Camping at John Martin Reservoir State Park
October 23-25, 2004
We camped at Lake Hasty Campground Saturday evening,
drove to Bent's Old Fort on Sunday & drove up on the dam Saturday evening,
camped Sunday night with only one other RV in the whole park.
<-This is the road with all the water front campsites to the right
We camped in #35 right on the water.
The picture on the right (above) is ->^ the campsite next to ours, it pretty much has the same view, the dam is to the right (all pictures from park web page)
This picture is from the other side of the dam.
Lake Hasty is in the back and the campground is to the left of it.
Lots of bird watching
Town of Hasty
Things in the area:
-Kit Carson Museum, Las Animas
-Otero Museum, La Junta
-Santa Fe Trail U.S. Highway 350 from La Junta to Trinidad follows the route of the ("Mountain Route")
We did not make it to the Koshare Indian Museum so we will have to do that next time.
Next Page --John Martin Reservoir
(our trip)
I was also hoping to go to the Sugar City Lakeview Cemetery and see the graves of my great-great grandparents. This will also be part of the next trip.
Next Page ---Bent's Fort
(our trip)
Trip to Bent's Old Fort
(their photo page)
Best info & virtual tour are on the "in depth" page.
Inside, looking right from the front gate
The front gate ->
My pictures coming when I finish the roll and develop them.
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