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As others have mentioned - there are virtually unlimited undeveloped areas to camp in the greater telluride/silverton/ouray area. In particular, you may want to check into some of the many services offering jeep trips from ouray. Not for the jeep trip, but they can give you some ideas of the multitude of beautiful areas to explore. My personal favorite is to take the canyon road east out of silverton towards animas forks and over cinnamon pass toward lake city. If you have time, a soak in the swimming-pool hot springs in ouray is a great way to relax and enjoy the alpine scenery.

If you are into gold rush era mining towns, be sure to check out the town of creede which is nearby - one of the most authentic examples still around.