What a shame

We lived in Estes Park, CO - right next to Rocky Mtn NP - for 8 years. Although expanded a little now with Fall visitors (we called it the season of the newlyweds and nearly deads), it was basically a 100 day season.

We, just like the visitors, had to pay the highly inflated prices for even the basics like food and fuel. One guy told me one time that if I did not like his summer prices go someplace else - and then laughed. I never spent another penny in his place and told many people about his attitude and they did not go there either.

We would gather our lists of needs and make trips 35 miles down the mountain to Loveland and shop.

As has been said - it is the way of the world in tourist places with tourist weekends / seasons.

Nutinelse2do wrote:
If you think triple the price is bad, you would be astounded at 5-6x the normal rate for Hotels and RV Parks during The Colorado River Run in Laughlin, Nevada, in April every year.

Not only that, but they usually have a 4 night minimum requirement. Every room and rv park around is booked a year in advance.

It's a simple case of supply and demand.

The supply and demand is I have the supply and I demand an out ragious price. Yea I know and its still a rip off. You can a hotel room in my town Kingman during the river run for the same price you can get it in the middle of June