May through late fall.
- Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
- Flat ground is scarce: under a tenth of the terrain within a few hundred yards is level.
- Potosi Peak stands 5,037 ft above the map pin, 2.7 miles west.
- Weehawken Creek runs 0.1 mi off.
Climate averages
October normals 32–55°F, 2.5″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.
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Open sky · Terrain & buildings · Tree canopy
Estimated horizon in eight compass directions, using 10 m USGS elevation. Sky clearance 65 of 100.
Tree cover52%30m sat. est.