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USFSPSICC · Colorado
Crescent Mining Camp
Overview Cabin campers can escape the city - and escape modern day amenities - by staying at the fully rustic, historic Crescent Mining Camp cabins.
Sites1all reservable
Elev.10,138ft
Comf.Jun-Sep4 months
Max rigtents
Electricnonesites
From Colorado Springs5h29real road time
The honest read
Synthesized from
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27
At 10,138 ft, Crescent Mining Camp has a 4-month comfortable window (Jun-Sep). Winter nights average around 8°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. All 1 sites are reservable in advance, so plan ahead. Popular weekends book out. Within about 4 miles: 5 named hiking routes, 13 peaks, lake or river access.
The campground at a glance
01 · CHARACTER
Reads strongest on shade and reservability. Softest on quiet.
Six axes, each scored relative to every other federal campground in the region: quiet (miles to a major road), cool (elevation), roomy (average site spacing), shade, RV-fit (longest rig), and how reservable it is. All six come from data, nothing hand-tuned.
When to go
02 · CLIMATE
avg highavg lowfrost-freedriest · Nov
Jun-Sep
Comfortable window: nights stay above 35°F, days below 90°F.
75%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
Jun 11
Last spring frost; first fall frost Sep 18.
45°F
Average July low. Bring a fleece.
Getting there
03 · ACCESS
01
Colorado Springs
119 mi
5h29
02
Denver
130 mi
5h44
03
Fort Collins
190 mi
6h49
04
Grand Junction
202 mi
6h51
By drive time
Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 8.7 mi away.
Picking your site
04 · 1 SITES
0
Walk-in
0
50-amp
0
Accessible
0
Prime
1
Sites
What's within four miles
05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER
Trails & Peaks
Named hiking routes
5
Trail segments
38
Peaks
13
Viewpoints
1
Water & Access
Lake / river access
yes
To nearest major road
8.7 mi
Method
We synthesize public data layers: RIDB and Recreation.gov facility and site records, Open-Meteo climate normals, OpenStreetMap roads, trails, and water, OSRM drive times, and USGS elevation. We take no bookings, no ads, and no paid placements. Independence is the entire point.