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Waited a bit too long for booking our CO trip

mleekamp
Explorer
Explorer
Been planning for a year for a July trip to Colorado...Cheyenne Mtn State park (mostly) with stops elsewhere in the state....Just tried to book today at Cheyenne Mtn and dang it if the entire place wasn't booked for the week I was planning. Just a month ago it was not.

My fault -- but I was able to adjust my dates a bit and get in. Point is...it feels like winter still in Central IL, but for sure get those national park/state parks booked now -- esp ones like Cheyenne with limited number of spots.
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2gypsies1
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Explorer III
Good idea to shorten your stay by one day to get a site. I think that's what frustrates those who try to make reservations...they're set on specific days and when they plug those days in and get 'none available', they don't try to play around with those days. Many times you can also click on a specific site and then click on the previous two-week period or the future two-week period to see exactly what days are available.

If it's a park you have your heart set on perhaps two or three days would be worth it to you rather than not spending any time at all there. You can always go to another nearby campground for the remainder of your stay. The key is to be flexible.

We've volunteered in public parks a lot and we know that many have a certain percentage of sites that aren't even reservable. So sometimes if you're already in the park under a reservation and you want to stay longer, check to see if you can move to an unreservable site. This is especially true of national parks and national forests. All sites are not reservable. Safe travels!
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Jim_Shoe
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mleekamp wrote:
What I did was shorten the original stay by 1 day...now Sun to Friday...and we fit in.

That's the trick. It eliminates the poor working souls that can only get away on weekends.
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mleekamp
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Explorer
What I did was shorten the original stay by 1 day...now Sun to Friday...and we fit in.

2gypsies1
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Explorer III
I just checked and if you're flexible with your dates there are many sites available.

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padredw
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Nomad
Two good choices in Buena Vista area:

Arrowhead Point Campground north of town and Buena Vista KOA south of town. We have stayed at both. In more recent years we have tended toward the Arrowhead Point. Nice young couple really working at making a go of it.

Arrowhead Point

jdphillips73
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Explorer
I booked my Cheyenne Mountain 2 days ago.. there was only a few sights that were available for a week in july. everything is filling up fast. Best of luck.

BTW... I also booked Snowy Peaks last night, so maybe there are spots left in Buena Vista.
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Thom02099
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Yes they do!

I was looking to book reservations at some USFS sites in northern Colorado, around Red Feather Lakes. Darned if they're not already booked for the weekends through June! Gotta be quick out here...
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