Colorado Camping Travel Guide

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Top Camping Destinations In Colorado

• Curecanti National Recreation Area, CO
  
• Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve, CO
  

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Great Sand Dunes National Park, Colorado (Corbis)

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Top Camping Destinations	Related Travel Guides	Find Hotels
Curecanti National Recreation Area		Hotels
Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve		Hotels

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Feature Articles

• Winter Camping
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  Telluride, Colorado
• GORP - Rocky Mountain National Park - Colorado - Camping & Lodging
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• GORP - Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park - Colorado - Camping
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• GORP - South San Juan Wilderness, Colorado
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• GORP - Cache la Poudre River - Colorado
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Trip Ideas

• Hit the Trail in Rocky Mountain National Park
  Top Denver Day Trips & Overnighters: Rocky Mountain National Park (71 miles to the park’s Estes Park entrance)
• Backyard Playgrounds
  Denver
• Rafting Lodore Canyon in Utah's Dinosaur National Monument
  

Practical Advice

• How to Build a Snow Cave
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  Ask ten people how to make a snow cave and you'll get ten different answers. Winter-survival expert Greg Davenport, 49, ends the debate. Here's his definitive guide to making a bomber backcountry bunker.
• Car Camping: A Packing List
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• GORP - Recovering from a Dislocated Joint - Dislocated Joints in the Backcountry
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• GORP - Dislocated Knee - Dislocated Joints in the Backcountry
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• GORP - Dislocated Fingers and Toes - Dislocated Joints in the Backcountry
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Gear

• Squishy Bowls
  Portable, packable dining ware
• Winter Camping Gear Essentials
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  It’s a winter wonderland. Get out there and enjoy it.
• Complete Gear Archives: Camping
  From in-depth gear review articles and Gear Guy Q&A highlights to the latest—and past—entries in Outside magazine’s award-giving Summer and Winter Buyer’s Guides, a detailed overview of all things related to camping
• Marmot Aura Tent
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  Home Sweet Dome
• Winter Camping
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  Enjoy the peace, quiet, and very, very warm gear.

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Attractions

Dunes Overlook/Sand Ramp Trail

Good For Camping

From north, take 17 off 285; from south, follow 150 off 160


Description: Hike two-mile Sand Ramp Trail to the foothills of Sangre de Cristos. Survey the panorama of sandy... Read More

Expert Rated & Recommended

Elk Creek Marina

Good For Camping

15 miles west of Gunnison


Description: Boaters will find everything they need at full-service Elk Creek Marina—slip rental, a gas dock, a repairs facility, and a gift shop. ... Read More

Expert Rated & Recommended

Blue Mesa Reservoir

Good For Camping

U.S. Hwy. 50


Description: Colorado's largest body of water, Blue Mesa Reservoir boasts endless shoreline. It's a popular destination for windsurfers, boaters, and fishing enthusiasts.... Read More

Expert Rated & Recommended

Hotels

Cimarron Campground

Curecanti National Recreation Area
Montrose, CO

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Good For Camping

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Best Western Red Arrow

1702 E Main Street
Montrose, CO 81401-3811 Map

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Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites MONTROSE-TOWNSEND

1391 S TOWNSEND AVE
Montrose, CO 81401 Map

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