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Alternate shelf road camping

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Matthew E · · Denver, Colorado · Joined Oct 2013 · Points: 5

Shelf road season is almost upon us! Or me anyway... Unfortunately, I'm limited to going on weekends and the campgrounds are often full quite early.

Anyone know of any alternate camping locales around if the campgrounds are full? Any BLM land with options?

Tim Stich · · Colorado Springs, Colorado · Joined Jan 2001 · Points: 1,520
Matthew E wrote:Any BLM land with options?
Shelf Road itself is on BLM land, so if you simply drive a little out of the way on the left hand road after the Sand Gulch turnoff, you go towards the Menses Prow parking lot after the dry creek. Anywhere after that on the road or even by the parking lot is fair game for camping.
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