First night, Friday, we stayed at the private campground at Wolford Reservoir, a few miles north of Kremmling on the shores of, well, Wolford Reservoir. The res was constructed in '92-'94, and began filling in '95, holding about 66k acre-feet and provides some fish conservation and additional storage for Denver water, which they don't seem to need this year.
The campground is boater/RV-heavy, pretty much treeless and not necessarily the prettiest place I've been to. But the spot was ample, the facilities clean and newish - we scarfed down a dinner of chops and mac salad, konked out and left before 8AM.
Despite getting on the ramp pretty early at Pumphouse, we found a busy weekend on the upper Colorado, with a few parties (illegally, we think, still need to check) taking prime spots, leaving their camp and floating down to circle back for a second night, Pretty chincy stuff.
We managed to park in Bench 2, had a terrific evening, great fire, mesquite chicken and black beans/rice for dinner, and a not-too-cold night.
Counted at least 6 trains that night. On the float out, we spotted an osprey, two balds and a golden. Mornings do seem to be great for big bird watching out there.
After all these years, I've seen lots of make-do spots spring up on the run, especially in the lower section. I guess it speaks to the popularity of the reach - a little unsettling to see so much of the riparian shoreline overrun with camping spots now, but it's still a great run and a nice camping trip.
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