I am not familiar with colorado camping rules. If a group of people wanted to go backpacking into the middle of nowhere for 2 weeks can they do that? Do they HAVETO report into a ranger station?

What trouble are you in if you get caught with food outside 'bear containers'? Not by bears.. By rangers or whatever.

And what if you wanted to set up a campsite in the middle of nowhere and stay there a week. Are there any rules against something like this? Where could I do this in colorado?

You do not have to report to a ranger station. However a lot of the trail heads do have a book you can and SHOULD log in at.
Gives an idea as to which way/where you are going and the anticipated date of return. Good for any search parties
should the need happen.

The tranquil city of Denver is also the city of outdoor and adventure. The pleasantly warm climate can change chilling any moment. Therefore, it is always advisable to keep your sweaters or jackets at arms length, wherever you go. It is also to be noted that though it snows at unexpected moments, you can find snow melting away in no time. You will enjoy warm climate at the Rocky Mountains beyond the plains.

Come to Denver and go scuba diving when adventure bug bites and injures you badly. Activities like bicycling, trekking, hiking, rock climbing, horse riding, camping, canoeing, boating, kayaking, rafting, skiing, fishing, ice fishing, fly fishing, snow mobiles, dirt biking, jet skiing, surfing etc are some of the activities you can pursue while in Denver. The places to look for are Dillon Reservoir, Gross Reservoir, High Line Canal, Eleven Mile Reservoir, Williams Fork Reservoir and Waterton Canyon. Dillon reservoir is known for boat camping. Hunting is generally prohibited in Denver, but you can go hunting to adjacent state and federal property.

I am not that adventurous; do I have some thing in Denver? Hey, did you ask that question? OK, I will let you know other activities available in Denver too. Are you a lover of the past? Then you can go to different museums in Denver.

The main museums in Denver are:
Buffalo Bill Museum
Colorado Historical Society Museum (see here how Colorado looked 3 million years ago)
Denver Art Museum (a treasure-trove of American Indian and Spanish Art)
Museo de las Americas (learn about the art, life and culture of Latinos in America)
Denver Firefighters’ Museum
Colorado Railroad Museum
Denver Children’s Museum (designed for children up to age of
Denver Museum of Nature and Science, and
Molly Brown House (”unsinkable” lady millionaire Molly Brown’s home memoirs of Victorian era in Denver)

Advance reserve a trip to Denver mint to have a look at the processes of coin minting. Enjoy dance, theater performance, and enjoy shopping at Denver Pavilion in Sixteenth Street Mall or Larimer Square.

Denver zoo, always filled with some exotic wild animals is another place you can enjoy. You can take a ocean journey at the marine sciences center, where you will find fauna from the depths of pacific ocean.

If you are an ardent fan of artworks, go to the different art galleries of LoDo Historic District. Lower Downtown (LoDo) is also known for its restaurants and shopping centers. Red Rocks Amphitheater is a natural amphitheater, where you can enjoy some summer concerts.

Do you plan a full day playing with roller coasters and water theme games? Six Flags Elitch Gardens is the place to go.

Are you in the mood of spoiling your taste buds? You can hit more than a few hundred restaurants serving Italian, Chinese, continental, Indian, culinary delicacies. Most restaurants have an informal setup while some are formal, where you need to observe certain dress code.

Getting around in Denver is not a major hassle as it is in many big cities. Denver is a warm hospitable city. It also gives you a tranquilizing country life experience.

The time of year is around August and I want to be able to take my dog.

