We begin today's journey here on the southern edge of the Lizard
Head Wilderness Area near the Killpacker Trailhead
Burro Bridge Campground is a great base camp for hikes and horseback rides into the wilderness area
Burro Bridge Campground is the third campground we have visited along the West Dolores River.
Unlike the first two campgrounds, Burro Bridge does not have direct access to the water
even though it flows behind many of the campsites. Due to a large drop-off,
river access is a couple of miles back downstream. Let's check out Burro Bridge Campground. Site
number one is off to the right here immediately inside the entrance followed by site number two.
Campsites here at Burro Bridge are first come, first serve. There is no cell service.
Fees are $20 per night and there is a 30-day stay limit.
Site number three is right here behind the sign. We'll stop there for a closer look on the way out.
Four on the right. 15 is on the left
followed by 14 on the left. The horse corral has two bays. Each can hold two horses
Site five is off to the right followed by the campground host in site six.
Water is available at the restrooms. Site seven will be the pull through on the right side.
That might be site 13 on the left side. I don't see it marked anywhere.
and then here on the left, we have trailhead parking
Site eight is this nice big pull through on the right side
followed by site number nine.
Lots of aspen trees here. Site 12 is straight ahead in the center of the loop
Number 10 on the right side.
Site number 11 is a really long one here at the back of the loop
And coming out of the loop we're passing site 12 on the left
and 10. We're looking straight ahead at nine
So besides the Killpacker trail at the start of the video, there are several other popular trails
in the area. About a mile from the campground is the beginning of the Navajo Lake Trail.
It follows the West Dolores River into the Lizard Head Wilderness area
up to Navajo Basin. The basin is surrounded by three of Colorado's fourteeners
which are peaks over fourteen thousand feet in elevation.
And about four miles north of Burro Bridge Campground is the Calico National Recreation Trail
The river is quite a ways down. I've been told
you had to go down downstream a little ways for river access.
Burro Bridge Campground is located on West Dolores Road.
If you're pulling a trailer, I recommend coming up the paved road from the south.
The road will turn to dirt several miles before the campground.
North and east of Burro Bridge Campground, West Dolores Road becomes very rough and narrow for
about the last six miles before it reconnects with the highway. I'd recommend high clearance vehicles
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