Pick-Your-Passion Itineraries | COME TO LIFE Want More? Snowshoeing COLORADO.COM/SNOWSHOEING GOLDEN GATE CANYON STATE PARK 70 Aspen Denver Evergreen ELK MEADOW PARK TENNESSEE PASS COOKHOUSE PINE CREEK COOKHOUSE Leadville FOOTHILLS COZY COOKHOUSES SAN LUIS VALLEY Denver BREWERY CREEK GUARD STATION UPPER CROSSING GUARD STATION TIN CUP PASS NEAR ST. ELMO GHOST TOWN Villa Grove Saguache NORTH CRESTONE CREEK CAMPGROUND Crestone San Luis Valley: 110 Miles Make Saguache your hub and fan out to Upper Crossing Guard Station along an old stagecoach route; North Crestone Creek Campground near Crestone , where a gentle, shady slope keeps snow fresh for days; finish at Brewery Creek Guard Station west of Villa Grove , to see remnants of a silver-mining town. Cozy Cookhouses: 129 Miles Aspen and Leadville are both home to a particular delight: backcountry cookhouses. At the Pine Creek Cookhouse near the ghost town of Ashcroft and Tennessee Pass Cookhouse, visitors earn their fine-dining lunch or dinner by snowshoeing to the lodge for a warm meal. Foothills: 32 Miles Two spots near Denver make it easy for city explorers to get out. Golden Gate Canyon State Park in Golden has 12 trails that travel through aspen forests and open meadows. Evergreen ’s Elk Meadow Park provides easy access to trails and the opportunity to spot its namesake wildlife. Ice Fishing North: 120 Miles Lake John State Wildlife Area near Walden sits in North Park, a high-elevation basin where hunters and fishers seek a quiet paradise all year. There’s a similar scene south near Kremmling at Wolford Mountain Reservoir, which is also popular with RVers year-round. Both spots hold ice-fishing contests each January/ February. South of Walden in Oak Creek , Stagecoach State Park’s rainbow trout and northern pike are always biting. LAKE JOHN Walden NORTH Denver CENTRAL STAGECOACH STATE PARK WOLFORD MOUNTAIN RESERVOIR Kremmling 9 70 Central: 63 Miles In another “park” — this time South Park — you’ll find Antero Reservoir south of Fairplay , rich with many fish. Eastward near Lake George , the Gold Medal waters of Eleven Mile State Park boast plenty of kokanee, trout and pike all winter long. Upstream on Tarryall Reservoir, rainbows and cutbows await. Fairplay TARRYALL RESERVOIR FROM TOP: MILES/LISA SEAMAN; CHAPARRAL PARK GENERAL STORE. ELEVEN MILE STATE PARK ANTERO RESERVOIR Buena Vista Lake George ELEVEN MILE STATE PARK (including important safety tips)? COLORADO.COM/ICEFISHING COLORADO . COM Want More? 81
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