We REALLY like Lowry Campground--and the nearby hiking

We are loving Lowry Campground! It's a Forest Service Campground that lies on Swan Mountain at 9,300 feet in elevation, so we are cool all day and night! We only have 30-amp electrical service with no water or sewer hook-ups, but we certainly haven't needed our air-conditioner since we arrived. We filled up our 90 gallon water tank, and we have access to more water from a spigot in the campground. Even without sewer connections, we are very good at conserving water. So we are very comfortable here.

We are situated within easy driving of the villages of Dillon, Silverthorne, Breckenridge, and Frisco. But the best part is that we are surrounded by mountains, and we can take a hike right from our campground.

Or if we drive less than a mile, we can be at Sapphire Point. This popular trail is always busy, with a 0.6-mile loop trail that bends right over Dillon Reservoir and gives views like this.


Or if we drive a half-mile, we can be at Boulder Loop for some hiking on the rocks.


We found metal anchors on top of the rock ledges, so that rock climbers can fasten their climbing ropes and scale up and down these boulders.


But a seasoned rock scrambler like Mark can get to the top without ropes or anchors.


Or if you are NOT a seasoned rock scrambler like Denisa, it's better to stay on the ground and look up at those cliffs.

We love the colors and textures and cracks and crevices of the Boulder hike. It's another of God's wonders we have wandered into!

Being up on the boulders gives us a bird's-eye perspective of our home territory. We can look down on the slot of water where we first launched our kayak.

From the opposite side of the boulders, we can look down on the main body of the Dillon Reservoir, and see the islands that we rowed our kayak around.

From the top of the Boulder Trail, we can play queen of the mountain . . .

 . . . or king of the mountain. Mark is on the right side of the picture, looking out over the Dillon Reservoir, and the Forest Service Campground on the water's edge. This large campground doesn't have electrical hook-ups, but would be a great option if our favorite Lowry Campground was full.

On another day we headed to the trail head for the Tenderfoot Mountain Loop, just 5 miles away from our Lowry campground. It starts in a new-growth pine forest . . .

then climbs suddenly into tall white-trunk aspens . . .

and then climbs back to tall pines.

At the end of the climb, we suddenly came out of the forest for views of Dillon Reservoir and the marina.

From our view on Tenderfoot Mountain, we can look straight across to our home on Swan Mountain. The clearing just left of the center of the photo below is our campground.

We had to drive 5 miles, and hiked 2 miles to take this picture. But we determined that we are only 2.5 miles away as the crow flies. We zoomed in for a long-distance birds-eye view of our campground.

With high temperatures in the 70s during the day, and low temps in the 40s at night, we are really appreciating being cool this summer! Have we mentioned that we really like our Lowry Campground--and the nearby hiking?