October in Colorado?

Thom02099 wrote:

DinTulsa wrote:
Looking for ideas on where to Rv in Colorado the 2nd week of October. I'm thinking southern Colorado due to the lower elevations, but I'm open to other ideas. I would prefer to be on the East side of the Rockies if possible.

Thanks in advance.

Altitude is not necessarily lower. Latitude is the factor.

To be on the east side of the Rockies, I can only presume that you may be referring to areas around Colorado Springs, Pueblo, Canon City...that general area. Pueblo is a lower elevation (4700 feet). Colorado Springs is around 6000 feet. Canon City is ~5300 feet. Other areas - Trinidad is around 6000 feet, Walsenburg around 6200 feet. Alamosa in the San Luis Valley is around 7500 feet.

Now, compare this to the Denver area, around 5200-5400 feet or the Fort Collins/Loveland/Greeley/Windsor area of around 4500-5200. Lower elevations are in the northern areas, not southern areas.

When you say "east of the Rockies" are you referring to east of the Continental Divide? That's a bit different. But again, altitude and latitude are factors.

In October, there will not be very much open here in northern Colorado as far as RMNP or USFS CGs are concerned. There's a few that will be open until the latter part of October, but are weather dependent. In southern Colorado, there's the Pike National Forest and the San Isabel National Forest, which covers a huge area. And again, altitude and latitude will affect whether places are open or closed for the season. Many places have seasons that run from Memorial Day to just after Labour Day. Others might extend to mid October. Not too many places go beyond that.

If you're looking at commercial CG/RV Parks, you're going to likely find more in southern Colorado in the areas mentioned above, than here in northern Colorado. Commercial CG/RV Parks in the mountains EAST of the Divide will vary wildly in their seasons. Best bet would be to choose a city/town, and then go to rvparkreviews.com and search there for what might suit your needs.

Yes sir, I was talking East of the continental divide. After doing a little more research I'm thinking we will wait until next May\June to make the trip to Colorado. We live in Tulsa Ok and are looking for somewhere roughly 10-11 hours in either direction. After looking at the weather and what might be open\closed, I think we have decided to head east to Tennessee. The weather will be a little warmer and there should be a few more areas open. Thank you for your response, I will research the areas you listed for our trip next year.