fanrgs wrote:
Go to the Colorado State Parks Website interactive map HERE and use the drop-down menu to look for camping. You will see the locations for all the SPs with camping shown on the map, so you can find all the parks within 4 hours of Denver.
And, since it is only 4 hours via I-70 from Denver to Grand Junction and less than that to Steamboat Springs and Alamosa, you will have a lot of choices. Do you want recommendations for some of the most scenic within that distance that we have stayed in using our annual Colorado SP pass? If so, I would second the suggestions listed above, especially Golden Gate Canyon SP and Mueller SP near Cripple Creek, and add Rifle Falls SP north of I-70 near Rifle, Colorado State Forest on CO 14 west of Ft. Collins, and Steamboat Lake SP north of US 40 and Steamboat Springs.
You might even see a moose in the Colorado State Forest since that was the first place they were reintroduced!
If you choose to go to Colorado State Forest State Park, select Ranger Lakes CG. It's right off CO14, and you will certainly see moose, early morning and in the evening. Every time we've gone there, we've seen moose. Have reservations there in a few weeks. If possible, book a site at the extreme S/SE (far left on the map) end of the CG; there's a meadow that they like and can watch them from your campsite.
