Gore Range

Looking for a fun time camping or fishing in the Vail Valley?? Then check out Piney Lake, located about 11 miles from Vail via Red Sandstone Road in West Vail.? The backdrop of the Gore Range is truly one of Vail's best vistas anywhere!

The Gore Range above Piney Lake

The fly fishing up here is great fun; there are?even canoes for rent if you want to access more of the lake.? Fish from the shore, or target the inlet or outlet of Piney and you'll be rewarded with browns, rainbows and brookies.? (they may not be huge, but are exciting?and can be a real challenge to catch)

Of all the places I've called home, East Vail is the one place that I really miss.? For the alpine enthusiast, East Vail has it all: great hiking, backcountry skiing, ice climbing, mountain biking, fly fishing, kayaking, abundant wildlife, and very little commercial development.

As the gateway to the Vail Valley for most of our car driving visitors,?East Vail?speaks to an earlier time when skiing was about skiing, not about?a "resort".? A-frames and mountain chalets dot the eastern reaches, as?massive pine trees and snow banks provide a true alpine environment.

Take the time to ride your bike along the winding streets, and along Gore Creek on the way to Vail Pass.? Discover one or all of the high altitude lakes that lie at the base of the Gore Range.? Sit in a meadow of wildflowers while your only companion is the wind and the sunshine, and the birds and the deer.? You get the picture.