Florida to Steamboat Springs, Co in Sept
My neice is getting married in Steamboat Springs, Co Sept 26th. We are thinking of driving our 40ft Tiffin Phaeton from Florida to Steamboat Springs. We have a 380 Cummins. Has anyone else driven t...
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stickdog wrote:
If you go up to Laramie Wy then South on Wy 230 to it turns into Co 127 to Co 14 just South of Walden to US 40 west to Steamboat you only have Rabbit Ears pass 9426 ft. Climbing up to Rabbit Ear from the East is not bad, from the pass down to Steamboat is a bit more of an altitude change.
^^^ This. It's the most direct/easiest way to get there, if time is an issue for you.
If no time constraints, consider taking CO 14 from Fort Collins through the Cache la Poudre Canyon. Though twisty/curvy (it IS a canyon), the sights ae magnificent and as you get higher up toward Cameron Pass (10600 feet), the colours will be near peak. Beautiful drive across North Park to Walden, then on to Muddy and Rabbit Ears Passes. Not overly difficult, a somewhat long decline in to Steamboat Springs.
If you do consider going to Estes Park and Rocky Mountain National Park, consider this: August and September are the 2 busiest months for tourists, with well over 700,000 visitors each month. Why? August since school is out and most families like to visit before it starts up again, and September, due to the changing of the leaves and the beginning of elk rutting season. The roads in Rocky are particularly clogged in September and October, as people forget their manners and disregard laws and stop in the middle of the roadway for that just perfect photo op.
