Four Mile Area - Buena Vista
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4WD in Four Mile Area - Buena Vista, Colorado
This is in the hills northeast of Buena Vista, Colorado. All of my write-ups and photos of 4WD trails in Colorado can be seen here: *Please subscribe*
Fourmile Recreation Area View of Arkansas River Valley, Buena Vista, Colorado
This is a quick video scan of the view from the top of Four Mile Recreation Area in Buena Vista, Colorado. If you follow County Road 371/375 all the way up through this US Forest service property, there is a parking/camping area and a short walk up some rocks to this amazing overlook.
Four Mile Recreation Area
Descent from the to near Shields Gulch down to the KOA campground down by the Arkansas River
Free Campsite! Elephant Rock - Buena Vista Colorado
County Rd 371
Buena Vista, CO 81211
GPS: 38.884724, -106.151789
Elevation: 8100'
Open Year Round
Elephant Rock is a campground in the Four Mile Recreation Area of Buena Vista, Colorado. This is one of several campsites in the area that allow a stay of up to 14 days. Right on the Arkansas River, Elephant Rock is a small campsite with approximately 10 spots.
There are tons of opportunities for hiking, biking, climbing, and kayaking in the area; and Elephant Rock campground is only a few miles from downtown Buena Vista.
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Big Sandy. Buena Vista, CO. Solo. #105
Big Sandy is pretty cool, not too hard and obviously has great mountain views. It's in the Fourmile Area so there is plenty of stuff to link to and you could easily drive all weekend there. There is some camping along it in the beginning, all sites seemed to offer something. Near the end there is a short spur that leads to a mine site. There are tracks continuing but there is a No Motor Vehicle sign, hiking is allowed. After this there is a short smooth section with nothing to write home or film about. I decided to end the vid at the mine which has the best views on the trail. Have fun out there!
Filmed 6/2/19
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I love these tires. The only others I'd take are the BFG KO2 but they don't make them in this size and the KM2's are amazing. You can probably imagine the amount of driving I do weekly and how much abuse my tires get. These things last, everyone knows this, you've seen it in my videos.
My Tire Deflators:
These tire deflators have many $15 copies but the others just don't hold up or are inaccurate. I don't know what the deal is, they look identical to me too but read the reviews- they're bad. I've been using these Staun's for over a year and never had a problem, I air down a lot. Set them at the trail so your tires will be the same temp when you get to the trail next time.
My Compressor:
There are better ones but I'd just get a bigger VIAIR, not someone different. Airs up all my 33's from 14psi to 37psi in less than 10 minutes. The in-line gauge is inaccurate when the compressor is on because of the pressure passing through. You need to switch it off to get a real reading. You can combat this by figuring out what incorrect reading corresponds to the real one. When mine is right at 3 Bar (43psi) it's slightly over 37psi. I put it on another tire and then use my real gauge to set it exactly.
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My Drone ND Filters:
The filters are a must. Again I have the worst ones and I am still very pleased. My first use was video #35 and I think it is very apparent. Illinois Gulch (#34 obviously) has a completely white sky, way too much blue. I'm still not even good about selecting the right one or changing them out but it's 10x better than nothing.
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Collegiate Peaks Campground - Buena Vista Colorado
Collegiate Peaks Campground is located just over 10 miles west of Buena Vista Colorado along Middle Cottonwood Creek near the top of Cottonwood Pass. Located between 14er's Mt Princeton to the south and Mt Yale to the north, Collegiate Peaks Campground provides a number of outdoor activities. This campground fills up quickly during the summer months.
Collegiate Peaks Campground Info
* Elevation: 9800 ft
* Fee per Night: $20
* Total Campsites: 56
* Reservations Not Accepted for sites 1-2 and 18-30
* All other sites can be reserved.
* Cell Service: AT&T - None / Verizon - None
* 14 Day Stay Limit
* Open Mid-May thru Mid-October
*Activities
* Fishing in Middle Cottonwood Creek, beaver ponds west of the campground, and nearby Cottonwood Lake
* Non-motorized boating on nearby Cottonwood Lake
* Hiking in the area:
* Ptarmigan Lake Trail
* Lost Lake Trail
* Segment 13 - Colorado Trail
* Avalanche Gulch
* Denny Creek Trailhead provides access to the Collegiate Peaks Wilderness Area, Mt Yale, and Koenke Lake
* Scenic drive to the top of Cottonwood Pass
* Whitewater rafting on the Arkansas River in nearby Buena Vista
* Nearest Campgrounds:
* Cottonwood Lake Campground
GPS: 38.8115, -106.3172
Directions:
From Buena Vista Colorado, head west on CO 306 (Cottonwood Pass Rd) for just over 10 miles. Collegiate Peaks Campground will be on the left.
