Sylvan Lake State Park

[@jayejaye1543]

I was a ranger here in 05. Sylvan lake has been my favorite place ever since!

[@coloradocampgrounds-whatyo7709]

We loved the campground. It’s a gem for sure.

[@jayejaye1543]

@@coloradocampgrounds-whatyo7709 there is a lot to do at that park and in eagle. Brush creek above the lake is filled with brown trout. If you are willing to hike a bit you will find cutthroat trout too. If you take the east fork road a few miles up there are yurts that the park rents and further up is a cave you can explore. There is a big cabin at the lake. I helped build it. As well as a few trails there I built. The one right off the visitor center is the first trail I’ve ever built it’s still there. If you like to forage mushrooms there is a puffball cluster that comes in every year I found one last year that was the size of a basketball. Sylvan lake is definitely god’s country.

[@alexandriasedar8495]

Very helpful, thank you for making this video!

[@coloradocampgrounds-whatyo7709]

Sylvan Lake is a beautiful State Park. Happy camping!

[@venuti6352]

Steve, This was an amazing comprehensive video. Thank you!

[@coloradocampgrounds-whatyo7709]

Thanks for the compliment. Hope you subscribed to the channel where I have all of Colorado’s camping State Parks posted. Happy camping!

[@timgillespie2729]

Very nice. I look forward to our visit! Thanks man!

[@coloradocampgrounds-whatyo7709]

Thanks. Sylvan Lake is a favorite.

[@buddy1968100]

i lived there for about 4 months . I worked for the park ranger 4 days and the gypsum plant in Eagle for 4 days . The park ranger Joe Starbuck gave me a a job and a place to stay along with my wife and 2 young children .His cabin and ours are no longer there i see . Boy its nice to see this video all the same .We were there around 97 i think .Thankyou

[@coloradocampgrounds-whatyo7709]

Thanks for your comments and historical relationship with Sylvan Lake SP. What a beautiful place to live although I could imagine winters could get harsh. We sure enjoyed our stay there.

[@buddy1968100]

@@coloradocampgrounds-whatyo7709 Yes it gets a little snow !!!!We left and moved to Rifle Co. in September. I am going to come for a visit one day

[@BradMitchell-x8w]

Booked at Site #1 in September to see some nice leaf colors for fall! Super excited to put my kayak on the lake. I'll have a great time with my family.

[@coloradocampgrounds-whatyo7709]

Should be gorgeous. Thanks for using our channel to check out Colorado’s campgrounds.

[@bentzel22]

We stay here in a few days. Nice to get a good look at it first. great video!

[@coloradocampgrounds-whatyo7709]

Thanks! Sylvan Lake is a favorite. Thanks for using our channel to check out Colorado campgrounds.

[@LittleOrla]

Nice video

[@coloradocampgrounds-whatyo7709]

Sylvan Lake is a great camping hideaway. Take a look at Rifle Falls SP further west off I-70. It’s another of our favorites.

[@Lejil11]

informative video . thank you

[@coloradocampgrounds-whatyo7709]

Thanks! Sylvan Lake is a picturesque. Check out our website www.coloradocampgrounds.us.com late tomorrow and I’ll have details and pictures of each campsite at Sylvan Lake posted. Also, later this year I will be posting Pearl Lake State Park above Steamboat which is similar.

[@wanderlustvalkyrie]

I still have yet to visit Colorado, but every time I watch one of your videos it makes me want to hop in my car and head towards CO. I have a list I started on my Google Maps of state parks to visit, definitely adding this place! It looks so peaceful and beautiful! Thank you for sharing info/views of this campground 😁

[@coloradocampgrounds-whatyo7709]

Colorado is packed with adventures. I see that you are a backpacker. We have many national and state forests to hike in Colorado with great scenery. My last newsletter featured the Continental Divide trail which offers ~700 miles of backpacking along the spine of the Rockies.

[@wanderlustvalkyrie]

@@coloradocampgrounds-whatyo7709 my boyfriend and I are hoping to travel around Colorado next year, I'll have to watch some more of your videos so we can get a good idea of places to visit. Is your newsletter on your website?

[@coloradocampgrounds-whatyo7709]

@@wanderlustvalkyrie Yes. It is at the bottom of the home page and can be accessed for free. My blogs are free as well; they are next to the newsletters.

[@coloradocampgrounds-whatyo7709]

@@wanderlustvalkyrie Also, know that many of Colorado's National and State Parks require reservations six months in advance for the most highly contested campgrounds. For example, if you want a June reservation at Rocky Mountain National Park's Moraine Campground (my most watched video) you must reserve the campsite in December. FYI, our website lists the best Moraine campsites.

[@wanderlustvalkyrie]

@@coloradocampgrounds-whatyo7709 thanks for the heads up! thats pretty standard then these days I think. I'm a park ranger in WA, and state parks here if ya want to camp (especially on a weekends) you have to reserve 6-9 months in advance. I typically do dispersed camping out here because of that, but when we go to CO we might do some state parks/nat parks so we can be close to all the hiking we want to do

[@thebrothers4311]

What a great video Camping Steve. I'm looking to setup base camp there this fall in my 71' canned ham and I was a bit concerned about it making it in there. It really doesn't look to bad as far as " off-road rough terrain". What's your take??

[@coloradocampgrounds-whatyo7709]

RoyBomb, you will have no problems getting to Sylvan Lake. The road and is wide and graveled. I had no trouble getting my T@B teardrop in there although it had just rained so my trailer got real dirty. Have fun. It is a beautiful alpine lake.

[@davidcain9569]

Camping Steve--can you tell me what hat that is you're wearing, and where you found it? I love it!

[@coloradocampgrounds-whatyo7709]

I bought it from an art festival in Fairplay, Colorado. It is made in Mexico. In the hatband it says Summit Hat, Houston, Texas