thru Denver?

JAC1982 wrote:
For the first week of May you'll also want to keep an eye on the weather. I remember 2 years ago we went camping the first weekend in May. It was 80 degrees on Saturday. We left Sunday morning and 2 hours after we got home, it started rain/snowing with a lot of wind.

Another thing about early May is that most of the NFS CG"s in CO aren't open yet. So private CG's are your best bet, but they get a little more crowded with fewer camping options. James Robb SP out in the Grand Junction area is open at that time and does take reservations. Fruita and Island Acres sections are both convenient to I-70. Island Acres is probably a little more noisy. Rifle Gap and Rifle Falls SP's north of Rifle are also open but a few miles off the highway. Rifle Falls would be my pick there. But there are a limited number of sites that will take longer rigs.

4runnerguy wrote:

JAC1982 wrote:
For the first week of May you'll also want to keep an eye on the weather. I remember 2 years ago we went camping the first weekend in May. It was 80 degrees on Saturday. We left Sunday morning and 2 hours after we got home, it started rain/snowing with a lot of wind.

Another thing about early May is that most of the NFS CG"s in CO aren't open yet. So private CG's are your best bet, but they get a little more crowded with fewer camping options. James Robb SP out in the Grand Junction area is open at that time and does take reservations. Fruita and Island Acres sections are both convenient to I-70. Island Acres is probably a little more noisy. Rifle Gap and Rifle Falls SP's north of Rifle are also open but a few miles off the highway. Rifle Falls would be my pick there. But there are a limited number of sites that will take longer rigs.

We've stayed at Island Acres, it is noisy in some spots. We stayed on a spot by the river that had our trailer between us and the south side (where the road is) and the water noise helped drown out the road noise, but you still didn't really feel like you were in the middle of nowhere camping. It's fine for a quick overnight stop though, and easy in/out.

There is also an RV park across the street from the state park in Fruita, I think it's called Monument RV Park, we've stayed there too for an overnight. It's the typical RV park.... everyone sandwiched together, but has full hookups and is well maintained. It's perfect for an overnight stay while passing through if the state park is not available. The Mexican restaurant near there is very good.

A place to consider for a stay in the foothills above Denver...Chief Hosa Campground located in the Genesee area of I-70 at exit 253. Owned and operated by the City of Denver Parks and Recreation, it is the oldest motor campground in the country.

H E R E - Chief Hosa is the link to their website. They open May 1st each year. There's limited space for RVs and it can be tight, but I've seen big motor homes in there was well as a variety of trailers and other RVs. About 1/2 of the CG is for tents. It can be noisy, since it's close to I-70. Convenient to Genesee Mountain Park, the Evergreen area, the Buffalo Overlook, with the historic Chief Hosa Lodge right across the street. Staff at the CG has always been helpful. The RV Descripton section gives you all of the RV sites, the site dimensions, and whether pull thru or back in. There's only 2 FHU sites, the rest are W/E, and there's a dump on site.

x10 on Busskippers recommendation on RT 128. An awesome drive. Drove it last year thanks to Busskipper!!