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USGS Quads - 1. Cimarrona Peak , 2. Granite Peak

There is a pretty meadow with nice campsites a couple of miles from the Poison Park trailhead but unfortunately there is outfitter trash and camp here.   We were early enough in the season to miss these people who, by the way, often carry side arms while playing cowboy.  Don't fuss at a man about his trash when he is armed.

Actually we found three outfitter sites each worse than the last and it sort of spoiled the trip.  The next was at the trail intersection to the Divide Lakes and Granite Lake.  The third was above Granite Lake.  See Renegade Outfitters.

We made our second camp a mile or two below the lake as we were not acclimated to the altitude and we had slogged over some pretty muddy trails in the rain.  Otherwise, it would have been best to hike on to Granite Lake.  It would have been best to go past the Divide Lakes to the Los Pinos and approach Granite Lake from the west side and avoid the climb to the ridge above the lake on the east side.  The trail around the lake is rough and outfitters controlled the camps on the east side.   Horses are not allowed on the west side of the lake.