Because Barr Camp is off the Barr Trail to the right, most runners in the race do not
even see it. The camp serves as an excellent base camp for several days of intense
altitude training if you can visit a week or so before the race. It offers
many amenities: propane cook stoves, mattresses, filtered drinking water, picnic tables
and even a well stocked library. After an All-You-Can-Eat breakfast you can take a morning run
up and down the top portion of the Peak. I like to hang out at the summit house for an
hour or so just breathing in the thin air. Back down at the camp after lunch —
bring your own lunches — you can take a nap or for those with too much energy left after their
run there is horseshoes, badminton and volleyball. In the evening take a run on an awesome trail,
Elk Park Trail, that is mostly flat for 4 of its 6 miles for an easy 8-mile run. Close to the
turn-around point at 4 miles (when you see the hill you will know why I call this the turn-around
for an 8 mile run instead of going 2 miles farther to get in a 12 mile run) there is a sign
that points to the half-mile long Oil Creek Tunnel into the side of the mountain — bring
a flashlight! Back at the cabin it will be time for the AYCE dinner. Finish the night
sitting around a fire talking to others or just grab a book and doze off.
Contact and pricing information
For contact information please go to the Official Barr Camp Site.
Because Barr Camp is off the Barr Trail to the right, most runners in the race do not
even see it. The camp serves as an excellent base camp for several days of intense
altitude training if you can visit a week or so before the race. It offers
many amenities: propane cook stoves, mattresses, filtered drinking water, picnic tables
and even a well stocked library. After an All-You-Can-Eat breakfast you can take a morning run
up and down the top portion of the Peak. I like to hang out at the summit house for an
hour or so just breathing in the thin air. Back down at the camp after lunch —
bring your own lunches — you can take a nap or for those with too much energy left after their
run there is horseshoes, badminton and volleyball. In the evening take a run on an awesome trail,
Elk Park Trail, that is mostly flat for 4 of its 6 miles for an easy 8-mile run. Close to the
turn-around point at 4 miles (when you see the hill you will know why I call this the turn-around
for an 8 mile run instead of going 2 miles farther to get in a 12 mile run) there is a sign
that points to the half-mile long