It's time to head up to Ouray again folks. Like previous years, the plan is to base camp out of 4J+j+1 CG starting on the night of Aug xx - Aug xx. This is a family/dog friendly (dogs on leash inside the CG) event and everyone is welcome. You MUST have a 4x4 with low range capability. Even though most of the trails are Subaru friendly, the steepness require the use of a low range gearbox.
We'll be airing down at the trailhead and possibly airing back up at the exit of the trail if we have to drive on the hwy back to Ouray. If we exit the trails near Ouray, then we simply roll into the campground w/o airing back up. Regardless, an compressor or a CO2 bottle will come in handy for airing up duties. A recovery gear bag is also a nice thing to have (straps, gloves, etc).
As usual, our trail comms will be HAM 2M radios.
I usually reserve site #8 hill side. All hillside tent spots from # 1 - #7 have Elec + Water. Their phone # (970) 325-4418, our contact there has been Jill the owner. This CG can easily handle a giant class A, C and fifth wheel campers. It is a full service camp ground with pull throughs. The Hillside spots can handle popup up trailers and small hard sided campers, like Scamp/Casita/etc. The hillside spots are large and can easily three or four tents so couple of guys can share a site if needed.
APS school starts on Aug 13th so we'll try to hit a week or two prior to this date.
Post up your desired date and let's get a head count!
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Pics from 2013 thread:
https://forum.ih8mud.com/threads/ouray-camping-wheeling-trip-july-24-28th.736958/page-3
Pics from 2014 thread:
https://forum.ih8mud.com/threads/ouray-trip-aug-6th-aug-10th.805151/
Copy/paste from my other Ouray camp thread from last 2012:
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I'll be towing the Kamparoo on this trip as in previous years. Campground owner's name is Jill and she's very nice on the phone. They don't have a website so you'll need to call and reserve sites. We'll be paying $24/night with no hookups or water. Pets are allowed at this CG so we'll be bringing Riley with us.
This CG is walking distance from downtown Ouray and has the usual amenities. The Ouray swimming pool that's fed by the hot springs is also nearby. In the past, we'd let the kids swim after returning from a trail run.
We'll be making day runs on various trails and returning to base camp. Chances are that it may rain up there so bring appropriate camping and clothing gear. You can opt to skip out on trail runs and just hang out in town, go to the hot swimming pool or meander around the town of Ouray.
In the past, we usually ate lunch on the trail and made it back to the camp site for dinner. The location of this CG makes it easier to eat out or cook in.
There are lots of Hotels, Motels and B&Bs in Ouray. There is also a FS campground less than five miles away. It's called the Amphitheater Campground.
The temps should be decent in the daytime and colder at night time. If we're on a trail and the clouds move in, we'll probably turn around and head back out. I don't want to be on the trails at high elevations while visibility slowly diminishes. Lots of accidents happened this way in the past.
Post up if you're interested in joining us. The wheeling up there is not severe so a stocker will do just fine. Really, all you need is a low range for some of the super steep hills.
We'll be airing down at the trailhead and possibly airing back up at the exit of the trail if we have to drive on the hwy back to Ouray. If we exit the trails near Ouray, then we simply roll into the campground w/o airing back up. Regardless, an compressor or a CO2 bottle will come in handy for airing up duties. A recovery gear bag is also a nice thing to have (straps, gloves, etc).
As usual, our trail comms will be HAM 2M radios.
I usually reserve site #8 hill side. All hillside tent spots from # 1 - #7 have Elec + Water. Their phone # (970) 325-4418, our contact there has been Jill the owner. This CG can easily handle a giant class A, C and fifth wheel campers. It is a full service camp ground with pull throughs. The Hillside spots can handle popup up trailers and small hard sided campers, like Scamp/Casita/etc. The hillside spots are large and can easily three or four tents so couple of guys can share a site if needed.
APS school starts on Aug 13th so we'll try to hit a week or two prior to this date.
Post up your desired date and let's get a head count!
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Pics from 2013 thread:
https://forum.ih8mud.com/threads/ouray-camping-wheeling-trip-july-24-28th.736958/page-3
Pics from 2014 thread:
https://forum.ih8mud.com/threads/ouray-trip-aug-6th-aug-10th.805151/
Copy/paste from my other Ouray camp thread from last 2012:
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I'll be towing the Kamparoo on this trip as in previous years. Campground owner's name is Jill and she's very nice on the phone. They don't have a website so you'll need to call and reserve sites. We'll be paying $24/night with no hookups or water. Pets are allowed at this CG so we'll be bringing Riley with us.
This CG is walking distance from downtown Ouray and has the usual amenities. The Ouray swimming pool that's fed by the hot springs is also nearby. In the past, we'd let the kids swim after returning from a trail run.
We'll be making day runs on various trails and returning to base camp. Chances are that it may rain up there so bring appropriate camping and clothing gear. You can opt to skip out on trail runs and just hang out in town, go to the hot swimming pool or meander around the town of Ouray.
In the past, we usually ate lunch on the trail and made it back to the camp site for dinner. The location of this CG makes it easier to eat out or cook in.
There are lots of Hotels, Motels and B&Bs in Ouray. There is also a FS campground less than five miles away. It's called the Amphitheater Campground.
The temps should be decent in the daytime and colder at night time. If we're on a trail and the clouds move in, we'll probably turn around and head back out. I don't want to be on the trails at high elevations while visibility slowly diminishes. Lots of accidents happened this way in the past.
Post up if you're interested in joining us. The wheeling up there is not severe so a stocker will do just fine. Really, all you need is a low range for some of the super steep hills.
