North Sand Hills Recreation area near Walden, CO, offers free dispersed camping and great dirt biking or off-roading. The area is closed from Dec. 15th - April 15th for big game protection. There are scenic views of the Medicine Bow Mountains and plenty of National Forest Land nearby. Make sure you have this on your calendar for your 2020 camping itinerary. This area is approximately 3 hours from Denver and is near the Colorado-Wyoming border.

Buena Vista and Nathrop are great areas for boondocking and free camping during the late spring and early summer months. The valley is typically warm and the camping areas are free of snow by late April. While you’re camping in Buena Vista I recommend you visit the ghost town of St. Elmo, off-road or dirt bike up Mt. Princeton, and relax at the end of the day in the hot pools of Mount Princeton Hot Springs. If dirt biking or off-roading isn’t for you, there are many beautiful hikes nearby.

Tiger Road has some great camping when you reach the end and turn onto National Forest Land. There are scenic dirtbike trails, mine buildings, wildflower fields, small waterfalls, and of course…. mountain goats! Camping can be done by tent or trailer. Large trailers will be limited in how far they can go back. Make sure your OHV stickers are current.