Chyenne Mountain State Park to RMNP
Hi ! Hubby and I are trying to figure out best route from Colorado Springs to RMNP. We have reservation at moraine in late July. Would like to avoid heavy traffic and go a scenic way. Suggestions ple...
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Two responses based on experience:
1> If my goal was to get to Estes Park from Cheyenne Mountain in the easiest and quickest way, I'd get up about 8:00 in the morning, get back out to I-25 and go straight through Colorado Springs and then straight through Denver turning left at Longmont (or even go on up to Loveland.)
2. If you want the scenic route as described by Busskipper, I would offer the variation to go from Buena Vista up through Leadville to Copper Mountain to pick up I-70 East to near Central City and take the "Peak to Peak" highway all the way up to Estes Park.
(I won't go into the detailed highway designations for "Peak to Peak" as I have given it several times on this forum but it is readily available online.)
If I picked up on the meaning behind your question, I would emphasize that the easiest and quickest way is straight up I-25 and straight through Denver. I guess I have been lucky pullin our 34' fifth-wheel on this route many times, but we have moved steadily on with the traffic every time.
So, it's either Interstate and traffic or long, beautiful, wonderful scenic route (days not hours). There really is not much in between.
1> If my goal was to get to Estes Park from Cheyenne Mountain in the easiest and quickest way, I'd get up about 8:00 in the morning, get back out to I-25 and go straight through Colorado Springs and then straight through Denver turning left at Longmont (or even go on up to Loveland.)
2. If you want the scenic route as described by Busskipper, I would offer the variation to go from Buena Vista up through Leadville to Copper Mountain to pick up I-70 East to near Central City and take the "Peak to Peak" highway all the way up to Estes Park.
(I won't go into the detailed highway designations for "Peak to Peak" as I have given it several times on this forum but it is readily available online.)
If I picked up on the meaning behind your question, I would emphasize that the easiest and quickest way is straight up I-25 and straight through Denver. I guess I have been lucky pullin our 34' fifth-wheel on this route many times, but we have moved steadily on with the traffic every time.
So, it's either Interstate and traffic or long, beautiful, wonderful scenic route (days not hours). There really is not much in between.
