Need a Last minute camping spot

[hurley842002]

Good luck is all I can say. I used to love mid week days off because I could camp and shoot anywhere I wanted, not anymore, it doesn't matter when or where you go, you won't be alone. The 102k people that moved here in 2015, yup thank them. Put it into reality, that is like all of Pueblo moving here in one year.

ETA: I won't camp with fire restrictions in place.

[jslo]

Wife and I usually hit Blue Mesa and have never had an issue, but then we typically get in a day before the weekend crowd. West side, way back at the Black Canyon side. According to the website no fire restrictions, yet.

[Martinjmpr]

If you can leave late on Thursday you can get a boondocking spot near Jefferson. Go South on 285 to Jefferson, then turn Southeast on Tarryall road, go about 8 miles to County Road 39. Turn left (North.) There are camping spots all along there. Wife and I camped there with our teardrop group last August, we went up on Thursday night and snagged a primo spot. There are also lots of bluffs and hills you can use as backstops if you want to shoot.

I believe Park County has a fire ban so be aware. If you want a fire anyway get yourself one of these:

https://www.amazon.com/Camp-Chef-Red...pane+camp+fire

[Martinjmpr]

Also it's a little further away but if you can get on the other side of Cottonwood Pass to the Taylor River area there are lots of places to camp and it's rarely crowded because it's so far from Denver. We camped there over 4th of July last year and even though it should have been one of the busiest weekends of the year, there were plenty of camping spots available. We camped at Lottis Creek but there are lots of USFS campgrounds and you can also just do dispersed camping (boondocking) out in the forest.

[Robb]

Good info, Haven't been to the Buena Vista area much, last time was probably over 20 years ago climbing Antero.

[Bmac]

https://www.amazon.com/Camp-Chef-Red...pane+camp+fire[/QUOTE]


I was thinking about getting something like that after being turned around because of the fire ban last weekend.

It definitely wouldn't be like a big ass fire you can see from space but it would be better than 2 lanterns and a zippo.

[kwando]

I was thinking about getting something like that after being turned around because of the fire ban last weekend.

It definitely wouldn't be like a big ass fire you can see from space but it would be better than 2 lanterns and a zippo.

No fireban where I went last weekend.

[Martinjmpr]

https://www.amazon.com/Camp-Chef-Red...pane+camp+fire

I was thinking about getting something like that after being turned around because of the fire ban last weekend.

It definitely wouldn't be like a big ass fire you can see from space but it would be better than 2 lanterns and a zippo.[/QUOTE]

You can cook on it too. It's actually pretty convenient. When we are 'dry camping' it's nice to not have to use precious water to put out a fire. Just turn the valve to "off", wait for it to cool off and back into the bag it goes. No ashes to clean up, and much less soot on the pots and pans.

[Robb]

Kwando,
Where's you head last weekend?

[kwando]

Robb - We go to taylor park every year.