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USFSMedicine Bow-Routt NFs & Thunder Basin NG · Colorado
Seedhouse Guard Station
Overview Seedhouse Guard Station is located approximately 26 miles north of Steamboat Springs, Colorado.
Sites1all reservable
Elev.8,061ft
Comf.Jun-Sep4 months
Max rigtents
Electricnonesites
From Denver4h46real 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 8,061 ft, Seedhouse Guard Station has a 4-month comfortable window (Jun-Sep). Winter nights average around 12°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: 1 named hiking route, 3 peaks, lake or river access.
The campground at a glance
01 · CHARACTER
Reads strongest on shade and reservability. Softest on cool nights.
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 · Jul
Jun-Sep
Comfortable window: nights stay above 35°F, days below 90°F.
86%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
Jun 8
Last spring frost; first fall frost Sep 22.
52°F
Average July low. Bring a fleece.
Getting there
03 · ACCESS
01
Denver
184 mi
4h46
02
Grand Junction
217 mi
5h17
03
Fort Collins
216 mi
5h26
04
Colorado Springs
250 mi
5h57
By drive time
Picking your site
04 · 1 SITES
0
Walk-in
0
50-amp
1
Accessible
0
Prime
1
Sites
What's within four miles
05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER
Trails & Peaks
Named hiking routes
1
Trail segments
27
Peaks
3
Water & Access
Lake / river access
yes
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.