After 500 miles of driving from Kansas, we arrived at Heaton Bay Campground at over 9,500ft elevation. Oh, I should mention, that our GPS routed us off of Interstate 70 one exit early and sent us on a drive across the Dillion Dam... well almost...A dam Ranger stopped us and asked us why we didn't see the sign that said "NO RVs". What sign? So how do we get to the campground?....."our problem." Back on I-70 one more exit and then to Heaton Bay...
no problem....WOW!
With our full time RVer friends, we biked and hiked. First day out, we biked 10 miles out to the Copper Mountain I-70 Exit. A beautiful trail...we even spotted a Moose! Next day we hiked 4 miles on the McCulloch Gulch trail; 700 feet of climbing to 11,000ft elevation on a fairly rocky trail -- We could tell we hadn't acclimated to the altitude. Then a stop for ice cream in Breckenridge.
Heaton Bay is one of the best National Forest campgrounds that we have ever stayed at. Paved sites and even electric (which came in very handy as the temp dropped to as low as 27 on a couple of nights). Great views of the Dillion Reservoir, and right on the paved bike path that surrounds the reservoir as it travels 18 miles and connects to many other paths.
With our full time RVer friends, we biked and hiked. First day out, we biked 10 miles out to the Copper Mountain I-70 Exit. A beautiful trail...we even spotted a Moose! Next day we hiked 4 miles on the McCulloch Gulch trail; 700 feet of climbing to 11,000ft elevation on a fairly rocky trail -- We could tell we hadn't acclimated to the altitude. Then a stop for ice cream in Breckenridge.
We continued to bike and hike, all in beautiful surroundings.
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