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patperry2766
May 23, 2015Explorer II
If you haven't selected your campsites yet:
Mueller State Park near Manitou Springs
Ridgway SP near Montrose. Ridgway itself has multiple campgrounds within their park.
Pa-Co-Chu-Pak (stayed there one night and moved because we were close to the river and got constantly attacked by the mosquitoes)
Dakota Terrace...where we ended up moving to for the rest of the trip
Elk Ridge...this will be the place we try to get into next time we go.
Both of the campsites are in bear territory so the rangers, especially at Mueller, are pretty vigilant about food being left out.
A lot of stuff to do in the area.
Mueller State Park near Manitou Springs
Ridgway SP near Montrose. Ridgway itself has multiple campgrounds within their park.
Pa-Co-Chu-Pak (stayed there one night and moved because we were close to the river and got constantly attacked by the mosquitoes)
Dakota Terrace...where we ended up moving to for the rest of the trip
Elk Ridge...this will be the place we try to get into next time we go.
Both of the campsites are in bear territory so the rangers, especially at Mueller, are pretty vigilant about food being left out.
A lot of stuff to do in the area.
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