Estes Park Colorado
Estes is our favorite close destination as it's really only a days drive from home. Only thing missing is we have not been enjoying the RV parks we have stayed. We mostly go back to Elk Meadow as ou...
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Two Jayhawks wrote:
Estes is our favorite close destination as it's really only a days drive from home. Only thing missing is we have not been enjoying the RV parks we have stayed. We mostly go back to Elk Meadow as our size has put a few others out of reach. Frankly we have stayed at other parks in Estes when we were 36' & 40' but it made little difference. Sites are always close, usually difficult to level, dirt sites, dusty, staff seems like they are doing you favor, etc. Wondering if anyone has any recommendations. I can't believe someone hasn't opened up something like Grizzly in West Yellowstone in the Estes area. That would force them all to raise the bar.
There is a direct answer to your question. The cost of "dirt" and development is out of sight in Estes plus there are very few chunks of desirable land that hasn't been subdivided. Zoning is a problem as well.
Lived is Estes for 30 years (1980-2010). We left after retirement because of the overcrowding and grid lock. Move to Buena Vista. Much wider range of recreational activities and lots of elbow room in the Arkansas Valley from Leadville to Salida. After Estes, we don't even notice mid summer crowds and traffic except for July 4. We can always find a place to hike or ATV and see at most a handful of people and sometimes no one.
Lots of nice RV parks but no resorts. Incredible boon docking even for a 40' bus. The Arkansas Valley and BV are really starting to be discovered in part I'm sure because of overcrowding in other places.
