Bureau of Land Management · Colorado
Gypsum Valley Recreation Site Campground
Bureau of Land Management · Colorado, United States
- Sites
- 3
- Cost
- No fees at this site.
- Elevation
- 5,322 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Cell coverage
- T-Mobile none · AT&T none · Verizon none (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Phone
- 970-882-7296
- Activities
- Boating
About
BLM campground. BLM's Gypsum Valley Recreation site is a remote site about 50 miles north of Dove Creek. The site serves primarily as a boat launch for the portion of the Dolores River flowing through the Dolores River Canyon Wilderness Study Area. There are three designated campsites here with rock fire rings and shade shelters. There are no other services/facilities for camping. Beyond boating, other popular uses of the Gypsum area are rock climbing, OHV touring, and hiking.
There is no fee at this site, and camping is on a first come, first served basis. The busiest time of year is when there is a 'boatable release' on the lower Dolores from McPhee Reservoir, generally mid-April to mid-June. Outside of this timeframe, one would expect to have the area to themselves.
Stay limit: 14 Day Stay Limit.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 39° | 21° | 3° | 53° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 43° | 26° | -2° | 56° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 52° | 32° | 7° | 78° | 8 of 11 |
| April | 66° | 39° | 25° | 81° | 5 of 11 |
| May | 76° | 50° | 36° | 87° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 89° | 61° | 48° | 100° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 94° | 67° | 57° | 102° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 90° | 64° | 55° | 97° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 83° | 58° | 43° | 92° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 68° | 44° | 26° | 79° | 2 of 10 |
| November | 58° | 34° | 23° | 68° | 8 of 10 |
| December | 45° | 25° | 6° | 56° | 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.
Nearby campgrounds
- Bedrock Campground · Bureau of Land Management · 12 mi
- Buckeye Recreation Area · USDA Forest Service · 23 mi
- Dolores River Dispersed Camping · Bureau of Land Management · 23 mi
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- Box Elder Rec Site · Bureau of Land Management · 23 mi · 11 sites
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