camping around Denver Colorado

[Mark_Heisler]

planning a summer trip thinking of camping around Denver area. Going the first two week of Aug 2016. Where are some good camp grounds. would like full hook up and with in a 30 min drive away from Denver

thanks mark

[carp65]

check out the RV park in Wheat Ridge, CO. We spent the month of July there
and it is very adequate. Full hook-up sites. Prospect Park on 44th Avenue.

[tdiller]

Off Pavement wrote:
Bear Creek Park in Lakewood has electric and water sites with central dump station...

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I'll second the recommendation of this place. My wife and I stayed here for a week just last July. All the state parks and private campgrounds were full. I have never made reservations for a campground before in my life. I'm glad we did for this trip. The campground is very nice although there is not much in the way of shade. We had one issue and it was readily dealt with when I mentioned it to the campground host. When we first got there there were some transients hanging around the bathrooms and showers. I mentioned it to the campground host when I bought some firewood and he said he chases them out and they usually don;t come back. We didn't see any more the rest of the week. It is close to red rock amphitheater and what is called the loop. The loop is a 40 some mile road that leads past many neat things like dinosaur tracks, Buffalo Bills gravesite and other neat things. Cost was considerably less than the surrounding state parks. We paid $20 per night for water and electric.

[Off_Pavement]

Bear Creek Park in Lakewood has electric and water sites with central dump station...

Bear Creek Park Camping

[Travelr]

Take in a concert at Redrocks. Worth e wry dime. Long walk from parking to seats though.

[Thom02099]

As others have mentioned, Cherry Creek and Chatfield SP both offer full hookups and reservations should be made as early as possible as they go very fast. Both are in the southern end of the Denver Metro area.

If full hookups are not absolutely necessary and you can get by with electric only with dump stations and water centrally located, then you could also consider Golden Gate Canyon, St Vrain, and Boyd Lake SPs. Boyd Lake is the most distant from Denver (practically in my back yard), about 45-50 minutes north of Denver. Golden Gate Canyon is a bit closer as to mileage, but is more remote in the mountains west of Golden off CO 93, or accessible from Black Hawk/Central City area.

H E R E is a link to the state park website.

Commercially for private campgrounds/resorts, if you use R V Park Reviews, check out the Golden area as a first choice. You won't find much in Denver proper; there's also the suburbs of Aurora and Sheridan with selections, but note the ratings and the dates of the ratings. As previously mentioned, there's the KOA east of Denver in Strasburg.

[Oldtymeflyr]

The City of Golden has a campground right downtown Golden, which is a good place to be. There is lots of action in Golden, especially on the weekends.

Its an easy trip to about anywhere in the area. If you want to walk around downtown at night Golden is the good safe place to do it. There is a light rail line about a mile east to get to get around the metro area if you want to use it--I would definitely recommend using it at least once. For the mountains Golden has good access north, south and west. The first Saturday of the summer months there is a car show from downtown Golden to about a mile east, its informal and there are all kinds of cars there.

Have a good trip.

[ljr]

in5r wrote:
X2 on Chatfield State Park. We stayed there a couple years ago and it worked out great for us. Quick access to highways in multiple directions for going to various places in the area.

X3 on Chatfield. Cherry Creek is nice too but the sorrounding area is a little too urban for my taste. On the plus side though, their wifi coverage is better.

[naturist]

There's also a KOA on the east side, in Strassburg. It is a KOA, so not much like a State Park, but it is only a mile off I-70, and run by a very friendly/helpful staff. We stayed there going and coming just last month. Sites are small and close together, but they do have sites suitable for big rigs, too. Very convenient for travelers.

[Mark_Heisler]

thanks for all your help tonight everyone

[Bionic_Man]

Chatfield and Creek have been covered. If you are considering something a little north of town, I would add Boyd Lake State Park or Horsetooth (Larimer County) to consideration.

If you go to a State Park, there is a camping fee plus a vehicle fee.

Everything will book out 6 months in advance.

[Mark_Heisler]

Hey guys i checked out the campground you sent me they look great . Am i reading it right you have to buy a park pass plus campground fees?

[in5r]

X2 on Chatfield State Park. We stayed there a couple years ago and it worked out great for us. Quick access to highways in multiple directions for going to various places in the area.

[COnative]

Chatfield State Park is close to downtown. Its busy so reserve 6 months out. D loop is nice and nestled in some ponderosa pines. It has full hook ups and you don't realize you're on the edge of the metropolitan area. Sites 158, 180 and 189 are my favorite sites.

[Dennis_M_M]

Only one I have found within 30 minutes is Cherry Creek State Park.

Nice place, quiet with big sites and close to the city. You will need reservations. Note that the camping fee DOES NOT include a $7 per day vehicle pass. We do the annual vehicle pass since we usually hit it twice a year. There is also a 14 day limit.