4-Week August Family Trip
I am finishing the planning of our trip for this August; here is the latest itinerary. I understand the driving and heat and tight timeline, so please only share your thoughts on the route and our st...
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mekkerl wrote:
Thank you for the recommendation Enzo!
I am looking at Four Seasons and also BigHorn a little further from Salida.
Plans while in that location is to have one day (or 1/2 day) at Great Sand Dunes NP. And the second day doing a family float on the river...or maybe horseback riding, etc.
Any recommendations there?!
Sand Dunes will be very hot. If you can tolerate the heat, sandboarding down the dunes is a lot of fun.
There should still be enough water to raft the Arkansas River on Brown's Canyon section, Parkdale section and Royal Gorge section. Royal Gorge is the most difficult section but most scenic and you can also hang out at the bridge park there. Royal Gorge is about 40 minutes east of Salida
http://royalgorgebridge.com/
Another cool family fun place is Mr. Princeton Hot Springs, 20 minutes north of Salida. You can soak in creek side rocky pools, and kids can play in the 400 ft long slide, all fed by hot spring water.
https://mtprinceton.com/colorado/upper-pools-water-slide/
