Lost Lake Campground-Paonia RD

Beautiful campground, there were about 3 campsites open when I arrived around 1 pm on a Friday of a peak foliage weekend. Very clean bathrooms. It is a bit busy, with nearly 20 campsites and people doing day passes to hike, but that is the price you pay for epic scenery. The only thing that was unfortunate is a continuous sound of drones, morning and night. I won't mind if they made those illegal. Besides that, great stay. So nice to have hikes starting from the campsite! I did both and enjoyed Beckwith pass slightly better, both were quiet on a Sunday morning but the free parking looked pac…

Two years in a row they have drained the slough/lake and it unfortunately takes away a lot of the beauty. This place has a nice small campground of about 14 sites, but it’s first come first serve and it’s at the end of about 20 miles of gravel Road to get there. LET ME REPEAT- 20 MILES OF GRAVEL ROAD TO GET THERE WHETHER YOU COME FROM CRESTED BUTTE OR PAONIA STATE PARK! One would think that it would be secluded given how far it is from everything but unfortunately, it is an extremely crowded place for hiking and day use as well as people trying to get into the campground. As a result, it is …