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06-15-2015, 04:06 PM
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1 Rivet Member
2015 22' FB Sport
Paradise
, Texas
Join Date: Oct 2014
Posts: 18
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Colorado Camping
We are planning a camping trip to CO later this summer. Our go-to campground is South Mineral just outside of Silverton, but we are open to suggestions. We want higher elevation (over 8000'), trees and preferably water of some sort (river, lake, etc). We will likely be boondocking. Anybody have recommendations? Preferably the south/southwest area of the state, as we will be driving from TX. Also does anyone know how far south the pine beetle infestation has moved?
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06-30-2015, 07:33 PM
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Hail on wheels
1992 25' Excella
Little Elm
, Texas
Join Date: Jul 2013
Posts: 92
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I will be following this thread. Another Texan that loves the cool area of Colorado
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06-30-2015, 07:49 PM
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Rivet Master
Airstream - Other
2016 Interstate Grand Tour Ext
Bosque Farms
, New Mexico
Join Date: Jan 2004
Posts: 7,030
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It all kind of depends on what kind of RVing experience you're looking for. Boondockers will have a very different array of possibilities than are available to folks who want hookups. Not necessarily a better array or even a larger one; just a very, very different one.
Lynn
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06-30-2015, 08:07 PM
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4 Rivet Member
1963 16' Bambi
Stevens Point
, Wisconsin
Join Date: Feb 2010
Posts: 318
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Hey Texasmommy,
We stayed at Molas lake, a campground run by the city of Silverton. It was wonderful. 10,000ft elevation, a small alpine lake with water available -perfect. Try it.
Tim
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07-09-2015, 05:26 PM
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2 Rivet Member
2008 27' Safari FB SE
Danville
, California
Join Date: Dec 2009
Posts: 39
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Like the Texan, we to are heading to Colorado but in mid September. Looks like we might have to stop at O'Haver lake. Looks great....is it pet friendly?
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07-09-2015, 10:10 PM
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2 Rivet Member
Denver
, Colorado
Join Date: Aug 2014
Posts: 62
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Yes, O'Haver Lake is pet friendly - we had our dog and two cats at the campground. One couple seemed two walk their two corgis around the campground about ten times a day.
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07-10-2015, 07:46 AM
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Rivet Master
2008 22' Safari
Oracle
, Arizona
Join Date: Oct 2007
Posts: 1,174
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Gunnison Nat'l Forest has everything you want and then some.
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07-10-2015, 10:38 AM
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2 Rivet Member
2008 27' Safari FB SE
Danville
, California
Join Date: Dec 2009
Posts: 39
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thanks ukulele2010, my dogs love water and will have a blast!
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08-12-2015, 01:11 PM
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3 Rivet Member
2020 16' Nest
Currently Looking...
Saint Augustine
, Florida
Join Date: Dec 2012
Posts: 142
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We stayed mineral creek for 11 nights 30s in the morning and 75 in the day, The solar panel kept up the power just fine. Although we never used the furnace I observed that the battery power dropped 25% at night
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08-12-2015, 02:04 PM
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Rivet Master
Currently Looking...
Mission
, Texas
Join Date: Jun 2015
Posts: 836
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Silverton is currently a mess. The years of mining the locals turned down being a superfund cleanup site has finally bubbled over.
Some alternatives:
Great Sand Dunes
Zapata Falls
Navajo Lake
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08-12-2015, 02:31 PM
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Rivet Master
2008 25' Classic
Full Time
, Texas
Join Date: Nov 2012
Posts: 4,309
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The Silverton leaders reasoning is similar to Amity Island major in the movie Jaws.
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2015 Ram 2500 6.7L Cummins. Crew Cab, 4x4, Silver
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08-12-2015, 04:35 PM
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Rivet Master
1971 21' Globetrotter
Currently Looking...
Currently Looking...
Currently Looking...
Arvada
, Colorado
Join Date: May 2006
Posts: 3,530
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It was actually our own USA EPA that blew out the mine plug. It a bigger superfund site now. It will take years for the Las Animas river basin to recover. I really liked this area.
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08-12-2015, 04:49 PM
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Rivet Master
2006 25' Safari FB SE
Currently Looking...
Durango
, Colorado
Join Date: Feb 2006
Posts: 1,112
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Quote:
Originally Posted by nrgtrakr
Silverton is currently a mess. The years of mining the locals turned down being a superfund cleanup site has finally bubbled over.
