CO Camping Gems

Glad I found this thread. Only camped in Georgetown so far. Off guanella pass (probably spelled wrong). Now I will try some of these spots this year.

 

Also do I have to get a OHV sticker for my truck to go to those dispersed camping spots on trails. I know Colorado likes to get paid for everything we do. Never paid so much for plates on a Toyota before.

 

no beer?

 

It depends on the trail, here's a list of ones requiring the additional OHV permit

1 21 Road Jeep Trail (Hunter Canyon) BLM Grand Jct. Field Office
2 Basin 4WD Trail – #2603 GMUG National Forest – Grand Valley RD
3 Big Creek Trail – #265 (+spurs) GMUG National Forest – Grand Valley RD
4 Billing’s Canyon Rock Crawl Route BLM – Grand Jct. Field Office
5 Bittle Loop Trail #269 GMUG National Forest – Grand Valley RD
6 Boulder Canyon Rock Crawl Trail BLM – Dry Creek Area – Montrose
7 Brush Creek Jeep Trail – #9738 GMUG National Forest – Gunnison RD
8 Cabin 4WD Trail – #2606 GMUG National Forest – Grand Valley RD
9 Cactus Ridge Trail BLM – Dry Creek Rec. Area – Montrose Field Office
10 Calamity Canyon Rock Crawl Trail BLM – Dry Creek Rec. Area – Montrose
11 Carnage Canyon Rock Crawl Route BLM/USFS/CPW – Buena Vista/Salida
12 Castle Rock Jeep Trail #881 (+spurs) GMUG National Forest – Paonia RD
13 Coal Creek Mesa Trail #711 (+spurs) GMUG National Forest – Paonia RD
14 Corral Gulch Trail #2658 GMUG National Forest – Grand Valley RD
15 Death Row Rock Crawl Trail BLM – Dry Creek Area – Montrose
16 Deplar Park Jeep Trail #9769 GMUG – Gunnison National Forest
17 Die Trying Rock Crawl Trail BLM – Dry Creek Area – Montrose
18 Flattop Jeep Trail #9863 (+spurs) GMUG – Gunnison National Forest
19 Freedom Rock Crawl Trail BLM Royal Gorge Field Office – near Penrose
20 Full size trails #265 & 701 (seasonally) GMUG National Forest – Paonia RD
21 Gunsight Pass Trail #9585 GMUG – Gunnison National Forest
22 Hancock Pass Jeep Trail #9266 GMUG – Gunnison National Forest
23 Independence Rock Crawl Trail BLM Royal Gorge Field Office – near Penrose
24 Italian Pass Jeep Trail #9642 GMUG – Gunnison National Forest
25 Jenny Creek 4WD Trail #808.1 Boulder RD – Roosevelt National Forest
26 La Fair Trail #2668 GMUG National Forest – Grand Valley RD
27 La Plata Canyon Full size trails #791-798 San Juan National Forest – Columbine RD
28 Land’s End Trail #897 GMUG National Forest – Paonia RD
29 Liberty Rock Crawl Trail BLM Royal Gorge Field Office – near Penrose
30 Lime Ridge Jeep Trail #9624 GMUG – Gunnison National Forest
31 Little Coal Creek Jeep Trail #883 GMUG National Forest – Paonia RD
32 Little Bear Lake Trail #2660 GMUG National Forest – Grand Valley RD
33 Lone Cabin Jeep Trail #876 GMUG National Forest – Paonia RD
34 McDonald Mesa Jeep Trail #8891.B GMUG National Forest – Paonia RD
35 Middle-Middle Rock Crawl Route BLM Colorado River Valley Field Office – near Gypsum
36 Mud Holes Trail #2670 GMUG National Forest – Grand Valley RD
37 Mud Springs Rock Crawl Routes/ Area BLM Tres Rios Field Office – near Cortez
38 Napolean Pass Jeep Trail #9540 (+spurs) GMUG – Gunnison National Forest
39 Needle Rock Jeep Trails #712.1B&.1C & 881 GMUG – Paonia RD
40 North Bench Trail #2633 GMUG National Forest – Grand Valley RD
41 Old Tin Cup Pass Jeep Trail #9267.3D GMUG – Gunnison National Forest
42 Patriot Rock Crawl Trail BLM Royal Gorge Field Office – near Penrose
43 Rangely Rock Crawl Park (all trails) BLM White River Field Office – Rangely, CO
44 Raven Mesa Trail #711 GMUG National Forest – Paonia RD
45 Red Canyon Trail #5118 GMUG National Forest – Norwood RD
46 Schoneman Ditch Camp Jeep Trail #8703.3A GMUG – Paonia RD
47 Scratch and Dent Rock Crawl Trail BLM – Dry Creek Rec. Area – Montrose Field Office
48 Sidewinder Jeep Trail BLM – Kremmling Field Office
49 Sims Mesa Trail #6115 GMUG National Forest – Ouray RD
50 Spur Jeep Trail #6544.3B GMUG National Forest – Ouray RD
51 Sun Creek Jeep Trail #9637 GMUG – Gunnison National Forest
52 Ten Falls Rock Crawl Route #8483 BLM CO River Valley FO – near Gypsum
53 Throughline Jeep Trail #8864 GMUG National Forest – Paonia RD
54 Tierod Bender Rock Crawl Route BLM CO River Valley FO – near Gypsum
55 Todd Reservoir Jeep Trail #8891 GMUG National Forest – Paonia RD
56 Tomichi Pass Jeep Trail #9888 GMUG – Gunnison National Forest
57 Topless Rock Crawl Trail BLM – Dry Creek Rec. Area – Montrose Field Office
58 Union Canyon Trail #9631 (+spurs) GMUG – Gunnison National Forest
59 Upper-Middle Rock Crawl Route #8469 BLM CO River Valley FO – near Gypsum
60 Virginia Creek Jeep Trail #814 (+spurs) GMUG National Forest – Paonia RD

