Need overnight campground in Denver
We will be going through Denver this coming weekend. Coming from Moab on I 70, then picking up I 76 coming out of Denver. Looking for a decent campground for an overnight. Using the Good Sam app to s...
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Another option might be Bear Creek Lake Park (Indian Paintbrush CG) run by the city of Lakewood. Check online to see if there are still sites available. Just four miles south of I-70 on C-470. Electricity, but no individual water at sites. But may be cheapest of all in the area at $20/night. Probably a little quieter, too, as it's furthest from the highway/major roads. Most space between sites, but few trees in the CG itself. Nice hiking trails around the lakes and but the creek.
The Jeffco Fairgrounds are close to the highway, so easy and quick access, but don't know if the water system to the sites is on yet? Just a big parking lot IMHO.
Of course Allison might pick Dakota Ridge only because it is less than a mile to Kohl's! ;)
As far as I-70 vs. US 6, one might consider the time of day and what day. If it is the weekend as the OP said, Saturday afternoons heading down I-70 can be quite exhilarating with all the traffic returning from the mountains. Some people really fly down the last hills into Denver. :E US 6 is more scenic but slower and curvier. Plenty of pulloffs, too.
Cherry Creek and Chatfield are quite a bit out of the way.
The Jeffco Fairgrounds are close to the highway, so easy and quick access, but don't know if the water system to the sites is on yet? Just a big parking lot IMHO.
Of course Allison might pick Dakota Ridge only because it is less than a mile to Kohl's! ;)
As far as I-70 vs. US 6, one might consider the time of day and what day. If it is the weekend as the OP said, Saturday afternoons heading down I-70 can be quite exhilarating with all the traffic returning from the mountains. Some people really fly down the last hills into Denver. :E US 6 is more scenic but slower and curvier. Plenty of pulloffs, too.
Cherry Creek and Chatfield are quite a bit out of the way.
