Campgrounds in the Four Corners?

Four corners is not much to see but a spot to take a photo standing in 4 states. The closest areas to get nice camping would be Durago, CO or Monticello, UT

ian.c wrote:
This fall - Sept & Oct - we will be touring the Southwest for the first time. I know there are tons of campgrounds available but if anyone has personal recommendations we'd love to hear them. We're pulling a 30 ft 5th wheel. We're hoping to stay for several days in a spot and then move on.
Also, we're buried in books about the major parks but we're really open to suggestions for places to go and sights to see that might not show up in the major travel literature.
Serious newbies in the Four Corners!
Many Thanks!

Ps AS I reread this I realize how vague I must sound. Try to think of it as "open-minded".

There's much to see and do in the broader, four corners area of the 4 states involved. Much depends on your interest, whether it's scenery, historical locations, touristy stuff, etc. Also depends if you're looking for amenities wherever you stay, or if you're willing to boondock, or have limited services (ie, electric/no water or sewer). You mention "we", so a lot of different opinions, if that "we" is just you and a spouse, or if kiddos are along for the trip, and if so, their ages.

Also keep in mind that those 2 months are "wind down" time for a goodly number of campgrounds and places to see/things to do. Many of the USFS campgrounds begin to close in September in Colorado, a bit later in the other states. Same with the commercial campgrounds. And while you probably won't have snow in September (though it's possible), the chances increase in October, particularly in Colorado. Your best bet may be to broaden the Four Corners and maybe consider doing the Mighty 5 of southern Utah -- Arches, Bryce, Canyonland, Capitol Reef, and Zion. That time of year would be better suited for those parks, and the weather much more agreeable.

Using rvparkreviews.com would be a good resource to find places to stay in the general area, and would show the closing date for many RV parks/campgrounds. Also using the USFS website for a particular national forest would give you closing dates for the campgrounds in their particular forest.

Pretty good RV park right in the center of Cortez. We stayed there last fall and
went to 4 corners from there. Another day trip to Mesa Verde cliff dwellings. Took in some more lesser known ruins all relatively close. Really good stay for us.

If you go to the actual point (whether its correct of not) there's a plate in the ground with each of the four states in one of the quarters. You can have your picture taken standing in four states at the same time. Big Whoop.
That's about it.

The Four Corners region or the specific monument?

A little tricky for me to check right now, because I gave all my reference material to my daughter, who is on her way out to SW Colorado.

In the broader Four Corners region, I would stay at each place I visited: maybe Gould's for Monument Valley, any of the commercial parks at Moab (I've used the KOA), and I've stayed in Farmington on the way out of the area. Durango, I don't know, haven't been there yet. For the Colorado National Monument, I stayed at a KOA in Montrose, and a former KOA in Green River, visiting the monument enroute that trip.

An earlier trip to that area, studying geology in the region, I stayed a week at a hotel in Green River, because it was closer than Grand Junction to the outcrops we needed to visit.

The Four Corners monument itself, there is nothing really nearby, as there is not much commercial development on the Navajo and Hopi reservations, and the reservation boundaries are extensive. In that area, however, the concept of "nearby" means not much more than a two-hour drive.

There is a "working man's" RV park in Kirtland, just outside the reservation on US-64. that might be where I stayed, rather than actually in Farmington. If you are coming from or going to the north, on US-160, the nearest developed area off reservation would be Cortez.

You will find campgrounds at some of the national monuments in the area. It has been a while since I've been through, but when I was last there the facilities were rather limited. Campgrounds, not RV parks.

Four Corners itself is really anything to see unless you want a pic of you standing at the Corners. However, that site isn't even the 'real' site of Four Corners. :)

Mesa Verde National Park and Canyon de Chelly are a couple must-sees if in the area. Both have campgrounds.

Check out the itinerary for Grand Circle Tour by Adventure Caravans which takes the entire month of September. It includes the Four Corners which can be seen in about an hour then move on. I seem to remember there is a special kind of pizza made by the Apaches or other group and for sale in one of the kiosks at the Four Corners.
We bought two beautiful vases that were hand made; at least there was no sticker stating made in China!

Check out Canyon de Chelly in Arizona. You can't be 100 miles away. Not only is this National Park worth a visit, but they have a campground there.

Here's a somewhat recent post asking a similar question: Four Coners Which deals mainly with sites in New Mexico.

Lot of things in Utah & Colorado as well.

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