https://staythetrail.org/full-size-trails/

 

I thought the OHV sticker was a joke! Do you have to make reservations now too?

 

For some campgrounds yes you do

 

Yeah you cant even hike Quandry without one.

 

I am serious and dont call me Shirley!

 

Sorry if a repost, but the wife's commentary during the descent is awesome.

 

Does anyone use one of those portable propane camp fires?

 

I do. It's definitely a nice to have so that you can still have a place to congregate when theres fire bans. I can usually get a weekend out of a 20lb tank if i keep it on low.

 

We do, as well. We use it on the back deck during fire bans and throw it in the truck for camping. I think ours is an Outland Living(?), the Cypress model.

 

i was gifted an ignik fire can and the 8lb growler (i think, haven't got it from my aunt's house yet) last weekend but haven't tried it out.

but yea i wanted it to use during fire bans.

thought about a small chain saw or sawzall for firewood stuff, but figured this would be fine for the fire bans

 

We have an Outland Firebowl. Great for fire bans but takes up a ton of space in the bed. Think we have a 21”, kind of wish I went with the 18”.

 

Hey guys, learn from my mistake: These dispersed camp sites located on the north side of Gross Reservoir are closed for the next 1-2 years due to trash and frequent private property trespassing. (Coordinates of camp site 39°57'39.5"N 105°22'52.8"W) The actual closure notice and gate are around here: 39°57'34.9"N 105°22'14.9"W)

Apparently it's been closed for awhile now but I only recently found it because I was looking for camp sites near the South Boulder Creek to do some nice overnight fishing trips to get away from Denver.
If anyone has any good camp spots/roads near nice fishable tailwaters my DMs are open.

 

Picture of the closure notice.

 

little hard to see but does this include the little area with the 3 tent icon is marked

 

Don’t forget to look at & add to https://bushducks.com/tripreps/passopen.htm

 

Negative. The 3-tent-icons are the Winiger Ridge established government sites. Those should still be unaffected by the dispersed camping closure on the north side, but I don't know that for certain.