Backpackers, come on in!

[Tinelement]

First weekend in June I have a few days without the family.

Looking for some ideas on a 2 night backpack trip!!

Early June, so snow pack may still be deep higher without snow shoes, which I don't have yet. Maybe next season.

Either way, post up your favorite trails and camping spots. (If you wanna, I know they can be secret!)

Thanks....

[spleify]

"Backpackers, come on in​!"


Is "Backpackers", dirty Sean's(shooterfab) nick name.....??

[hghclsswhitetrsh]

Fourth of July mine near Nederland.

[Dingo]

My brothers and I do the Mt Evans wilderness once a year. There's a cool little spot off trail which has the remnants of an old cabin, neatly strewn around in a pile. Firewood for the next 10 years, and nobody else seems to know its there. :-) I'm always up for some non-touristy hiking trails... preferably where there's zero chance of running into some yuppie from Boulder, out for a day hike.

[JasonM]

Check out Lost Creek Wilderness...plenty of trails, nice hiking and views. Weather is usually decent and acess to water is plentiful. Snowpack should be minimal or nonexistent in June. Got maps and a book if you want to borrow. Can give you intel on a few trailheads.

[muddywings]

Tag for ideas

[blacklabel]

I'll add more later but we always end up in the Comanche Wilderness.

[Aloha_Shooter]

Maroon Bells or Venable Pass.

[tmckay2]

yep, lost creek wilderness is your best bet. dry, reasonable terrain. take goose creek trail to the old cabins at the fork about five miles in. there is a nice river there you can wade in, fish in, get water, etc. from there you can hike to the old crank shaft or just around. beautiful red boulders and weird rock formations, nice rock caves and places to set up camp and the trees are plentiful but sparse enough you can actually walk through them easily to find nice views and stuff. not a terribly far drive either.

[tmckay2]

maroon bells are likely too snowy/watery that time of year. i went mid june and was wading through waist high and very fast current rivers with trees flowing down them. lets just say it wasn't pleasant. over by maroon bells there are some cool hot springs on conundrum trail but again that time of year it was rough. as the guy who we met at the hot springs said, "jesus how did you guys like that indiana jones shit?"

i wouldn't do maroon bells area til july or so. beautiful area though.

[BushMasterBoy]

I like Difficult Campground near Aspen. Or hike and camp at Conundrum Hot Springs.

http://www.reserveamerica.com/campgroundDetails.do?subTabIndex=0&&contractCode=nrso&parkCode=diff

http://www.selecthikes.com/are-you-kidding-me/111-conundrum-springs

[Rabid]

I like Difficult Campground near Aspen. Or hike and camp at Conundrum Hot Springs.

http://www.reserveamerica.com/campgroundDetails.do?subTabIndex=0&&contractCode=nrso&parkCode=diff

http://www.selecthikes.com/are-you-kidding-me/111-conundrum-springs

Conundrum is a fun one in the winter the only problem is you are not supposed to have fires in the sites around the hot springs, but that does not stop a lot of people from doing so.

Another good place this time of year would be in the greenhorn wilderness.

[Shootersfab]

"Backpackers, come on in​!"


Is "Backpackers", dirty Sean's(shooterfab) nick name.....??


Oh so you mean like this??????????


http://i1193.photobucket.com/albums/aa351/tinelement/Spring%20Snow%20Backpack/IMG_1711-1.jpg


[bad-banana]

[jaskuo]

Indian Peaks Wilderness has some great stuff

[Tinelement]

Seriously though...

Up for anything. Just looking for good couple nights of Backpacking! Here is some shots from this last weekend.........

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http://i1193.photobucket.com/albums/aa351/tinelement/Spring%20Snow%20Backpack/IMG_1769.jpg

http://i1193.photobucket.com/albums/aa351/tinelement/Spring%20Snow%20Backpack/IMG_1726.jpg

http://i1193.photobucket.com/albums/aa351/tinelement/Spring%20Snow%20Backpack/IMG_1817.jpg

[Tinelement]

And thanks for all the replies so far!

We should make this the 2013 Backpacking thread. Going to add alot to it...

[IceAxe]

+1 for Lost Creek Wilderness

[Great-Kazoo]

"Backpackers, come on in​!"


Is "Backpackers", dirty Sean's(shooterfab) nick name.....??


