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.