Rawah Wilderness-NORCO

[Krow Hop]

Hey Colorado...

Has anyone taken a trip to the Rawah Wilderness in the Poudre Canyon? Suggestions on good areas for hammock camping?

[OutandBack]

Are you thinking of hiking to Blue Lake or Camron Peak?

[MattK]

Well, in regards to hammock camping, I can't really help too much. I would recommend the area as a whole though. It is Beautiful, and if you life in FoCo, it is close. My experience up there is limited to ground camping above treeline though. A quick peak at the maps of the area make it look like there is plenty of trail below treeline, so there should be some good established sites.

I am interested in this too, as getting back to the area and setting up a hammock base camp would be great. Then you could do day hikes out to different alpine lakes

[Krow Hop]

OutandBack,

I was thinking Blue Lake this winter or starting at the West Branch TH for a loop in spring/summer.

[Krow Hop]

MattK,

What areas have you gone to? I have a tarp and bivy set up too so that is always an option. Sometimes I feel like I should scout out potential hammock spots with a ground setup and go back for the hang. I am close to the canyon so feel free to contact me if your heading up this way, always looking to get out with people.

[OutandBack]

It has been 20 years since I hiked that area. I used to park near that dude horse ranch and hike in 6-7 miles and fish all those little connector streams between the lakes. Best brookie fishing I ever knew.
I was using a fishnet hammock, blue walmart tarp and ensolite pad with SB back then. I never had a problem finding trees anywhere around the lakes.
Just remember its a wilderness area so you have those rules about being so far from a trail or water.

[Skeet]

Hey all, I haven't been hammock camping outside of FoCo but would love to join anyone setting up a hang up there.

[Hangar]

Interested in a Rawah trip...

[Rob E]

I love that area as well. The whole Medicine Bow-Routt has so many wild places to hang hammocks. Not a lot of airplanes flying overhead - one of my favorite things about Rawah.

If you decide to put some dates out, holler - would be into this for sure. A friend and I are also trying to organize a small group bikepacking/hammocking sesh from Red Feather Lakes up to Wyoming and back. Good times!

[Krow Hop]

Will do! I will be up at Chambers Lake in June for a family camping trip and plan to scout out some areas for a possible group hang later in the summer or early fall.