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7,000–9,000 ft · CO🚗 Directions
Boulder County front range. Mix of lodgepole and spruce. Chanterelle and king bolete habitat. Nederland serves as a staging town.
Updated May 29, 4:02 AM MT
Precip 7d
Observed precipitation from PRISM 4km gridded analysis, sampled at the region centroid through 2026-05-27. Used when no SNOTEL/SCAN station is mapped to this region.0.17"
PRISM 4km · thru 05-27
Precip 14d
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46 sites
Large campground near Nederland. Easy access to Gordon Gulch.
Arapaho & Roosevelt National Forests Pawnee NG
Arapaho & Roosevelt National Forests Pawnee NG
Arapaho & Roosevelt National Forests Pawnee NG
Arapaho & Roosevelt National Forests Pawnee NG
Arapaho & Roosevelt National Forests Pawnee NG
16 sites
Small remote campground west of Nederland. In prime habitat.
31 sites
75 sites
Arapaho & Roosevelt National Forests Pawnee NG
⚠ Road Access Notice
Always verify road access is public before following GPS directions to mountain areas. Many forest roads are seasonal, gated, or require 4WD. Dispersed camping follows USFS/BLM rules (typically 14-day limit). Check ranger district offices for current road and campground conditions.
1.59"
PRISM 4km · thru 05-27
Soil Temp
44°F
SWE
Snow Water Equivalent — how much water is in the snowpack vs. normal. Declining SWE means snowmelt is adding moisture to the soil.0%
Drought
None
Snowmelt
steady
soil temp marginal (44°F vs 45°F min, 3/7 days above), today 0.29 VWC, 7d avg 0.25 — moisture sustained
soil temp marginal (44°F vs 50°F min, 0/7 days above), today 0.29 VWC, 7d avg 0.25 — moisture sustained
soil temp marginal (44°F vs 50°F min, 0/7 days above), today 0.29 VWC, 7d avg 0.25 — moisture sustained
soil temp marginal (44°F vs 50°F min, 0/7 days above), today 0.29 VWC, 7d avg 0.25 — moisture sustained
soil temp marginal (44°F vs 55°F min, 0/7 days above), today 0.29 VWC, 7d avg 0.25 — moisture sustained
soil temp marginal (44°F vs 60°F min, 0/7 days above), today 0.29 VWC, 7d avg 0.25 — moisture sustained
soil temp marginal (44°F vs 55°F min, 0/7 days above), today 0.29 VWC, 7d avg 0.25 — moisture sustained
Primordia readiness: Cold = mycelium dormant. Activating = soil warming, primordia building. Primed = 5+ sustained warm days at species threshold; fruiting imminent if moisture cooperates. Based on Schmidt 1983 / Mihail 2007.