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Dispersed Camping

Lake Deweese state wildlife area

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Location

Lake Deweese state wildlife area is located in Colorado

Coordinates

38.20503082129937 N
105.46391657563434 W

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Features

For Campers

Trash
Picnic Table
Firewood Available
Toilets
Alcohol
Pets

Enjoy dispersed camping on government land and leave no trace. Pack in and pack out. No (or limited) services at this camping area. Permit may be required.

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Paige R.

Guide

Reviewed May. 18, 2021

Beautiful, but Poorly Maintained

We stayed at a campsite here on 5/14/2021. We felt that we weren’t too close too neighbors and could stay up as late as we wanted without worrying we were keeping people awake nearby. Our campsite had trash, bb bullets, and tons of broken glass everywhere from some idiots who didn’t clean up after themselves. While it was a beautiful site, we had some concerns about the dog and our tires with the nails and glass. The reservoir is really beautiful, but again there was broken glass EVERYWHERE to the point that we couldn’t wade in the water or hang near the edge without shoes. If the glass problem (which seemed to be prevalent everywhere) was resolved we would definitely return.

There were stone fire pits (so these can’t be used when there are stage 1 fire bans), vault toilets, and while there was a stone patio table, no chairs so wouldn’t call it a “picnic table.”

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Chris G.

Scout

Reviewed Apr. 28, 2021

Great spot

Have been here many times. love it. Tons on camping with varied scenery around the lake

Jessica W.

Scout

Reviewed Sep. 18, 2020

Beautiful

Clean, beautiful site by the lake. Summer nights during the new moon is a great time to visit. You can see the Milky Way. Nice spots for fly fishing and hiking.

Westcliffe is right up the road, a small absolutely adorable mountain town.

It’s a must see :)

Jess C.

Guide

Reviewed Jun. 23, 2020

Great fishing and mountain views

This is dispersed camping. There are pit toilets but no other services or amenities. Colorado State wild life areas (SWA) require a permit that’s ~$40 a year, or if you have a year fishing or hunting lisence you camp for free. The road around the lake is a little rough but we got out 25’ travel trailer back here no problem.