Paint Brush

Facilities & details

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Know before you go

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• This is a backcountry site — you'll need to carry in your gear and water.

Location

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Nearby cities & towns

Towns and cities closest to Paint Brush — browse campsites near each.

• Boulder, US · 56 km
• Longmont, US · 62 km
• Loveland, US · 64 km
• Louisville, US · 68 km
• Fort Collins, US · 70 km

What’s nearby

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🏞️ Attractions

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Green Mountain (3,134 m)Summits & peaks0 km · ~1 min walkDirections ↗

Green Mountain TrailheadTrails & trailheads1.3 km · ~2 min driveDirections ↗

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Mount Patterson (3,480 m)Summits & peaks1.3 km · ~2 min driveDirections ↗

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Granite FallsWaterfalls1.3 km · ~2 min driveDirections ↗

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Rocky Mountain National ParkParks & play1.3 km · ~2 min driveDirections ↗

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Nisa Mountain (3,290 m)Summits & peaks1.9 km · ~2 min driveDirections ↗

Onahu Creek TrailheadTrails & trailheads2.3 km · ~3 min driveDirections ↗

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Kawuneeche Visitor Center TrailheadTrails & trailheads3.6 km · ~5 min driveDirections ↗

Kauffman House MuseumAttractions

The Kauffman House is a rustic log house in Grand Lake, Colorado that functioned as a hotel from its construction in 1892 to 1973. It was built by Ezra Kauffman, a local prospector, trapper and builder of log structures who operated it as a hotel until his death in 1920 at age 71. It was then operated as a summer hotel by his widow and daughters until World War II. The log structure is built of

7.8 km · ~13 min driveDirections ↗

Town Square ParkParks & play7.8 km · ~13 min driveDirections ↗

Adams FallsWaterfalls

Les chutes Adams (en anglais : Adams Falls) sont des chutes d'eau du comté de Grand, dans le Colorado, aux États-Unis. Ces chutes formées par l'East Inlet relèvent du parc national de Rocky Mountain.

9.9 km · ~17 min driveDirections ↗

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East Meadow OverlookAttractions9.9 km · ~17 min driveDirections ↗

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Cascade FallsWaterfalls10.3 km · ~21 min driveDirections ↗

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