Alta Lakes Campground (Dispersed) - Norwood RD

If you have the time to make it up the road this is a great spot to spend the night or two. The road is narrow in some spots so passing oncoming traffic may be an issue at times. Several rocky parts of the road get your vehicle bouncing side to side so make sure things inside are secure. There are nights where other campers will be having a great time and you will hear them but for the most part its reasonable.

We made it to the ghost town with our camper van which is not 4x4. It’s less than a mile away from the lakes. The road is alright when dry if you have enough clearance. Otherwise 4x4 only. We kinda just went for it and made it! We did attempt to go up to the lakes but there was still snow on the road (end of May) so we backed down and camped at this incredible viewpoint. That was a good decision as the next day we hiked to the lakes and there was still lots of snow and not easy to walk even. The place is fantastic. And the network connection works really well up here! (Surprise surprise) 🏔️

We had an amazing time. The views and trails are beautiful. The campsites were a little closer together than I would like, but we had the perfect one. If you bring a dog please do not leave your poo bags laying around. We saw several bags around the campground.

Road from telluride resort is closed. But the road from Sunshine Mountain Scenic Overview is open. Can be done with suburu outback.

The amount of trash and broken glass here is astounding. I’ve already thrown away many handfuls. The most I have ever seen outside a recycling bin. It’s hard to attempt to pickup the glass as it becomes a never ending endeavor. Easy to see why the forest service (somewhat) cracked down on the area. Real shame for such a beautiful spot. There are nice trials over the hill to the resort but they are not on many apps. I found them via exploration.