My favorite area Greys River & Smith Fork Creek . The head of the Greys is at the junction of Labarge Creek & Smith Fork Creek. Greys River is located central western Wyoming with its confluence near Alpine in northern Lincoln County, Wyoming, USA. The river is about 65 miles in length, starting high up in the Wyoming Range, 40 miles south of the town of Alpine. The river eventually flows into the Snake River forming the Snake River Canyon It is a rushing mountain stream that separates the high Wyoming Range (east) and Salt River Range (west). The Greys River joins the Snake just above the intersection of highways 89 and 26. Just a short distance downriver from the confluence of the two rivers, the Snake widens quickly and passes through Alpine and enters into Palisades Reservoir. Access to the Greys is plentiful; the road offers beautiful scenic views, wildflowers and lots of wildlife viewing. The road is normally open May thru October. This year due to abundant snow pack & cool spring temps it will more likely be June before you can drive very far up the Greys.It is always July before you can drive through to Smith Fork
Camping: There are five developed campgrounds along the Greys River and two on the Star Valley front.
Directions: From the south side of Palisades Reservoir, head east on US 89 to USFS Road 138 and follow the Greys upriver some 32 miles to Sheep Creek. The road provides several alternate access and scouting points. This scenic and wildlife rich area is little known except to local people. Moose, elk and deer are common. It is a natural migration corridor to SE Idaho and Utah, probably how moose reinhabited Utah beginning about 50 years ago. Wolves also follow the vicinity of the ridge south, but often run into the many bands of sheep.

http://www.fs.fed.us/r4/btnf/offices/greysriver.shtml

http://www.forwolves.org/ralph/alphabetic/commissary-ridge-WY.htm

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The city of Denver is also the city of outdoors and adventure. The pleasantly warm climate can change at any moment. Therefore, it is always advisable to keep your sweaters or jackets at arms length, wherever you go. It is also to be noted that though it snows at unexpected moments, you can find snow melting away in no time. You will enjoy the climate at the Rocky Mountains beyond the plains. So leave your Denver hotel and get out there to enjoy it.

Activities like bicycling, trekking, hiking, rock climbing, horse riding, camping, canoeing, boating, kayaking, rafting, skiing, fishing, ice fishing, fly fishing, snow mobiles, dirt biking, jet skiing, etc are some of the activities you can pursue while in Denver. The places to look for are Dillon Reservoir, Gross Reservoir, High Line Canal, Eleven Mile Reservoir, Williams Fork Reservoir and Waterton Canyon. Dillon reservoir is known for boat camping. Hunting is prohibited in Denver, but you can go hunting to adjacent state and federal property.

I am not that adventurous; do I have some thing in Denver? Hey, did you ask that question? OK, I will let you know other activities available in Denver too. Are you a lover of the past? Then you can go to different museums in Denver.

The main museums in Denver are:

Buffalo Bill Museum
Colorado Historical Society Museum (see here how Colorado looked 3 million years ago)
Denver Art Museum (a treasure-trove of American Indian and Spanish Art)
Museo de las Americas (learn about the art, life and culture of Latinos in America)
Denver Firefighters’ Museum
Colorado Railroad Museum
Denver Children’s Museum (designed for children up to age of
Denver Museum of Nature and Science, and
Molly Brown House (”unsinkable” lady millionaire Molly Brown’s home - memoirs of Victorian era in Denver)
The Denver Art Museum has just reopened in a stunning new building- an architectural masterpiece.

Advance reserve a trip to Denver mint to have a look at the processes of coin minting. Enjoy dance, theater performance, and enjoy shopping at Denver Pavilion in Sixteenth Street Mall or Larimer Square.

Denver zoo, always filled with some exotic wild animals is another place you can enjoy. You can take a ocean journey at the marine sciences center, where you will find fauna from the depths of the Pacific Ocean.

If you are an ardent fan of artworks, go to the different art galleries of LoDo Historic District. Lower Downtown (LoDo) is also known for its restaurants and shopping centers. Red Rocks Amphitheater is a natural amphitheater, where you can enjoy some summer concerts. LoDo is also a place where you can find many Denver Hotels.

Do you plan a full day playing with roller coasters and water theme games? Six Flags Elitch Gardens is the place to go. Here there is lots of fun for families and singles alike.

Are you in the mood of spoiling your taste buds? You can hit more than a few hundred restaurants serving Italian, Chinese, continental, Indian, culinary delicacies. Most restaurants have an informal setup while some are formal, where you need to observe certain dress code.

