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Campfire Roasted Corn

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Late summer is a great time! Why do you ask? Because local sweat corn is finally ready! So if you get the chance I would definitely suggest that you pick up a dozen or so ears of corn on your way out of town for your camping trip. Keep them in the shuck and put them in the cooler. I am going to show you a nice, easy and tasty way to prep these for a great camping meal. You will want to prepare this corn along with something else you are cooking over a camp fire. The corn will be cooked right on [..]

Camping with Bears in Colorado

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One fact that all campers in Colorado have to face when out camping is that we are sharing these areas with many different species of wildlife. Most will leave campers alone and many won’t be seen when you are camping since we tend to scare them away. But bears are an exception. They are curious creatures and have little to fear from any natural predator so they do not always flee from campers out in the wilderness like most other animals do. This can cause a variety of problems, but mostly it [..]

Labor Day Weekend Closes Camping Season

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Labor Day weekend is upon us and many are packing up to enjoy the last of summer camping in Colorado. For many campers, as well as many campgrounds, Labor Day marks the end of the normal camping season in Colorado. Most of the campgrounds in Colorado are still open later in the year and many of them remain open year round. However, with those that are open later expect to see many of the amenities closed down or limited. Sometimes camping fees are also reduced as water or electricity may be turn [..]

Camper or Not, Go See the Aspen!

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Fall is here, you can feel it in the air. The mornings are crisp and nights are cool. These are all signs that the summer is over and that winter is just around the corner. These seasonal changes bring one of the most beautiful times in Colorado, the changing color of the aspen leaves. Every year in fall as the weather turns cooler, the aspen in the Colorado Rocky Mountains begin to turn colors before they lose their leaves. Many trees’ leaves turn yellow and fall off. The leaves of the aspen [..]

Camping Season Begins Memorial Day Weekend

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Memorial Day weekend is here, marking the official start of the camping season in Colorado. If you are an avid camper, you may have already been out this year since many of the campgrounds in Colorado are open year round. Most campgrounds do not acce

Carter Lake State Park Campground Review

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Camping Overview Carter Lake State Park campground and recreation is a great place to go camping year round. Just outside of Loveland on US-34, nestled within the foothills, Carter Lake is surrounded by about 1000 acres of public land to enjoy and explore. There are about half a dozen different campgrounds around Carter Lake which provide a wide variety of different camping experiences, more than you will find almost anywhere else in Colorado. You can go camping in the pine covered hills to the [..]

Colorado State Park Pass leads to More Camping

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With a new year of camping in Colorado here, it is very important to make sure you get everything lined up for the new outdoor camping season. If you truly want to enjoy as much of Colorado as possible make sure that you pick up an annual park pass.

10 Must Have Camping Items in Foul Weather

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Camping during the cold winter months can be a lot of fun. You get to enjoy the outdoors with few other people crowding you. It is quiet and serene camping in Colorado during the winter because much of the mountains will have snow on them throughout

Get Your Camping Gear Ready

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Camping season is just around the corner! Now is the time to pull out your camping gear to check and organize it. Don’t wait until you are packing for your summer trip to find out something is broken, missing or unusable. Camp Out Colorado will hel

Camping Gear is Great in a Disaster

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Here at Camp Out Colorado we wanted to take a moment to talk about how effective and useful your camping experience and equipment can be during an emergency disaster. Many people do not realize how useful camping gear can be, even when you are not ca

Clean Up a Campground on Earth Day

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Earth day is April 22nd, and this is the perfect time to take some time out of your busy day to clean up a campground near you. If you don’t have any campgrounds near you, then go out to one of your local parks or open space areas and make the eart

The Right Way to Pitch a Tent – Final Touches

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Setting up a tent is not as easy as it might seem at first glance. You might end up with some problems if you don’t take the time to pitch it correctly. Here at Camp Out Colorado, we have some suggestions that will help you enjoy your camping t

The Right Way to Pitch a Tent – Setup

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Campers often think pitching a tent is the easiest part of camping in the great outdoors. It’s true, most are easy to set up—one person can get a tent set up in a matter of minutes, even without a lot of experience. However, the finer points of p

The Right Way to Pitch a Tent – Campground

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You might think pitching a tent is the easiest part of camping. It’s true, most are easy to set up—one person can get a tent set up in a matter of minutes, even without a lot of experience. However, the finer points of pitching a tent usually do

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Tent Camping Rules

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Tent camping is a lot of fun, but that fun can be ruined if a few simple rules are not followed by you and your tent partner. Always Close the Tent Doors and Windows The only time that the doors or unscreened windows should be open is when you are ge

Black Friday Camping Gear Deals

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Fall is in full swing and Thanksgiving is just around the corner. That means Black Friday deals are coming up! It doesn’t matter if your camping trips are done for the year or you are just getting ready to do some snow camping, now is the time you want to look for new gear. You don’t want to miss these great deals on camping gear. Between Black Friday deals and the end of the season close out pricing there is not a better time to replace that old wore out gear or pick up those campin [..]

Cyber Monday and Weekend Deals

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The holiday season shopping season is here and retailers are going out of their way this year to get us into there stores and online. There are so many great deals and bargains being offered it’s hard to know where to start. This is the time to stock up on your camping gear as there are tons of great deals out there. Cabela’s has released their Cyber Monday and Weekend Online Specials and I would urge you to take a look at these if you need some new camping and outdoor gear. With the [..]

Great Camping Gift Ideas

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‘Tis the season for running around crazily, looking for the perfect holiday gifts for friends and family! If you have some outdoor  enthusiasts on your gift list, it can be difficult to know what to get for them. After all, there are so many neat products that make camping easier or more fun. Your camping friends probably have the basics, but they will be thrilled with some extra luxury item that they’ll take camping once, and then wonder how they ever did without it. Some items are [..]

Plan Your Camping Trip Now

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The holidays are coming to a close and the year is almost over. The snow is deep and camping season is still months away. It may not seem like it, but now is the time to plan your camping trips and if you are going someplace that has reservations, now is the time to get them! It may be hard to even think about camping when there is snow everywhere and the highs down on the plains for the day are in the 20s. At least for all the sane campers that try to avoid the snow! To those that are out there [..]

Camping New Year’s Resolutions

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Another year gone and time for a new set of New Year’s Resolutions! A lot of campers don’t think about their outdoor hobbies when considering New Year’s Resolutions, but it is definitely something that you can and should do. There are the standard New Year’s Resolutions like losing weight or getting more exercise but those lack imagination, don’t you think? A camper should consider their camping style and then think of a few good New Year’s Resolutions to strengthen and enhance the c [..]

Recognize Theodore Roosevelt on Presidents Day

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On Presidents Day make sure that you take a moment to reflect on one of the greatest presidents and champions of America’s natural beauty, Theodore “Teddy” Roosevelt. He was one of the most influential presidents ever to be in the office in regards to protecting and enhancing America’s plethora of natural wonders. Not with standing his efforts in politics, the economy, American rights and his far from standard foreign policy, he excelled at watching out for and protecting America’s nat [..]