Going camping this weekend

[glock21]

so im going camping this weekend with the wife and daughter, I was gona go to the national forest just south of fairplay. Any one know a good place around that area that has a lake were i can fish and shoot,
hopefully thats not a state park that i have to pay to camp. and if anyone wants to go theres a open invitation for families to join us

[kwando]

the best place i've been for open camping, guarantee fish (trout) and shooting is Taylor Park. Going the first full weekend of Aug, kinda far but it is so nice. You can find a spot to camp where you won't hear or see anyone.

[glock21]

were is that at, what part of colorado

[68Charger]

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=taylor+park+colorado

a bit further out than Fairplay- never been there myself...
but it sounds like the kind of camping that I'm used to (when I lived in Alaska)

[theGinsue]

the best place i've been for open camping, guarantee fish (trout) and shooting is Taylor Park. Going the first full weekend of Aug, kinda far but it is so nice. You can find a spot to camp where you won't hear or see anyone.

+1

This is my (and my wife's) FAVORITE place to camp. There are some fantastic places to camp just off of Taylor Resv. on the road to Tincup.

The area is beautiful, you can rent a boat from the marina on the lake for pretty decent price, the fishing is good, and most places you'd choose to camp would be really good for shooting too.

While I don't recommend it, you can rent ATV's and UTV's (such as the Polaris Razor, http://www.polarisindustries.com/en-.../Overview.aspx) from the Taylor Park Trading Post, and if you want a restaurant meal, the Nugget Cafe at the Trading Post serves great food for fair prices (I love their breakfast waffle bar). My wife had us stay at the Taylor Park Trading Post RV Park last year. I'm not so fond of that place, but it does have full hookup. To me, it isn't camping when you're side-by-side with everybody else in the camp.

were is that at, what part of colorado

It's on the West side of Cottonwood Pass from Buena Vista. The pass is easy enough to go up and down (paved on the East side to the top, gravel on the West side) and is very scenic.

[glock21]

what would you guys say 5-6 hour drive

[Mtn.man]

Tarryall lake south of Jefferson, camp fish shoot in the forest,

[glock21]

nice thats a little closer, ima head up to salida tomorrow morning they have a nice free outdoor range there

[Anton]

Just got back from Taylor today. Caught me some nice Brown Trout in a little beaver pond I would've never even bothered with and of course caught some Rainbow up at Mirror Lake (which is stocked). Had a hell of a time.

Taylor's sure getting crowded anymore, though. I saw more people on Cottonwood Pass than I'd used to see total in a week's camping.

[theGinsue]

what would you guys say 5-6 hour drive

Mirror Lake is beautiful and a great drive from Taylor. I saw the most amazing rainbow (super HD in brilliance) last year along that drive.