Fort Worth to Denver best route

I made that drive a couple of years ago driving a U-haul truck helping an old friend move back to Montana, he hates cities and heavy traffic so we took 287 through Wichita Falls,then turned north at Amarillo through Dumas, and Lamar CO. As I recall there was one noticeable ridge line on that drive, but also some rolling hills in Oklahoma. For the most part though it was vast expanse of nothingness, I think Amarillo is the only town of over 10,000 people for about 750 miles.

You might look at I35 to Salina, Kansas then I70 to Denver. It's about 100 miles more than through Raton.

Just stay on 287 until you hit I70 outside of Denver.

We go thru Raton ..... no problem. We have right at 18,000 pounds.

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AJBert wrote:
Just stay on 287 until you hit I70 outside of Denver.

^^^^^ This.

Doesn't get much flatter than this. Just a few rolling hills here and there, same with I-70, nothing to be concerned about at all.

Raton, while small, can be deceptive. Last year, in May, a late blizzard in northern NM made it impassible and unfortunately, my daughter was stranded in the Las Vegas NM area until they got it reopened. Took about 36 hours until they got the pass reopened. And it can happen at any time.

FT Worth i35 - 287N - At Amarillo 287 runs with I40 west take exit 76... highway 335 ( it's a bypass) North, it will run back into 287 north on the north side of town and you miss down town. Follow 287 north all the way to Limon, CO then I 70 west to Denver. Fastest, Flattest route there is.

Thank you all for the help. The majority say head thru Amarillo and stay on 287 to I-70 or Limon.
I've always gone thru Raton but now with the Travel Trailer and winter storm hitting that area now I must choose a different route.
We are are rarely new to the travel and with travel Trailer so any tips are always appreciated.
Jack and Dawn

Is there a good place to stay overnight on this route...say around the Oklahoma panhandle into Colorado?

Used that route many times, not much in OK , I believe 1 small town but a couple of spots to pull off. There is a port of entry weigh station that's hardly ever open that you could use.