We will be going back - once again - to that area this fall. We stay at the KOA in Montrose for the Black Canyon and will be staying at Mesa Verde RV Park for the first time - have friends who have been there and recommend it. We have atayed at Alpen Rose in Durango, the KOA in Cortez and Priest Gulch - all are very nice but Priest Gulch is pretty much in the middle of no where. It is was north of Dolores - about 40% the way to To Hell U Ride - so maybe close to 30 miles to Mesa Verde (it is 19 miles from Dolores to Mesa Verde). Have also heard that Dolores River RV park is nice but no personal experience.