Colorado Fly Fishing RV Campgrounds
I'd like to get some recommendations for a destination RV campground/resort that has stream/river/creek/lake fly fishing access. We prefer the eastern side of Colorado as I am hesitant about driving ...
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As noted the upper Arkansas River Valley has easy access up US 50 out of Pueblo with few grades. Being mostly along the river, there's little exposure.
Another area to consider would be around Creede. There's some decent fishing up the Rio Grande and it's tributaries above Creede. You have to go over North La Veta Pass (US 160) to get there, but that's a relatively easy and painless pass. We usually boondock or stay at an NFS CG in that area, but there are RV parks in South Fork and probably other places along CO 149. This area also has an opportunity for spotting wildlife, including bears.
I don't know if you have a toad, but if not, that will severely limit your access to the better fishing areas in our state. For instance one really needs to head up some of the canyons off US 285/24 in the Arkansas River Valley. Likewise, many of the creeks above Creede are on good graded gravel roads, but gravel roads nonetheless. One can get a decent sized MH up some of those roads, but how many days do you want to beat your rig up doing that? They do catch good sized trout out of places like Spinney and Elevenmile Reservoirs, but the scenery there isn't that great IMHO. Lots of sagebrush and few trees.
Another area to consider would be around Creede. There's some decent fishing up the Rio Grande and it's tributaries above Creede. You have to go over North La Veta Pass (US 160) to get there, but that's a relatively easy and painless pass. We usually boondock or stay at an NFS CG in that area, but there are RV parks in South Fork and probably other places along CO 149. This area also has an opportunity for spotting wildlife, including bears.
I don't know if you have a toad, but if not, that will severely limit your access to the better fishing areas in our state. For instance one really needs to head up some of the canyons off US 285/24 in the Arkansas River Valley. Likewise, many of the creeks above Creede are on good graded gravel roads, but gravel roads nonetheless. One can get a decent sized MH up some of those roads, but how many days do you want to beat your rig up doing that? They do catch good sized trout out of places like Spinney and Elevenmile Reservoirs, but the scenery there isn't that great IMHO. Lots of sagebrush and few trees.
