Slate River

Tent camped down the road from here for free. It’s my understanding they may not allow this very much longer because people keep leaving your trash! My daughter I am there for a height and loved it. The road was the challenge and there were cows on the road worked out!

Listen, here's the secret low down. Consider it your passcode to heaven. 38.966498, -107.088930 Note Exhibit 16a, Section 5, Paragraph 0 in the photos. Don't come expecting cell phones or warm nights, but if you get fidgety over waterfalls, fresh bear scat and endless mountains covered in flowers well into July, then this "end... more

This is a rougher road than Washington Gulch and no cell service. For us, that is a killer. But oh the views.... if we were willing to bounce down there it would be worth it! Especially the spot at the very very very end of the road with an amazing waterfall. There are a couple of flat spots that have a number of larger rigs pac... more

Crested Butte, CO is the cats pajamas. Little victorian town surrounded by mountains full of booze, good food, ski bumbs, mountain bikers and old hippies. Whats not to love? Slate River is a little bit tougher of a road than Washington Gulch, but the views of Paradise Divide and the sound of the river make it worth it. Theres a nice bi... more