Good place for base camp at 4 corners
I'm in the planning stage for this trip from West TN, and was thinking about maybe Delores, Cortez, and Durango for Rv Parks. I do want to drive the San Juan Skyway without my FW, and should I just s...
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Or there is a really nice CG in Cortez more or less across the road from the KOA: La Mesa RV Park. By nice I mean a good quiet shady spot to camp in not a resort type park. No swimming pool but they have a good weekly rate.
We spent a week there and used it as a base camp for the 4 corners attractions, the east side of Canyonlands, the Canyon of the Ancient, Mesa Verde (you can see the Mesa from the cg), Gooseneck SP, Mexican Hat and Monument Valley and Hovrenweep NM plus several others. From the one in Mesa Verde you can only do Mesa Verde, not much use as a base camp. Make sure you have online reservations for the tours at Mesa Verde ahead of time, you may not get any at the park. Only one tour is ticketed at the park now.
If you have a 4WD vehicle I really urge you to think about the Alpine Loop if you want to see mountain scenery you won't ever forget. We drove it in our 4WD F350 longbed with no problem, we had to do some maneuvering to get around one switchback but otherwise not a problem. You'll also get to visit a mostly intact mining ghost town. We we're based in Ouray for that trip. Engineer's pass was closed so we only did the Cinnamon Pass section.
We spent a week there and used it as a base camp for the 4 corners attractions, the east side of Canyonlands, the Canyon of the Ancient, Mesa Verde (you can see the Mesa from the cg), Gooseneck SP, Mexican Hat and Monument Valley and Hovrenweep NM plus several others. From the one in Mesa Verde you can only do Mesa Verde, not much use as a base camp. Make sure you have online reservations for the tours at Mesa Verde ahead of time, you may not get any at the park. Only one tour is ticketed at the park now.
If you have a 4WD vehicle I really urge you to think about the Alpine Loop if you want to see mountain scenery you won't ever forget. We drove it in our 4WD F350 longbed with no problem, we had to do some maneuvering to get around one switchback but otherwise not a problem. You'll also get to visit a mostly intact mining ghost town. We we're based in Ouray for that trip. Engineer's pass was closed so we only did the Cinnamon Pass section.
