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GRAND LAKE

Travel Trailers elevation 8,600 feet -The town of Grand Lake is more down-home than upscale, and retains a log-and-boardwalk appeal from days gone by. Just down the road is 6,000-acre Lake Grandby, and to the north the border of Rocky Mountain National Park.

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Travel Agency There are a fair number of water skiers on Grand Lake, along with more than 60 vintage wooden inboards. Rental boats are available, and there are a number of reasonably priced motels in the area. (Book early on weekends.)

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Last Minute Travel Route 34 through the park is no place you'd want to tow a trailer, but trips across Berthod Pass on Route 40 shouldn't scare the passengers.

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Aloha Airlines Chamber of Commerce at PO Box 57, Grand Lake, CO 80447-0057. Kevin Cox at the Grand Lake Marina is a good source for boating info (970-627-3401, summer only).

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Discount Airfares elevation 9,000 feet - Located just off I-70, Dillon Reservoir is a great place to sail or fish but not swim, ski or run a PWC because of water quality regulations that prohibit body contact with the water or above-water exhaust systems

Travel Deals The lake is has two marinas and three boat ramps, with everything from canoes to fishing boats to 22-foot sailboats for rent. There's no shortage of accommodations or land-based activities, and there's easy four-lane access along the interstate, with just one 11,000-foot climb to Loveland Tunnel.

Air Fares Contact the Summit County Chamber of Commerce for a vacation packet (970-668-5800). Boat rentals can be arranged through Osprey Adventures (970-668-5573).

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Travel Trailer elevation 7,500 feet - The state's largest lake is known for great fishing and more than 100 miles of wilderness shoreline.

Ata Airlines Two marinas at Elk Creek and Morrow Point offer fuel, service and boat rentals; hotels and sundries are available in Gunnison 16 miles to the east. Blue Mesa scenery tends toward craggy rock bluffs and sage scrub.

Travel Agencies Driving Route 50 from the east, trailers must negotiate the curves leading to 11,300-foot Monarch pass.

Travel Guide For lake info, try the Elk Creek Marina (970-641-0707, summer only). Area info can be had from the Gunnison CoC at 970-641-1501.

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Lowest Airfares Want to plan our own high-altitude road/boating trip? Get hold of a copy of the Colorado Atlas & Gazetteer. It's $16.95 from Delorme Mapping, PO Box 298, Freeport, ME 04032 (800-452-5931).

China Airlines For general information on high-altitude boating call the Rocky Mountain Boat Company in Pueblo, CO; 719-547-3100.

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