Tag: camping
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Camping by a lake in Colorado: 8 places we love
There’s nothing quite like opening the flap of your tent in the morning to the view of a lake, watching the rising sun’s warm glow dance across the water that reflects Colorado’s mountain majesty. Yes, in setting a course for a camping trip this summer, we’re thinking about lakes. We’re thinking about these: Chicago Lakes…
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Cozy glamping escapes: Enjoy the ultimate winter yurt experience at these 6 Colorado state parks
At the center of the glamping craze across Colorado and beyond are yurts. These are the round, wood-framed tents paneled by windows looking out to surrounding beauty and topped by skylights letting in the stars and the moon. Once refuges fashioned by Serbian and Mongolian nomads, yurts are now the highly sought, highly Instagrammed abodes…
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No set date yet for reopening Rocky Mountain National Park’s largest, most popular campground
Now is the time when people in the know reserve their summer campsites at Rocky Mountain National Park. And for now, they are still without the option of the park’s largest, most popular campground. While the six-month rolling window for reservations has opened at Glacier Basin, Aspenglen and Timber Creek campgrounds, Moraine Park Campground remains…
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Make a plan for otherworldly stargazing at Colorado’s Great Sand Dunes
Colorado’s Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve has become a destination for the scene in the sky as much as the bizarre scene on the ground. Great Sand Dunes, after all, is an International Dark Sky Park, as decided years ago by the world group certifying rare, celestial sights visible in places without light…
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‘Designated dispersed’ camping comes to another part of Colorado
Camping rules are changing in a popular part of Colorado’s mountains. The U.S. Forest Service recently announced a shift to “designated dispersed” sites only in an area of the Homestake Valley where camping has “significantly increased” over the years, Eagle-Holy Cross District Ranger Leanne Veldhuis said in a news release. The release said campsites had…
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Eating good in the woods: Backcountry cooks share tips, favorite meals
Trail mix. Granola bars. Beef jerky. Those dehydrated meals hanging in packs at the store. We have our go-tos in the backcountry. But maybe we all too often settle. “I’m a firm believer that just because you’re camping and backpacking does not mean you have to sacrifice on flavors and the quality of food,” says…
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Camping by a lake in Colorado: 8 places we love
There’s nothing quite like opening the flap of your tent in the morning to the view of a lake, watching the rising sun’s warm glow dance across the water that reflects Colorado’s mountain majesty. Yes, in setting a course for a camping trip this summer, we’re thinking about lakes. We’re thinking about these: Chicago Lakes…
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Yurt overnights returning to Colorado state park after controversial pause
A beloved camping tradition is returning to Colorado. Colorado Parks and Wildlife recently announced a new concessionaire to manage yurts at State Forest State Park in the state’s northwest mountains. Steamboat Springs-based Yonder Yurts will now be in charge of booking reservations. “We know this camping experience has been missed by many of our visitors,”…
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Yurt overnights returning to Colorado state park after controversial pause
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A beloved camping tradition is returning to Colorado. Colorado Parks and Wildlife recently announced a new concessionaire to manage yurts at State Forest State Park in the state’s northwest mountains. Steamboat Springs-based Yonder Yurts will now be in charge of booking reservations. “We know this…
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Rocky Mountain National Park camping reservations on hold for popular spots
Now is the time people vie for summertime camping spots at Rocky Mountain National Park. They are still waiting for reservations to open at the biggest, most popular campground. The construction project that closed Moraine Park Campground for the summer of 2023 continues to cast uncertainty for the summer of 2024. “At this time, we…