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Pull-thru
USFSRio Grande National Forest · Colorado
Stone Cellar Guard Station
Overview Stone Cellar Guard Station is a remote cabin located at an elevation of 9,500 feet, just outside the boundary of La Garita Wilderness in Saguache Park in the Rio Grande National Forest.
Sites1all reservable
Elev.9,501ft
Comf.Jun-Sep4 months
Max rigtents
Electricnonesites
From Grand Junction4h34real 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 9,501 ft, Stone Cellar Guard Station has a 4-month comfortable window (Jun-Sep). Winter nights average around 10°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: lake or river access.
The campground at a glance
01 · CHARACTER
Reads strongest on reservability and cool nights. Softest on shade.
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 · Jan
Jun-Sep
Comfortable window: nights stay above 35°F, days below 90°F.
74%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
Jun 11
Last spring frost; first fall frost Sep 20.
46°F
Average July low. Bring a fleece.
Getting there
03 · ACCESS
01
Grand Junction
176 mi
4h34
02
Colorado Springs
193 mi
4h58
03
Denver
220 mi
5h37
04
Fort Collins
282 mi
6h43
By drive time
Picking your site
04 · 1 SITES
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Walk-in
0
50-amp
1
Accessible
0
Prime
1
Sites
What's within four miles
05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER
Trails & Peaks
Trail segments
1
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.