Can you reserve a site at Kenosha Pass Railroad Station Documentary Site: 2?

No. Kenosha Pass Railroad Station Documentary Site: 2 is not reservable through Recreation.gov, so sites are first-come, first-served or booked elsewhere.

Kenosha Pass Railroad Station Documentary Site: 2

Facility · Colorado ·

Managed by the USDA Forest Service

Pike National Forest (NF) · Open Access

10,024 ft
Elevation

RAILWAYS OF YESTERYEAR

The creation of the Denver, South Park and Pacific Railroad was fueled by the silver boom and mining industry. It also served to tie Denver to the cattle and lumber markets in South Park and south-central Colorado.

Tourism brought additional dollars to the railroads until 1900. With the event of World War I, all United States railroad were managed by the U.S. Railroad Administration. When the war ended, management rights were returned to individual railroads.

On April 10, 1937, the last passenger train rain from Leadville to Denver; the line was dismantled in 1938.

Getting there

39.41280, -105.75977 · 39°24'46.1"N 105°45'35.2"W

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Typical weather

Typically 75°F in Jul, down to 33°F in Dec.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
High °F	34	36	43	49	59	70	75	72	66	54	42	33
Low °F	9	9	16	22	30	38	43	42	35	25	17	9
Precip in	0.6	0.7	1.0	1.5	1.7	1.4	2.6	2.3	1.4	1.0	0.7	0.6

1991–2020 averages from the nearest NOAA station, 5.5 mi away — not measured at the facility itself, and elevation can make a real difference over that distance.

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Common questions about Kenosha Pass Railroad Station Documentary Site: 2

Can you reserve a site at Kenosha Pass Railroad Station Documentary Site: 2?: No. Kenosha Pass Railroad Station Documentary Site: 2 is not reservable through Recreation.gov, so sites are first-come, first-served or booked elsewhere.

Camping near Kenosha Pass Railroad Station Documentary Site: 2

Kenosha Pass Campground 0.2 mi · Campground · we watch it
Kenosha East 0.3 mi · Campground · we watch it
Timberline Campground 1.3 mi · Campground · we watch it
Aspen (Co) 4.4 mi · Campground · we watch it
Lodgepole (Jefferson Lake, Fairplay Colorado) 4.8 mi · Campground · we watch it
Handcart 5.3 mi · Campground · we watch it
Hall Valley 5.4 mi · Campground · we watch it
Jefferson Creek 5.6 mi · Campground · we watch it
Kenosha Pass Railroad Station Documentary Site: 3 less than 0.1 mi · Facility
Kenosha Pass Railroad Station Documentary Site: 1 less than 0.1 mi · Facility
Lodgepole Campground 4.4 mi · Campground
Hall Valley Campground 5.4 mi · Campground

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