Grand Mesa Visitor Center LATITUDE: N 39°02.379 LONGITUDE: W 107°59.221 Island Lake Near Grand Mesa Visitor Center Eggleston Lake LATITUDE: N 39°02.807 LONGITUDE: W 107°56.560 Youngs Creek Reservoir #3 LATITUDE: N 39°02.651 LONGITUDE: W 107°54.922 Elevation around 10,200' Youngs Creek Reservoir #3 Wildflowers at Youngs Creek Reservoir #3 There are some dispersed campsites at Youngs Creek Reservoir #3 Big Creek Reservoir? Big Creek Reservoir? Campsite on Big Creek Reservoir? LATITUDE: N 39°04.965 LONGITUDE: W 107°53.297 Flowers at Big Creek Reservoir? Dam at Big Creek Reservoir? There are more dispersed camps near Big Creek Reservoir? Road 279 Dispersed Campsite LATITUDE: N 39°07.680 LONGITUDE: W 107°52.524 (This was our campsite 2009)

DIRECTIONS: From Grand Junction, CO Take I-70 East for 22 Miles At Exit 49 take Hwy.65 South Grand Mesa Visitor Center is about 25 - 30 miles Take Road 121.... From Montrose, CO Take Hwy.50 North 21 miles to Delta, CO Take Hwy. 92 East for a couple miles Take Hwy.65 North about 30 miles At Grand Mesa Visitor Center take Road 121 Road 121 towards Collbran Map of Road 279 ROAD CONDITIONS: Gravel roads with some washboards Most side roads are dirt and should be avoided in wet weather. Showers at Frost RV Park Cost $2.50 Road 121 about 2 miles east of Visitor Center. End of Road 279.1A LATITUDE: N 39°08.279 LONGITUDE: W 107°52.822 Wildflowers from Road 279.1A It was late in the season for wildflowers, but there were still colors everywhere. Pine Cones on Road 279 PHOTO HERE Vega State Park

Silverton, Colorado (January 2005) PHOTO HERE Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park South Mineral Creek SOUTH MINERAL CREEK LATITUDE: N 37°49.189 LONGITUDE: W 107°42.854 Highway 550 North from Silverton View from Eureka Alpine Loop Road east from Silverton, CO. ALPINE LOOP ROAD LATITUDE: N 37°52.803 LONGITUDE: W 107°33.885 Elevations Above 10,000' (GPS from Eureka Historic Site) Dispersed camping and rugged mountain views. Vista Point on Road 8 towards Owl Creek Pass OWL CREEK PASS LATITUDE: N 38°09.901 LONGITUDE: W 107°33.743 Owl Creek Pass is north from Silverton xx River Cimarron Forks CIMARRON FORKS East from Owl Creek Pass... Routt National Forest BLACK MOUNTAIN LATITUDE: N 40°45.480 LONGITUDE: W 107°19.895 Elevation: 9700' (GPS from Sawmill Campground) Routt National Forest Lake Viva Naughton LAKE VIVA NAUGHTON LATITUDE: N 41°58.857 LONGITUDE: W 110°39.49 Camp areas at Pine Creek Ski Area PINE CREEK SKI AREA LATITUDE: N 42°06.553 LONGITUDE: W 110°49.545 Road towards Gates Of Lodore Also see: ALPINE LOOP ROAD Also see: CATHEDRAL VALLEY Also see: CORAL PINK SAND DUNES Also see: GATES OF LODORE Also see: GOOSENECKS SP Also see: LAKE VIVA NAUGHTON Also see: MEDICINE BOW NF / ROAD 70 Also see: OWL CREEK PASS Also see: ROUTT NF / BLACK MOUNTAIN Also see: SOUTH MINERAL CREEK Also see: TARRYALL MOUNTAINS Also see: VALLEY OF THE GODS Monument Valley Navajo Park Mesa Verde National Park (West from Durango, Colorado) Hovenweep National Monument (West from Durango, Colorado) Skyline Drive Craig Station on Hwy.550 (A couple miles south from Craig, CO) The Craig Station burns about 5 million tons of coal annually and produces enough electricity to meet power requirements for 1.25 million residential customers. The cost to build Craig Station was approximately 1.2 billion dollars. CAMPGROUND INDEX Complete free campground listing CAMPING ADVICE AND TIPS TOURIST PHOTOS www.eugenecarsey.com dispersedcampgrounds.com Free campgrounds and camping COLORADO CAMPGROUND DIRECTORY GRAND MESA NATIONAL FOREST ROAD 121