Winter camping on/near Quandary

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Winter camping on/near Quandary

Post by Elliots14ers »

I am wanting to camp on or near to quandary to do it in the morning and i was wonder if there were any good spots in the winter.


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Re: Winter camping on/near Quandary

Post by justiner »

I'm not sure about parking (or driving to the spot) but there ARE numbed "dispersed" tent sites on the McCullough Gulch Road

Other than that, there's Hoosier Pass on the west hand side.

Dispersed camping in Summit County is pretty tight. Any easy spots are going to be taken up by skiers.
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Re: Winter camping on/near Quandary

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Back of your car in the City Market parking lot
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Re: Winter camping on/near Quandary

Post by climbingcue »

Hooser Pass parking lot is where I would car camp.
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