City, County & Regional Parks · Colorado
Red Canyon Park Camping Areas
City, County & Regional Parks · Colorado, United States
- Season
- Year-round
- Cost
- Free.
- Drinking water
- No
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Showers
- No
- Dump station
- No
- Pets
- Yes
- Elevation
- 6,404 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 2
- Nearest town
- Canon City
- Address
- Red Canyon Road (CR 9), Canon City, CO 81212
Site map
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About
Free primitive camping in Canon City's Red Canyon Park, a city-owned park of red sandstone spires about twelve miles north of town. Camping is in designated areas rather than numbered sites - the city describes four and a regional page says about five. Vault toilets and no drinking water. Maximum 72 hours in any two-week period. Open year-round.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 40° | 15° | -21° | 57° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 42° | 16° | -20° | 60° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 51° | 29° | -3° | 75° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 63° | 33° | 18° | 79° | 8 of 11 |
| May | 68° | 42° | 18° | 85° | 1 of 11 |
| June | 85° | 53° | 42° | 94° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 89° | 58° | 50° | 96° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 85° | 56° | 49° | 93° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 81° | 51° | 21° | 92° | 1 of 11 |
| October | 67° | 38° | 20° | 80° | 5 of 10 |
| November | 53° | 30° | -2° | 70° | 8 of 10 |
| December | 43° | 20° | -8° | 59° | 10 of 10 |
Mid-month figures from 2016–2026 of daily weather at this spot (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0), in °F. Typical is the median; coldest and hottest are the extremes seen.
Trails nearby
- Seep Springs · 2.3 mi as the crow flies
Blm T5830e 3.2 mi Hike, Blm T5830l 2.6 mi Hike, Blm T5830a 1.0 mi Hike · Drive there - Deer Haven Wilson Creek Trailhead · 5.6 mi as the crow flies
Blm T5827a 5.0 mi Hike · Drive there - Deer Haven Deer Park Trailhead · 6.0 mi as the crow flies
Blm T5826a 4.2 mi Hike · Drive there - Deer Haven Thompson Mountain Trailhead · 7.4 mi as the crow flies
Blm T5828b 2.9 mi Hike · Drive there - Booger Red Trailhead · 8.4 mi as the crow flies
Blm T5808a 3.1 mi Hike · Drive there
All 2,359 trails in BLM lands in Colorado
Trailheads the Park Service and the Forest Service map, within 10 miles as the crow flies; each trail's page has its length, climbing and the Service's description.
Nearby campgrounds
- Sand Gulch Campground · Bureau of Land Management · 2 mi · 31 sites
- The Bank Campground · Bureau of Land Management · 3 mi · 35 sites
- East Ridge Campground at Royal Gorge Park · City, County & Regional Parks · 9 mi · 23 sites
- Five Points Campground · Bureau of Land Management · 16 mi
- Wye Campground · USDA Forest Service · 20 mi
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