JAC1982 wrote:
Except May won't be hunting season :) But I'd agree, like weather wise, May is about equal to October. Mother's Day weekend is notorious for one last snow storm that kills everyone's spring flowers, even down here on the front range. Last year we went camping the first weekend of May up at Flatiron Reservoir (so not very high up), and had beautiful weather, around 80 degrees. It snowed the next weekend.
October is a much better month for camping in the mountains than May.
I’ve found it unusual to have snow on the ground in October. You will still have large drifts in May.
And I’m not sure what hunting season has to do with it? Unless the tags you have conflict with your camping schedule......