Old state campground (near Point Barr) | Wild Camping
United States
Details
- Verified:
- over 3 years ago
- GPS:
- 38.46743, -105.86412
- Altitude:
- 2065.6 masl
- Website:
- None
- Contributor:
-
jeanne
Amenities
- Electricity:
- No
- Wifi:
- No
- Kitchen:
- No
- Restaurant:
- No
- Showers:
- No
- Water:
- No
- Toilets:
- No
- Big Rig Friendly:
- No
- Tent Friendly:
- Yes
- Pet Friendly:
- Yes
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Description
iOverlander cannot verify if wild camping is permitted at this location. It is your responsibility to verify local laws or obtain consent before staying the night.
This is an old campground that the state of Colorado isn’t maintaining any longer. It’s right beside rt 50 and the Arkansas. There is road noise but not bad.
To reach it there’s a small water crossing and high clearance necessary. To access, follow signs to Howard Hall and then dirt road along RR tracks. When you get to the old trestle bridge and stream go upstream a very short distance to connect with the road again. It’s not far past the stream that you’ll start to see campsites. If you continue to the end of the road there’s a public mining area, more camp sites and a vault toilet.
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This is a beautiful site with pretty mountain views on both sides of the river. Very mild shade as the trees are sparse and not very tall. The water level was low enough that there was no water crossing during our visit. we passed a number of primitive campsites on the way to this site and the Point Barr campground with improvements such as picnic tables, that requires a fee paid. We had easy access to walk in the shallow parts of the river. We traveled in a Sprinter van with no problem. If the river was much higher we would have had a water crossing. We saw a few campers along the route with cars, too.
Report Check-InThis is an old campground that the state of Colorado isn’t maintaining any longer. It’s right beside rt 50 and the Arkansas. There is road noise but not bad. To reach it there’s a small water crossing and high clearance necessary. To access, follow signs to Howard Hall and then dirt road along RR tracks. When you get to the old trestle bridge and stream go upstream a very short distance to connect with the road again. It’s not far past the stream that you’ll start to see campsites. If you continue to the end of the road there’s a public mining area, more camp sites and a vault toilet.
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