Hello Good Sam Team Members! I'm about to embark on a trip to Denver form the DFW area. I'm pulling my travel trailer of 10,000 lbs and want to know the best way to make this trip without going thru treacherous mountain terrain. Any good info would be much appreciated!I've taken the route thru Raton several years ago but that was simply in my car. Is there another route that is much flatter? An extra hundred miles or so is ok but not much more than that.Thank you,Jack

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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brooks379
Explorer
Jan 10, 2017
I don't know about any RV parks but there might be some. There are a lot of places to pull off for the night. Wal Mart in Lamar, there is a big truck stop in Lamar just past the port of entry, there is another truck stop with plenty of room to park (dirt lot) in Springfield, CO, Loves truck stop in Boise City, OK. If you don't require a RV park you can fin d many places to stop for the night.
Veebyes
Explorer II
Jan 11, 2017
Right turn rt 287 when you get to Amarillo. Left turn when you hit I70. The mountains then Denver sort of loom up at you. Can't miss it.

There is a CG just a little W of Lamar that is decent enough for an overnight. WARNING! There is a feedlot a few miles west of the campground. If the wind is from the west the air can be, how shall we say it, rosey.
Jacksilsby
Explorer
Jan 11, 2017
Thank you all! 287 thru Lamar was such a peaceful and easy route. Roads are in much better condition than highways as well. We made it to Dakota Ridge in Golden.
It is windy as heck here!!

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