October trip to Southwestern Colorado
We are planning a trip to the Ouray region of Colorado in early October. Normally we stay in Rocky Mt. National Park near Grand Lake, but the pine beetles have destroyed the trees in the campground we...
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We are avid hikers, so not seeing the scenery while in camp is a none issue. After many searches and calls, we could not find a place we liked that would take reservations. Since we make the drive from KY to CO in 1 and a half days, and didn't want to run the risk of getting to a place and not having a place to sleep, we decided to go with Elk Meadow in Estes. They had sites we could reserve and from there we can go to all of our favorite trails on the west side of Rocky Mountain National Park. It would not be my first choice as it has few trees but they said this time of year it would not be crowed at all.
