Montana campgrounds help
Thinking of moving to MT next year, so there are some towns we want to scout out. Trying to stay relatively centrally located to the Bozeman, Helena, Missoula and Kalispell area. Have looked at the...
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fanrgs wrote:
If you want big, snow-capped mountain peaks with lots of nearby campgrounds and trout streams, but milder winters than Montana, check out Bayfield, Colorado. Very mild winters, cool summers, located just east of the tourist mecca of Durango, but with median home prices $100,000 less than Durango. Mesa Verde and Silverton an hour's drive away and your kids (and grandkids?) will want to spend every summer at your new home!
I've also been looking around Grand Junction, Gunnison, Durango, Cortez, Salida, Buena Vista and Glemwood Springs.
I work in a hospital so I need to be close, or within a reasonable commute distance for gainful employment. The DFW, TX area where I live has close to 7.7 million people, so big towns like Denver, Colorado Springs, etc don't hold much interest unless I can get into the mountains reasonable priced.
