Places to rv camp in Colorado

If you only have a week (definitely not enough time for Colorado), you might want to consider staying at a RV park in Durango. From there you can take some nice day trips with your vehicle - up to Silverton, over to Telluride and down to Cortez is a awesome circular drive! Take a day for Mesa Verde National Park - you could stay there, too. They have a few hookup sites but most are dry camping.

To get to Durango from Missouri work your way up New Mexico.

Wow...a week just won't do it!

With your camper you will have no trouble getting into any camp ground you like in Co. Ft Collins area is beautiful with a lot of camp grounds. Hy way 14 west of Ft Collins poudre river has very good rafting . the mountains a huge you will need a tow vehicle.

Bowfreak wrote:
We are new to rving and are wanting to plan a trip to Colorado next June and would appreciate any suggestions of good campgrounds. We enjoy hikes, fishing, kayaking, and beautiful scenery.

Keep in mind that June can still see some of the very high country, passes and such, with lots of snow but fully dependent on how the snow season went. That's not to say you will need to worry about this in the lower area campgrounds, this would be in reference to seasonal passes and/or higher altitude hikes you may be interested in.

With that in mind, make sure to pack for cold temps just in case and that includes taking foul weather gear for hikes. Again, will be dependent on conditions at the time.

If you are going to do high altitude hikes, make sure to study up on that as well. A common mistake many will make is getting caught out in lightening... so early start and turn around if the conditions start building for thunder storms which are very common in the afternoons.

Be safe and enjoy your stay.

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RedRocket204 wrote:

Bowfreak wrote:
We are new to rving and are wanting to plan a trip to Colorado next June and would appreciate any suggestions of good campgrounds. We enjoy hikes, fishing, kayaking, and beautiful scenery.

Keep in mind that June can still see some of the very high country, passes and such, with lots of snow but fully dependent on how the snow season went. That's not to say you will need to worry about this in the lower area campgrounds, this would be in reference to seasonal passes and/or higher altitude hikes you may be interested in.

With that in mind, make sure to pack for cold temps just in case and that includes taking foul weather gear for hikes. Again, will be dependent on conditions at the time.

If you are going to do high altitude hikes, make sure to study up on that as well. A common mistake many will make is getting caught out in lightening... so early start and turn around if the conditions start building for thunder storms which are very common in the afternoons.

Be safe and enjoy your stay.

THIS is great advice!!

Whichever part of Colorado you decide to explore, heed this advice.

And about snow...even though roads and highways will likely be clear (there are always exceptions), many high mountain trails can still have a lot of snow and even worse...mud! Even at lower elevations, mud can be a significant problem on trails, and both snow and mud could have an impact on your fur friend coming along on your trip.

Thunderstorms. Out here, they build up in the mountains and roll out onto the eastern plains. Hiking rule of thumb for the mountains -- get an early start and be off the mountain by 2pm. That's not to say you can't enjoy anything after 2, you just want to be off high peaks/passes/above timberline, and be at a lower elevation, where you can seek shelter as necessary. And having a good backpack with necessities is essential.

Much as I love our northern Colorado area and the Arkansas River area, I agree with Lauren that, given you have just a week to explore, the southwest part of Colorado is the area I'd choose if I were out-of-state. The diversity, as noted in some of the comments of others, is simply amazing, that there's so much in one region of the state. It's a good starting point, and will give you a great excuse to come back and explore other regions of our great state! :C

We just got back from a month in Colorado -- our first visit -- we can't wait to go back. Feel free to click on my blog link in my signature -- lots of pictures and also descriptions of campgrounds. I'm hoping that the blog entries will give you some ideas on which areas to visit.

If you are coming from SW Missouri and you only have a week for this trip, maybe focus just on Rocky Mtn National Park, which I think is the closest area to you -- it looks like it is 750 miles from Joplin to Estes Park, which is two long days for most folks. Estes Park and RMNP are kind of crowded and busy, compared to the southwestern part of Colorado, but it is really spectacular. And when I say you only have a week "for this trip," I would bet that you will be back for other trips. We surely will.

One more thought -- kayaking is great fun, but Colorado is infamous for lightning in the afternoons. So just be sure to be off the lake before the daily storm hits!