Steamboat State Park or Canon City, Co?

dawolfes8 wrote:
Hello,

I am planning a last minute trip to Colorado. Or I should say, I'm trying to, but I need help

Some background: My older son, who is getting old enough that he won't be camping with us much longer, wants to go to Colorado. He has been talking about going to Denver all summer. Why Denver? I don't know. I have been more focused on finding a campground that has things to do for my five kids ages 11 through 20. or at least with in driving distance of various sites and activities. We tend to all like "foresty" camp sites. We would definitely like to go rafting, and zip lining would be an added bonus.

For both of those activities, and an available campground, I narrowed the search to the Canon City area. There is a campground and those two activities are available. I thought I was done.

But then I noticed that Steamboat Springs State Park popped up on several past posts for campground recommendations, and they have a few available sites. But I'm not sure about the activities in that area, besides rafting. We have five days; if we stay there, are there any other suggestions for things to do?

And then my final obstacle. My husband is concerned about the drive in Colorado. All of our past "big" camping trips have been with a pop-up being pulled by our Excursion. We have a new truck (Ram 3500) to pull our new trailer with (27 ft). Having never pulled this trailer that far, he is wondering about the route to either of these destinations. Anything we should take into consideration?

I apologize for the length... I couldn't figure out how to make this shorter and still make sense. Any help would be appreciated!

Take a look at this site Family Travel it might give you some Ideas.

You do know that neither of these locations are in Denver.

You will not have a problem IMHO, anywhere in Colorado with your rig.

20 year old and wants to see Colorado, My suggestion, not all camping,
Boulder Farmers Market -- Golden's Clear Creek right in town with tube's for all, bring your own floating device -- Golden Gate Park -- CU and DU two great schools -- Bring Bikes -- Hike in one of any of the many trail heads that are everywhere between Denver and Boulder -- last if you still have time Maybe Leadville and Buena Vista for some great 4x4 trails and hikes and more tubing.

Out of your two Choices Steamboat would be my choice but I would vote for a few two or three day stays in different CG's.

BOL,