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Vail Pass Camp
The Vail Pass Camp is a multi-component prehistoric site, situated at the summit of Vail Pass (elevation ) (Gooding 1981), just below the timberline in Colorado. The camp was occupied for over 7000 years, inhabited by various North American aboriginal groups, and is the first open lithic-scatter site. Thirty-three radiocarbon dates were obtained, ranging from 7320 B.P. to 190 B.P. (Gooding 1981:12) with most (all but six) dating to the last 3,000 years. The Vail Pass Camp was most likely discovered in 1887 by T.D.A Cockerell.
Vail Pass Camp was excavated to lessen the effects of highway construction on a prehistoric and historic camp location in the high mountains. The excavated portion of the site covers an area of . Seventy-two archaeological features and nine hundred eighty-eight tools were discovered which have been comprehensively analyzed. Overall, this site has allowed for questions regarding high elevation, prehistoric sites to be answered.
==Surrounding area and climate==
The Vail Pass Camp is 200m west of I70 on the Rocky Mountains. The subalpine forest provides a moist environment with an abundance of vegetation and game-animals. The temperature would drop on average to 27F between November and May and go up to 48F between June and October.
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