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Title: Camping around Loomis
Post by: MHWASH on July 13, 2021, 10:44:16 AM

I wanting to poke around in the Pasayten this fall. I'm looking to do a scouting trip with my wife this summer to get the lay of the land. Because my wife is not a backpacker, I'd like to set up a camp near the wilderness that I can drive to. The area I'm looking at is near Iron Gate Trailhead near Palmer Lake. Anyone familiar with this area?

I have two options, Bring my 31' toy hauler and cruise around on my SxS, or tow my ATV trailer behind the SxS and camp off of it.

Title: Re: Camping around Loomis
Post by: HereDuckyDucky on July 13, 2021, 10:50:28 AM

Palmer Lake has free campsites on the north end (first come, first served). Nice sites, right on the lake.

RW

Title: Re: Camping around Loomis
Post by: Boss .300 winmag on July 13, 2021, 01:26:53 PM

There’s campgrounds before Iron Gate road you can get an RV in.

Title: Re: Camping around Loomis
Post by: MHWASH on July 14, 2021, 10:22:43 AM

Thanks for the info.

Title: Re: Camping around Loomis
Post by: Turdle on July 19, 2021, 05:05:44 PM

I went thru chopka lake once. Always wanted to go back and camp. Nice campground, and lake, secluded. 

Title: Re: Camping around Loomis
Post by: Boss .300 winmag on July 19, 2021, 05:33:49 PM

One wouldn’t want to take a toy hauler in there.😉

Title: Re: Camping around Loomis
Post by: Turdle on July 19, 2021, 06:47:11 PM

 Ya That, forgot to mention     :tup:

Title: Re: Camping around Loomis
Post by: Bullkllr on July 19, 2021, 06:55:19 PM

Then there's this to put camping on the "backburner"

Commissioner of Public Lands to announce indefinite closure of DNR public lands east of Cascades
https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2021/jul/19/commissioner-of-public-lands-to-announce-indefinit/ (https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2021/jul/19/commissioner-of-public-lands-to-announce-indefinit/)