Beach camping in Colorado

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Beach camping in Colorado guide

Overview

If you're looking for a Rocky Mountain beach vacation, Colorado hosts thousands of lakes and reservoirs with easy or remote access. Take advantage of the endless miles of sandy and rocky shorelines that make Colorado attractive for beach camping. If the lakes aren't enough, rivers course through the state with even more beaches to explore. For soft sand, Great Sand Dunes National Park has plenty, and Medano Creek is great for lounging and cooling down. Blue Mesa Reservoir is a massive body of water near Gunnison, where fishing and boating are excellent. Planning to go camping closer to Denver or Colorado Springs? Spinney Mountain Reservoir, Antero Reservoir, and Eleven Mile Reservoir make up a large compound of lakes with excellent access and recreation along the beaches. For the truly adventurous, try backpacking into a wilderness lake or grab a raft and run the whitewater on rivers like the mighty Colorado to find isolated beaches. 

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