I sound like a broken record. Get to this dispersed area EARLY! This one is on The Dyrt for god's sake. That website and app are okay, but there is nothing more exciting than taking a chance on a dispersed looking area, yelling at each other for an hour, then capitalizing on an amazing campsite.Continue reading "Dispersed Campsite – Clear Creek"

Last June we camped near Leadville, CO where it was in the upper 30's at night and we cranked up the four dog camp stove every night. We wound down out of the mountains and across the desert into Utah near Moab where sleeping bags were quite unnecessary. Like trying to sleep in an ovenContinue reading "Campground – Grandstaff, Utah"

Ever think, "Man, it's hot in Denver. Let's take the kids out of school on Friday and go camping." Then you get there and the mountains are still snowed in? If you haven't put your kids through the discomfort of this, you should. They'll learn more than they did in school that day anyway. TakeContinue reading "Dispersed Camping – Homestake Reservoir Road"

Byers Peak Wilderness. Camp on the banks of the easy flowing William's Fork river. Catch and eat some fresh fish. The air here is clear and clean. Try not to let the giant Henderson Mill molybdenum mine just over Ute Pass disturb you. David Ellis tepee and Davis wall tent. Looks like a Civil WarContinue reading "Dispersed Camping – Upper Williams Fork"

(This is now private, so don't try to find this spot) The summer days were perfectly warm as Mary Helen and I sat in our cozy back yard one evening sipping cold beers listening to the exciting sounds of the city. Ambulance sirens, dogs barking, and the occasional gunshot. Suddenly it dawned on us thatContinue reading "Dispersed Camping – Winter Park Private Pond"

Scanning Google Earth for dispersed camping is in a sense, relaxing, yet nowhere near representative of an actual place on our little blue real planet. Whether it be the undulating Rocky Mountains or even your own neighborhood there is no way to get the feel of a space until you actually set foot on it.Continue reading "Dispersed Camping – Geneva Creek"

Our eldest child became a Summer Camper a couple years ago at wonderful Colvig Silver Camp in Durango. We love Durango. It is decidedly Colorado with a western flair, but stretches its internationalist palate with delectable eateries such as Jean Pierre Bakery and The Irish Embassy Pub. And if you are into outdoor sports, DuranglersContinue reading "Campground – Florida Campground"

Friday came fast that week and I was swamped at work with things that I thought I couldn't put off until Monday for some stupid reason. A tepee in the shade, and tiny children running around everywhere. Gypsies. Since we had just been up the week before, we loaded everything already organized in the carContinue reading "Dispersed Camping – Winter Park Cemetery Site"

You wanna know how to blow $1,000 bucks real quick like? Start a campfire during a Stage II Fire Ban in the Arapaho/Roosevelt National Forests, that's how. Unauthorized flame. Colorado. As I sometimes like to point out in the right company, the Colorado Rocky Mountains were once considered the northern portion of Texas. I sometimesContinue reading "Dispersed Camping – French Creek"

Seedhouse Campground / Group Campground. Easy to get to yet far enough from Denver, and not too many idiots, besides yours truly. With pandemics and fire bans making for an interesting summer of 2020, you better call some ranger stations to see what wilderness and counties are allowing campfires (since camping without a fire sucks).Continue reading "Campground – Seedhouse"

Fire bans, COVID 19, and unemployment rates in Denver at record levels? You're going to have to drive further baby! Once upon a time I would hit the road to a green area on the frayed Colorado Gazetteer and with fingers crossed, find a nice little dispersed campsite near a babbling brook full of eagerContinue reading "Dispersed Camping – Flat Tops – Yampa, CO"