Remote campsites?
I am dreaming...so let's hear the most remote location you went off beaten path to camp or boondock.?
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If one wants to talk about backpacking, I've been on several trips where I never saw another person for a week straight. Generally that means following animal trails rather than those shown on topo sheets or USFS maps.
I generally judge remoteness by the number of other people we run into. That's why I mentioned Stunner and Peavine Creek CG's in my previous post. (BTW, haven't seen anyone say they've been to either of those places!)
For RV/car camping (which is what I assume the OP was asking about), many places that used to be way out there aren't anymore. The aforementioned Rainbow Lakes and Long Draw reservoir now aren't so private.
Many people are willing to drive rough roads to get to campgrounds anymore. Deep Lake Campground (10,500') above Dosero, CO is accessed by a very washboardy 29 mile gravel road, yet on summer weekends, it's often full. Probably four hour drive from Denver.
Ouside of Salida, CO, North Fork Campground (11,500') is six miles up a very rough often 4x4 road, yet is quite busy. The lake draws fishermen.
We used to go to Kite Lake Campground (12,000') above Alma in our TC and have the place to ourselves. Now, weekends are impossible and weekdays means arriving early. People climbing the surrounding 14er's use it as a base camp.
To get remote nowadays, one has to drive 4 hours or more from a major metropolitan area. Lots of people are looking to escape and lots of them now know of the "secret" spots relatively close to them. Avoiding campgrounds near fishing or 14er's helps here in CO.
Waiting to see what other places where people have gone to for remote campgrounds.
I generally judge remoteness by the number of other people we run into. That's why I mentioned Stunner and Peavine Creek CG's in my previous post. (BTW, haven't seen anyone say they've been to either of those places!)
For RV/car camping (which is what I assume the OP was asking about), many places that used to be way out there aren't anymore. The aforementioned Rainbow Lakes and Long Draw reservoir now aren't so private.
Many people are willing to drive rough roads to get to campgrounds anymore. Deep Lake Campground (10,500') above Dosero, CO is accessed by a very washboardy 29 mile gravel road, yet on summer weekends, it's often full. Probably four hour drive from Denver.
Ouside of Salida, CO, North Fork Campground (11,500') is six miles up a very rough often 4x4 road, yet is quite busy. The lake draws fishermen.
We used to go to Kite Lake Campground (12,000') above Alma in our TC and have the place to ourselves. Now, weekends are impossible and weekdays means arriving early. People climbing the surrounding 14er's use it as a base camp.
To get remote nowadays, one has to drive 4 hours or more from a major metropolitan area. Lots of people are looking to escape and lots of them now know of the "secret" spots relatively close to them. Avoiding campgrounds near fishing or 14er's helps here in CO.
Waiting to see what other places where people have gone to for remote campgrounds.
