On a roadtrip from Houston to Vegas.. my darling fiancée and I had planned on stopping in crested butte but couldn’t manage to make it there in time and we just so happened to find this campsite along the road we were traveling and good lord I’ve never been so happy with a campground!!!!! One of my favorite stays along this week long trip!

Only downside was that it was very close to the road but that’s not enough for me to take down a star! Easy self pay right up front, bathroom, nice trails, and the views here were unlike anything I’d seen off the side of any old road!

The pictures are amazing but they still do no justice!!

Campsite was clean, there was only 1 other camper, few was just $12(if I recall correctly) and honestly I would paid well over that amount for this spot!

Each campsite has a small trail behind it that leads to a river with a towering cliff on the other side. Yes… I went to all the campsites and went through all their little hidden trails to see which one had the prettiest sights and I tell you what.. they were all amazing! Especially this one that had rocks that you could walk on out over the water. It was a campers dream 😍

I would and have been suggesting this spot to anyone traveling through Gunnison, CO!!!

My fiancée and I had been scouring the enchanted rock website in hopes of finally getting a spot for camping. Just last week there was availability for just one night on a Tuesday. Honey and I grabbed our gear and headed out that very morning. Drove 3.5hrs from Dickinson, TX with more than enough time to hike out to our camp site, set up and catch an unbelievable sunset from one of the scenic lookouts.

To top it all off there was a small meteor shower which just so happened to be on that very night. The sky was clear, air was crisp and our sleeping bags laid out over the biggest rock we could find to fit both of us to cuddle up under the stars!

It did get down to 30-40 right before the sun came up and we definitely weren’t prepared because we planned on hiking the rest of the park with our gear on our backs. We both only had compression heat shirts and very thin long sleeves 😅Luckily it was the two of us and our body heat was just enough to get us through.

We had planned on waking up before the sun rose so we could get to the top of enchanted rock to catch the sunrise… but it was too cold for that lol

Even though we missed the sunrise we still managed to scoot all over the trails and take in a lot of sights. The trail from our campground was canyon rock trail and we couldn’t have picked a better one! There’s a small lake we just had to stop and sit for a while.. for how vast and dry it is out there, seeing a little oasis was a sight!

Further up the trail it’s easy to get lost if you don’t keep your eyes peeled for arrowheads but once you reach the halfway point it gets really fun! The trail cuts through huge boulders and climbing them was probably my favorite part of the whole trip.. aside from the view at the top of enchanted rock overlooking the whole park with my favorite person in the world 💕

10/10 would recommend getting your butts to this park! I know we’ll be seeing it again very soon- if we’re lucky enough to get another camping spot 🤣