East side of Colorado Rockies

Floridafrances wrote:
Hi all,

This is what the Trip Planner on the Good Sam site came up with. Most seem straight forward and logical but... I would love to have verification - especially for #5.

1. Sterling to RMNP: CO-14 to I-25. I-25 to US-36. US-36 to where it splits from US-34 and entering RMNP via Beaver Meadows VC.
2. After our 3 nights at Glacier Basin we'll go to Poudre Canyon KOA for 1 night. Couldn't get that night at our next stop - Mountain Park CG. We're there for 4 nights. Back out to US-34. US-34 to US-287. Then US-287 to CO-14.
3. Mountain Park back to RMNP and Glacier for 4 more nights. Basically the reverse of the above without the side trip to the KOA.
4. RMNP to Denver West/Central City KOA: Have a night here because we couldn't get it at Golden Gate Canyon where we'll be for 4 nights. Peak to Peak highway down to Central City and follow KOA's directions to them. Per Golden Gate reservation directions we'll use Gap Road to get to Reverends Ridge CG.
5. Golden Gate Canyon to Snowy Peaks RV Park in Buena Vista for 5 nights: Get back to CO-119. CO-119 to I-70W. I-70W to CO-91 South. CO-91 to US-24. (This is the one where I can see more than one way to get there.)
6. Snowy Peaks to Mueller SP for 3 nights: US-24 to CO-67.
7. Mueller to Lathrop SP for 3 nights: Get back to CO-67. CO-67 to US-24/CO-67. Get on I-25-BL South. I-25-BL South to US-160.


Thanks. :)

2. After our 3 nights at Glacier Basin we'll go to Poudre Canyon KOA for 1 night. Couldn't get that night at our next stop - Mountain Park CG. We're there for 4 nights. Back out to US-34. US-34 to US-287. Then US-287 to CO-14.

This is a bit confusing. Leaving Glacier Basin, you'd likely want to take US 34 down to Loveland, and then take one of several ways to get to the Laporte area and the Poudre Canyon KOA (PM me, I can give you some back roads if you'd like, save having to go through the heart of Fort Collins on US 287/College Ave). Poudre Canyon KOA is at the junction of US 287/CO 14. Mountain Park CG is up Poudre Canyon and is an excellent campground.

PS - which site do you have at Glacier Basin and Mountain Park? For Glacier Basin, I'm partial to D loop as it's in the open and has outstanding views in all directions.

PPS - For Mountain Park, you're going to be there 4 days. You may want to fuel up at the station across from the KOA. There's only 2 other places to get fuel in the Poudre Canyon - Rustic Resort and Archer's Resort, both of which are west of Mountain Park. If you branch out with some exploring, there's also fuel in Red Feather Lakes.

#3 and #4 are spot on. For Reverend Ridge in Golden Gate Canyon SP, you're coming in from the west, and you'll go past the old KOA CG (which is now Darby Hill or Derby Hill or something like that), and then just a few miles in to Rev's Ridge.