Eldorado Dispersed Camping

Car

Camp Review:

  • I parked my car at an established dispersed campsite in the Eldorado National Forest.

  • The camp spot was relatively flat, and a few pieces of leveling blocks got the car flat enough for the night.

  • There was a fire ring that was filled with broken glass, burnt aluminum cans, and unburnt cardboard. I packed it all out, but it’s disappointing to see fellow outdoors people abusing the environment so.

  • During the 11 hrs I was there, no cars passed by the road, and it was absolutely quiet (except for animals).

  • There was 4 bars of LTE on Verizon, and the same amount of bars on AT&T LTE.


Friends Made

Harmon camped with me and we had great conversations on the car ride and at the campsite. I was very happy that he accompanied me, as it allowed me to get to know my godson better.


 

What Happened?

Harmon and I planned to hike and raft at Salt Springs Reservoir the day after, so we needed to camp somewhere near by. I found a few entries on freecampsites.net that seemed to indicate that there were more than a few dispersed campsites directly north of the reservoir. As we were driving to one of the sites, we found a bunch of sites and picked one that looked flat and inviting.

Setting up the camper took no time at all, and after brushing our teeth, we chatted a bit before turning our backs on each other and going to sleep. I slept decently well throughout the night and woke up at 6am feeling good.

We packed up and headed off to the reservoir through forest roads that were surprisingly paved.


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