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Free Campsite! Turtle Rock - Buena Vista, Colorado
County Rd 375
Buena Vista, Colorado 81211
GPS: 38.881945, -106.145212
Elevation: 8286'
Open year round
Featuring Kevin from Clear Adventure and his guitar!
Turtle Rock is a campground in the Four Mile Recreation Area of Buena Vista, Colorado. This is one of several campsites in the area that allow a stay of up to 14 days. Slightly up above the Arkansas River, Turtle Rock is a secluded campsite that is several miles from the nearest paved road and offers tons of privacy! There are tons of opportunities for hiking, biking, climbing, and kayaking in the area; and Turtle Rock campground is only a few miles from downtown Buena Vista.
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Gopro Hero 5 Black -
Sony ECM-CS3 Mic -
Gopro Mic Adapter -
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Fugetek Mini Tripod Mount -
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265w Grape Solar Panel -
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Bike Lock -
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KTM 300 @ Ruby Mountain Buena Vista Colorado
Trail 1434 with the seasonal gates open. Pretty sweet, a lot of mud towards the end. Enjoy
Granite Arch Near Buena Vista, Colorado
A drive from the South Main neighborhood in downtown Buena Vista, Colorado to this stunning granite arch located in the Fourmile area, a rugged swath of public BLM land just north of town. The arch itself is just south of Davis Face. There is also great mountain biking, climbing, ATVing and camping to be had in Fourmile. Learn more about Buena Vista's New Urbanist neighborhood, South Main, at southmain.co, livefromsouthmain.com and facebook.com/southmainco
Four Mile: Pooh's Honey Adventure
This is an example of recordings made by Colorado prison inmates as part of the Read to the Children (RTC) program, a partnership between the Colorado State Library’s Institutional Library Development and the Colorado Department of Corrections Libraries.
The program, currently available at 19 Department of Corrections facilities, helps offenders stay involved in their children’s lives by encouraging their children to read.
Salida, CO Dirtbiking
Four Mile OHV Buena Vista to Salida. 190 miles in 2 days. We met up with another rider (Karen) Sunday - good times! Of course the GoPro battery died for our epic technical decent into Salida on Trail 173 Sunday doh! Salida locals appeared scared and confused when we rolled into town on knobby-tired motorbikes dirty and covered in armor seeking food and drinks. Amazing weekend!
Our First Family Camping Trip we went to Buena Vista Colorado
We had fun this weekend and I thought I'd share it with you.
Camping Near Buena Vista Colorado
Our first camping trip with our new (to us) Pilgrim travel trailer! In the Fourmile Travel Management Area, east of Buena Vista, Colorado.
A Colorado Mountain Adventure - Part One (Fourmile Campground)
This is part one of my recent trip to Colorado to the Buena Vista Area. In this video, I chronicle the 18 hour car ride to Colorado from Indiana. This was a long drive but it was also fun at the same time. We ended up camping with our friend Brian at Four Mile Campground in Fairplay Colorado. The next day we set out for a hike to Ptarmigan Lake for some fly fishing.
Camp Tour Colorado
This is our camp set up long Chaffee County Rd 390 while staying in the Leadville, Buena Vista area as we climbed some 14ers in Colorado. Might be helpful to some.
BILLION DOLLAR VIEW for FREE! Colorado campground, Turtle Rock, Buena Vista
AUG 2017. To find a billion dollar view, just go to Buena Vista, Colorado then to the FREE campground called Turtle Rock, just north 3 miles. You can stay 2 weeks free, and there is a porta-john, about 16-26 campsites, and the views are AMAZING! Probably not best for a class A. Dry camping! One of the best sites ever! :-)
Dispersed Camping National Forest Land Summer 2016
This is a video of a dispersed camping trip that we took this past summer. I am a little late to post this because it is from the end of June....... But, if you are done camping for the season, now is the perfect time to check out our trip!
Thanks for watching!
Buena Vista Lodging at Buena Vista KOA
Amenities and great things available at Buena Vista KOA
36 acres next to National Forest.
64 RV sites, 55 feet to 105 feet pull throughs
10 cabins
1 park model cabin (fully self contained),
24 individual tent sites and 1 TENT CABIN (new)
8 group tenting sites
Cook Shack (Breakfast)
Hot showers
Awesome store
Propane
RV dump station
Recreation room
Rafting
Playground
Ice cream socials and wagon rides on Saturday nights
Hiking trails on the campground and connect to BLM trails; can be used for hiking, mountain bikes, and horsebackriding (only)
Extreme 4 x 4 canyons - Carnage and Chinaman's Gulch only 1.5 miles from campground
FOUR MILE CREEK COLORADO 2011 CONTOUR