Some alternatives:
Great Sand Dunes
Zapata Falls
Navajo Lake
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The news coverage is killing the Silverton/Durango area. I live on the Animas River and am president of the ditch company. It is currently clear and and an hour ago, EPA contractors checked both of my wells and the ph was neutral on a well that is 150 yards from the river bank. The very subject of the nrgtrakr post is why the residents of Silverton have passed on the Superfund. It is a tourist killer. What you didn't hear on the news over the past 4 days is that Fish & Game put 108 trout fingerlings in four locations and 107 survived. Because of the volume of cancellations, there are plenty of spots available! BTW, Navajo lake splits the Colorado/New Mexico boundary and the Colorado side is superior. If you love the desert, the Great Sand Dunes is great. No shade and plenty of sand.
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08-12-2015, 04:54 PM
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4 Rivet Member
Rockingham
, North Carolina
Join Date: Jun 2015
Posts: 353
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Coaster,
That looks like an amazing spot to park an Airstream. Thanks for the pic.
Dan
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08-12-2015, 04:57 PM
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Rivet Master
2006 25' Safari FB SE
Currently Looking...
Durango
, Colorado
Join Date: Feb 2006
Posts: 1,112
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Quote:
Originally Posted by nrgtrakr
Silverton is currently a mess. The years of mining the locals turned down being a superfund cleanup site has finally bubbled over.
Some alternatives:
Great Sand Dunes
Zapata Falls
Navajo Lake
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The news coverage is killing the Silverton/Durango area. I live on the Animas River and am president of the ditch company. About an hour ago, EPA contractors checked both of my wells and the ph was neutral on a well that is 150 yards from the river bank. The very subject of the nrgtrakr post is why the residents of Silverton have passed on the Superfund. It is a tourist killer. What you didn't hear on the news over the past 4 days is that Fish & Game put 108 trout fingerlings in four locations and 107 survived. Because of the volume of cancellations, there are plenty of spots available! BTW, Navajo lake splits the Colorado/New Mexico boundary and the Colorado side is superior. If you love the desert, the Great Sand Dunes is great. No shade and plenty of sand. South Mineral is unaffected by the EPA incompetence
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08-12-2015, 09:46 PM
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Rivet Master
Currently Looking...
Mission
, Texas
Join Date: Jun 2015
Posts: 836
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Colorado Camping
The Sand Dunes has trees.
http://www.nps.gov/grsa/index.htm
It would be beneficial to read multiple sources about the Silverton area - some of them don't tell the whole story.
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08-12-2015, 09:57 PM
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2 Rivet Member
1965 26' Overlander
1972 21' Globetrotter
Arlington
, Tennessee
Join Date: May 2006
Posts: 64
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We will be at Haviland Lake 1st thru the 5th and again the 7th thru the 11th of September . Tan GMC, green boat '72 Globe Trotter, Tennessee tags, stop in say Hi have a sip.
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08-12-2015, 10:23 PM
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4 Rivet Member
Durango
, Colorado
Join Date: Jan 2014
Posts: 426
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The state has now approved Durango to start adding Animas water to the city water supply.
Gov. Hickenlooper drank a bottle right from the river after sterilizing with an iodine pill.
Animas river looks clean, PH and all metal levels are now normal.
So if you are planning on traveling to Durango or Silverton area, go ahead the Animas will be fine and things will be back to normal soon.
The long range effects are unknown but most think it will not be a major problem.
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08-13-2015, 10:03 AM
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3 Rivet Member
1971 31' Sovereign
Christine
, North Dakota
Join Date: Jun 2015
Posts: 142
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If you go North; we lived in Ft Collins between 1999-2003. Maybe some other members can give us an update on the status of these areas now?
We tent camped, no AS.
Most often at Red Feather Lakes
And up on the West side of Rocky Mountain National Park
One of our favorites was up North of Steamboat Springs CO on Steamboat Lake.
This was our view from the campsite, to the West.
To the East.
This wasn't Steamboat, but a lake nearby, I can't remember its name right at the momen.
We also camped down by
Pagosa Springs
Durango
Great Sand Dunes
I can't find pictures right now.
FWIW, Larimer County has an Airstream you can rent while staying in that park.
Horsetooth Resevoir -- Airstream Trailer
I can't wait to get my recently acquired AS usable and make some new memories.
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