Leadville, Colorado - Federal Campgrounds
Wife and I are planning a trip to the Leadville, Colorado for a week next year. What are some favorite National Forest or Federal campgrounds around Turquoise Lake, Twin Lakes or other Leadville ar...
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jolooote wrote:
oh, one more piece of info; all around above and under the mountains & even under the town of Leadville are hundreds of miles of old mineshafts. These tunnels & shafts were sealed years ago because of water intrusion. It is highly suspected that all these tunnels are now filled with an imense amount of contaminated water. Many experts greatly fear that someday these tunnels will fail and all the water will destroy the town and surrounding areas in a massive flood.
The "experts" cited here were mostly the local county commissioners trying to provoke congressional response to a bureaucratic tie-up revolving around which federal agency would pay for the mine drainage tunnel's repair. While a small developmen north of town was in the tunnel's drainage path, the city of Leadville was never under a threat, nor was any of the campgrounds around Turquoise Lake. The water blockages are being mitigated and flooding is no longer a worry here.
My two favorite campgrounds near Twin Lakes are White Star, which has been referred to here, and Parry Peak, which is west of the town of Twin Lakes on Hwy 82. Both are NFS campgrounds with no hookups or dumps. The local water district has a dump station at the south end of Leadville which is open 7 days a week and asks a $5 fee.
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