We will be picking up our new off road camper in a couple weeks and we are hoping to try it out a few times this winter. What are your go to spots in CO that are not snowed in?
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Come to southern Colorado. The Sangre de Christo mountains have no snow yet. Hermit Pass outside of Westcliffe is gorgeous right now. The sunsets are incredible.
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I am also looking for info on this, looking to Offroad in the next few weeks. Any more updates on good areas to go? I was thinking around canyon city area.
Might be a good area. I have a friend that lives kind of near there Ill check in with.
We have no snow in Custer county. You can get out on some nice trails in the Sangre de Christo mountains. There is plenty of dispersed camping up there. The roads are mostly dry, but some trails like Hermit Pass have sheets of ice that would be hard to get by. Just depends on how challenging you want.
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Id be hauling my trailer so dry roads are definitely a must right now. Just picked her up and no risk with her yet :) Any suggestions on dispersed camping in the area?
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Hermit Pass has some great spots lower down, also the road to Rainbow lake has a bunch. They are both really rocky, but easy. We have snow forecast for this weekend, but it won't be much. Be sure to check out Westcliffe, it is a cool town.
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Either will be mildly challenging with a trailer. As long as the trailer has as much ground clearance as the truck, and you go slow, it should be fine. Hermit has less switchbacks, and there are some good spots below Hermit Falls. I would recommend airing down truck and trailer to smooth out the ride. There are some switchbacks on the road to Rainbow lake that have some snow, so maybe not that road.
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Still looking to camp this weekend, somewhere south of Denver. Ill be hauling a trailer so really looking for a relatively easy sire to get to, given this weekends past snow.
Check out Rampart Range. South of Denver, not much snow, easy access, camping. Check, check, check, check.
EDIT: Rampart Rd closed on 12/1 for the winter. It's been so mild this winter I forgot about the scheduled closing.
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I haven't been out there this winter, but since it's been so mild I thought I'd ask about camping somewhere off of Goose Creek rd by Deckers. This is Goose Creek Campground which may be closed, but there are plenty of dispersed spots out here. 39.171975, -105.359890
I love that place but with the roads so narrow and a lot of shade, might be sketchy with my truck and camper behind it
