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Tarryall Elk Camp is located in the South Park area of Colorado. In most hunting seasons the camp is located in the Rock Creek drainage area at about an elevation of 10,000 to 11,000 feet. The Camp consists of the third and fourth generation of a group that is loosely related that have been hunting the area for over 70 years. The Spielman's, Brough's and Sutter's worked cattle ranches in the Tarryall's, worked with the Forest Service, CCC Camps, owned and operated sawmills, prospected and mined in the area from the early 1900s to the 1940s. In the 1930s Roy Vorhees grandparents had a home and raised potatoes near the current town of Tarryall. It's possible Correl Creek near Goose Creek and the Platte River is named after that family. Glen Brady worked for the Pike National Forest from about the 1940s to the 1960s. Some of the other oldtimers names that come to mind are Walter Zanzig, Ray Dunaway, John Crouch, Norm Steinberg, Bernie, Curtis and Ryan . This is not an outfitter sponsored group but a group that has enjoyed Colorado's God given breathtaking beauty and camaraderie only experienced by devoted hunters, and those that have a love affair with "Colorado's Winter Wonderland" and a nice warm tent. Well, most, nowadays that is, have their Motor Homes and Campers and all the creature comforts and gadgets that come with them. I sure don't hear much yearning for the good old days from that bunch. They prefer their GPS's and ATV's over the old compass and packhorses. If that's what it takes to enjoy this great outdoors so be it. The most important thing is just being there and enjoying the hunt with your good friends and relatives.