Cheap camping in Colorado!

Once you live in the West and figure out public lands, you do not need a blog, a map or directions. Just get out there.

That is a very informative blog. I will use this for our next trip. We camped a few nights in Whitestar at Twin Lakes. We had site 10. What a beautiful area. Thank you for the link to your blog.

Wow, nicely done. Thanks for sharing

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ppine wrote:
Once you live in the West and figure out public lands, you do not need a blog, a map or directions. Just get out there.

True, but a great number of people reading this blog have never lived in the West. And some have never even been to the West. So this blog is for those RVers.

If you are planning to stay at Colorado state parks this summer, note that camping fee and reservation requirements changed on January 1, 2019. Reservations are now REQUIRED for camping at nearly every state park, but can be made on the day of arrival (assuming anything is available).

Camping fees have increased considerably, but the reservation fee has been dropped if you reserve through the state parks website, not ReserveAmerica. For example, a full-hookup RV site at Cherry Creek State Park is now $41/night, plus a $10/day park pass. And Chatfield, Golden Gate Canyon, Cheyenne Mountain, Mueller, and other popular parks along the Front Range are nearly that much for W/E and even electric-only sites.

Bottom line: if you want to camp in Colorado state parks, plan ahead, make reservations, and bring lots of money!

Go HERE to see the fee changes from 2018 to 2019.

re: fees increase ... good grief ... shaking my head

Sounds like a good state to get off the grid in!

tragusa3 wrote:
Sounds like a good state to get off the grid in!

Exactly the point of this thread, my last post, and my blog!

someone posted years ago on one of these threads

"There is no boondock camping in Colorado" ... :)

and still makes me chuckle.

I drive until I lose cell signal, then go 5 miles further before looking for my camp site. :)