Getting around in Denver is not a major hassle as it is in many big cities. Denver is a warm hospitable city. It also gives you a tranquilizing country life experience. Accomodation is available at a wide range of Denver hotels.

I am in Grand Junction, CO and i'm looking for some advice on where to go camping in Western Colorado. We are planning a trip tomorrow and any advice i could definatley use!

Thank you!

There are some campgrounds on Rabbit Ears Pass near Steamboat Springs. The one I know about is near Dumont Lake on Rabbit Ears Pass. It tends to be a little buggy there but the wildflower displays around there are gorgeous.

We're looking for waterfalls, solitude, and quiet.

Snowmass/Maroon Bells Wilderness Area in the White River National Forest near Aspen, Colorado. Beautiful area. Waterfalls galore. Crystal clear lakes from snowmelt. Makes me wanna go back just thinking about it.

One thing many parents want their kids to experience is culture in other countries. One way to ensure that they are able to do this is to take them on vacations to these other countries. Through adventure vacations, you can have all the planning done for you. You only have to show up at the designated time and place. Here are a few family adventure vacations that will ensure you and your family have a wonderful time.

Go to Peru and follow in the footsteps of the Incas. Prices are about $2595 per person, and includes 13 nights in hotels or lodges, 12 days of multi-activity and sightseeing including easy trekking. There are a lot of things included in a package like this. You will get a professional English-speaking local leader, internal flights and associated airport transfers, and all land transportion involved in the itinerary. There will be hotel, hostal, hacienda and jungle lodge accommodation for a total of 13 nights.

A guided sightseeing tour of Cusco and a tour on horseback of some of the sights near to the city are also included. All rafting equipment will be provided along with professional English and Spanish-speaking river guides, trained in first-aid, swift water rescue and C.P.R. If you care to participate, mountain bikes, bike gloves and helmets will also be provided. A guided tour is provided at Machu Picchu and the entrance fees at Machu Picchu are also included. Meals are provided, except for some lunches and dinners.

If you want your children to experience a different culture, but can’t afford to go out of the country, you might try taking them out west, to experience life back when it was simpler. This trip can cost around $2795, and includes 2 nights in hotels, 5 nights in cabins and 7 nights camping, 13 days multi-activity and sightseeing including easy trekking.

You will have a professional local driver/guide, all land transport involved in the itinerary, including a 2-day rafting tour on the Colorado River and jeep tours above Telluride and at Monument Valley. You will go to National parks, where the entrance fees will be paid for. You will have hotel accommodation in Denver and in Las Vegas, 5 nights’ campground cabin accommodation, and 7 nights’ camping in tents. This also includes campground fees and all equipment (not personal equipment).

Most meals are included, with the exception of dinners on Days 1, 2, 5 and 14, breakfast on Day 2 and lunch on Day 2. You will be enjoying the great outdoors while riding around a working ranch on horseback, jeep and all-terrain vehicles. Sleeping under the stars and singing songs around campfires never sounded like so much fun.

Just remember, kids love to learn about different ways of life. Whether that means visiting another country or just going to a different state, they will come away with a lot of knowledge about the places they have been and things they have seen. Not only that, they will have had fun in the process. They will look forward to that “What I did this summer” essay when school starts back up!

Taking a family camping trip with a tent to Salida CO. We would like to do some fishing, hiking and possibly some horseback riding.

Hecla Junction is a great area to camp near Salida. It is off the main roads and set up against the Arkansas River. The fishing there is great and so is the scenery. It is managed by Colorado State Parks, so there is a fee to stay. The tent pads are large and level. There are also pit toilets which are nice when camping with kids and ladies. If your looking for a whitewater rafting adventure check out the Bighorn Sheep Canyon section of river just downstream of Salida by an hour. It is much more exciting and far less crowded than Browns. It is also great for kids! Have Fun!
http://www.lostpaddlerafting.com

AN unusual journey to the summit of Mount Evans by car. Altitude is 14,564 feet. This is not a joy ride.

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