Reservations in or around Denver, CO

There are 2 state parks in the Denver area, Chatfield and Cherry Creek, that may have space after the holiday. They do have a 14 day limit so beware of that.
As far as finding a space, yes, it has become hard to find one without a lot of advanced planning. Too many new residents and RV's.

Bear Creek in Lakewood would be worth investigating as well.

State Parks open for reservations 6 months in advance. Getting any spot (let alone a prime spot) is very difficult without advanced planning.

Check St. Vrain State Park and the KOA's around the area. I saw some openings around that time frame. Maybe also try reducing you motorhome length to 39 feet to see if something is available but just not showing up because of the length.

If all else fails try Jefferson county fair grounds. We stayed for a wedding. Some full hook up some partial, some dry. Wasn’t the best of parks but well run, just not fancy.

imgoin4it wrote:
If all else fails try Jefferson county fair grounds. We stayed for a wedding. Some full hook up some partial, some dry. Wasn’t the best of parks but well run, just not fancy.

That's a good point. Adam's county (in Thornton just north of Denver) has a few spots too.

I am a fan of St Vrain SP in Longmont. However over the years it seems it has become the favorite of a lot of folks. We had to stay at Dakota Ridge in Golden last year. Its not to bad of a park, I would stay there again if had to. I have found that to stay near Denver has become a lot of early pre planning.

S-n-L wrote:
Hello everyone,

We are looking to visit the Denver, CO around the end of May, after the Memorial Day holiday. We would like to stay near Denver, within about 30 miles. We are having difficulty finding a place that is not already booked.

I would love to hear any recommendations for an rv park for a 45 foot motorhome. We would like full hook ups but are willing to deal with anything, even dry camping.

Have you found making reservations has become so difficult?

Thank you in advance for any input,
Stuart & Leslie

https://rec.cityofgolden.net/wbwsc/webtrac.wsc/splash.html?interfaceparameter=3

https://www.jeffco.us/1464/Campground

https://www.bouldercounty.org/open-space/fairgrounds/

https://cpw.state.co.us/buyapply/Pages/Reservations.aspx

Dakota Ridge

St Vrain

Town of Lyons has a small park on the river - http://www.townoflyons.com/349/LaVern-M-Johnson-Park

http://prospectrv.com/ - have never stayed there but have spoken to a few that have enjoyed it as a longer term solution to visit there Grand Kids in the summer.

That's the best I've got - All will have cancellations - so continue to Call - we have even stayed in the local Wal*Mart for 4-5 days to wait on a site to become available - Not Good :) - Golden is our Favorite - But has been discovered and is very hard to get in.

Jeffco is usually a good option - Central City has a KOA - Leadville has even been an Option as it is such a beautiful drive to and from.

Let us know how you do.

Best of luck,

I checked on ReserveAmerica, not the CPW reservation site, and found 23 RV electric sites available for May 28-29 (2 nights) at Golden Gate Canyon State Park Reverand's Ridge cg. But none were available for 3 nights during that week. GGCSP has only electric sites, but separate water and dump. But that is the most scenic of the SPs in the Denver metro area because it is the only one actually in the mountains.

I would second the cg at Bear Creek Lake Park (2 miles from my house). It is convenient to US 285 into the mountains, but is also on the C-470 loop around the SW side of Denver and very near I-70. So it is easy to get around to other parts of the city.

Thanks everyone,

It is surprising how few good choices there are. We are Elks members and we may go that route. They do not take reservations so that makes it a little uncertain.

Stuart

Westminster Elks lodge has a decent RVPark, but it is always very busy. Was very convenient for up, but no reservations with long term people many who had homes there years ago and come back for the summer. Most of the times we stayed there we were along the wall in the parking lot. Several 30 amp and there was only one 50 amp site but that was years ago.