He asked about back packers, not Fudge packers

[Irving]

Anyone ever hiked in to Strawberry Lake south of Lake Granby?

[Tinelement]

He asked about back packers, not Fudge packers

You know what he meant sir.....

[LOL]

[Tinelement]

Indian Peaks Wilderness has some great stuff

love that area. Been day hiking up there but no overnighters. Will look into!


I'll add more later but we always end up in the Comanche Wilderness.

Totally rocks. Been up there. Is this Pingree park b-17 crash right??? Can't remember right now.


Anyone ever hiked in to Strawberry Lake south of Lake Granby?

Good friend lived up that way and said it was awesome. I'll research it agin.

[Ah Pook]

I hear Baily Guns' property has some good views. [Peep]


Fourth of July trails and Indian Peaks Wilderness are great but can be overcrowded on the weekends.

Cottonwood Pass
Hancock Pass
Rabbit Ears Pass
Mosquito Pass

It's CO, where can't you pack fudge...I mean backpack just about anywhere. [Flower]

[Irving]

Any stuff in Grand County is of interest to me. I've got a place up there and need to spend more time there.

[jaskuo]

Indian Peaks is great once you cross the divide. Before then you tend to get a lot of day hikers but last time I did a loop saw less than 10 people in 3 days

[blacklabel]

Totally rocks. Been up there. Is this Pingree park b-17 crash right??? Can't remember right now.

This page should have everything you've ever wanted to know about the Comanche Peak Wilderness.

Joe and Frede's Comanche Peak Wilderness Page (http://www.joeandfrede.com/comanche.htm)

We usually take the Beaver Creek Trail and then go from there depending on what we feel up to. There are a ton of trails up there.

[Tinelement]

This page should have everything you've ever wanted to know about the Comanche Peak Wilderness.

Joe and Frede's Comanche Peak Wilderness Page (http://www.joeandfrede.com/comanche.htm)

We usually take the Beaver Creek Trail and then go from there depending on what we feel up to. There are a ton of trails up there.

Awesome link. I have camped at Comanche Lake, and done the B-17 crash. But the other routes look awesome! Thanks again for the post, got some more exploring to do up there!

[Awesom]

[jaypkay]

Couple of years ago my friends went on a dad and daughters backpacking trip on the Neversummer wilderness area. It was awesome!!! We hit Mt. Baker, Parika Pass and fished for trout in Parika lake. It rained so much that even our Jet Boil coulndt keep our fire lit. A couple of folks got tench foot because they didn't have waterproof hiking boots. Regardless, it was truly beautiful and lonely...our girls loved it.

This year we're thinking of going on a big backpacking trip near Maroon Bells or taking the Durango(?) train and hopping off to go into backcountry with our daughters.

[jaypkay]

Check out Lost Creek Wilderness...plenty of trails, nice hiking and views. Weather is usually decent and acess to water is plentiful. Snowpack should be minimal or nonexistent in June. Got maps and a book if you want to borrow. Can give you intel on a few trailheads.

If this is the same area I'm thinking of, it's a nice spot to get to from Denver. My kids and I went there and it's full of great day Hikes. There is a creek that runs through and we fished Brookies with a fly rod. Some trails are longer but I always bring a water pump. On the way back we usually hit bud's in Sedalia for a burger.

[Blockhead]

Check out Lost Creek Wilderness...plenty of trails, nice hiking and views. Weather is usually decent and acess to water is plentiful. Snowpack should be minimal or nonexistent in June. Got maps and a book if you want to borrow. Can give you intel on a few trailheads.

This. Went backpacking there twice last year and really enjoyed it.

[Tinelement]

Here is a great overnighter. Twin Crater Lakes.

http://www.thebackpacker.com/trails/co/trail_584.php

http://i1193.photobucket.com/albums/aa351/tinelement/Mountains/IMG_1055_0073_zpsb6398bdf.jpg

[jaypkay]

There is also a great trail, I think it's called the Gore Creek trail, that goes from the back of Wildernest (Silverthorn) to east vail over red buffalo pass. it is truly gorgeous and follow water which is nice. I think it hits 12,400 but not sure. Great camping spots on the way with beautiful alpine meadows. I did this one with both a dad/girls and dad/boys trip and they all loved it. There is a camping spot closer to the Wildernest trailhead near a waterfall that has a large rock outcropping that you can lay upon and have a magnificent view of the stars!!!