Colorado SW campground for a month

We go to South Fork, Fun Valley Family Resort. The camp ground is full of activity,, but also centralized where you can make many day trips and go to other area. We go to Creed, Lake City, Pagosa Springs, and could go on to other areas on west, and still not be that far away from camp ground. Lots of fishing in the area, 4 wheeler trails, hiking trails, and etc. We spend 2-3 months. Cost is 16.00 per day to 29.00 prepay depending where you want to park. Beautiful area.

Stayed at Cortez KOA great park. If you have a dog the greatest dog park in any park we have stayed at. FYI Pepperheads Restaurant in Cortez is FANTASTIC.

We have stayed for a month just east of Durango,Co. in a town called Bayfield. We enjoy this Rv Park:

VALLECITO RESORT
13030 COUNTY ROAD 501
BAYFIELD, CO 81122
Phone: 970-884-9458

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Blue Spruce RV Park at Vallecito Lake is one of our favorite places. It is not far to Durango and all sites are shaded (heavily treed Forrest setting) and big. No one is on top of anyone and it is very remote & quiet. Another place we like is Bruce Spruce RV Park at the base of Wolf Creek Pass in Pagosa Springs. It is a small campground (mostly retirees who spend the entire summer there) but most sites seem spacious. Some sites are in the trees and some have awesome mountain views. We have gone to both of these places many times & love them both. We will be going to Colorado in May this year & were looking for a different area to try. We were recommended to try Priest Gulch Campground in Dolores so we booked that. Since we will be going before many campgrounds open for the season in Colorado, our choices were limited but I am excited to be going again.

Montrose can get warm , in the 90s on a sunny day, as well but it is dry and the nights cool off nicely. My electric bill usually works out to be around $1 a day, that is running the AC if we are there, the fridge and water heater on electric. The Montrose KOA has electric meters at the sites so you only pay for what you use, think it was about 11 cents a kilowatt our last trip. Some of the longer term stay sites toward the back also have metered propane to the sites.

Thanks all for the information.

Thom02099 I took a look at Lightner Creek and it looks like a place I would like. I need trees.

joe b Montrose and Gunnison were places we were considering because of the potential day trips. How hot did it get there in there? Also how much should except for electricity?

We spend a couple of months, every other summer, in the Ouray, Montrose and Grand Junction areas. The KOA in Montrose is very nice, well run and reasonable in price. Last time we spent a month there it was $450 plus electric. In Ouray, the KOA, just north of town is our first choice, but they don't have a monthly rate so we pay the daily rate. Cost approximately $1,000 a month for FHUs. Both are great places to run day trips out of, as we normally tow our Jeep so that we can play in the surrounding mountains.

Grand Junction can be a bit hot during the days, in summer, but tends to cool off at night. A week to ten days is about the maximum for our GJ stays.

On one of our last trips to Colorado we did the following:
Departed Florida about June 1. Took a week to get to Colorado Springs.
Spent a week in the Springs (my wife grew up here and in Woodland Park) Garden of the Gods RV Park
To Montrose for a month at the KOA
To Grand Junction for a week
To Ouray KOA for a month
Started home to Florida, by way of Torrey Utah for a week ( Capital Reef NP)
Then a week back to Florida.

What sort of rig/setup do you have? Answers may vary depending on what you have, ie, motor home versus a trailer versus a fiver. That information would help us narrow down what sort of locales you might find amenable.

Regarding Durango area and what you're looking for, Lightner Creek Campground may fit your needs more so than some of the other CG/Resorts in the Durango area. A bit isolated, a bit of privacy, yet still close to town and amenities. H E R E is their website.

South Fork/Del Norte/Monte Vista area is also quite popular and has some of the amenities that may interest you, and a good location for exploring for a month. The San Luis Valley area has many surprises to explore, and it's easy to get over to Durango/Cortez/Mesa Verde NP area from there. Also close proximity to northern New Mexico for additional exploring. Consider the Cumbres and Toltec train trip between Antonito and Chama NM; it's an experience of a lifetime with scenery that simply has to be experienced, as it can't be adequately described.

If you're 55+ here's a nicely landscaped park:

Uncompahgre River RV Park, Olathe, CO

Other choices would be Dolores River RV or Priest Gulch RV on Hwy 145 between Cortez and Telluride.

I recommend the Durango area. There are a # of very nice full hookup RV parks in or near town. The privacy item may be a problem tho.