Summer 2022 trip

[Wjohns02]

Planning a trip from western NC to Denver, CO. Only planned stop so far is in Branson, MO. Tentative dates are June 18th -July 10th if it’s not to late to get reservations. Will need to be in Denver the week of June 25th for a meeting. Anyone have ideas for a route or points of interest we should consider?

[Wjohns02]

So, one week out. We head for Denver on June 20th and will travel through July 10th. Will be our longest trip with the camper. Have a couple of days booked in Nashville on the way west. Will spend a week in Denver, have passes to RMNP. Lots more On the agenda. I’ll try to post along the way.

[Wjohns02]

Hopefully so. I have reservations for the trip out to Colorado through July 5th. Working on the trip back now. May try to go a little north then turn right and head home at some point that week.

[lane_hog]

I'd bet that a bunch of campground reservations have opened up during the current gas/diesel price spike... I've seen a bunch of trailers go up for sale.

[afidel]

If you don't mind a slight southerly detour there USS Batfish is a submarine in the middle of the plains and is mostly on the trip from Branson to Colorado.

In Branson I've got the Titanic museum flagged as something to see.

If you want to head more north then KC BBQ could easily be a several day diversion.

[Wjohns02]

JIMNLIN, I’m learning there a lot to see in the Denver region so we will likely stay in that area a few extra days. And yes the trip is getting more expensive by the day but hoping for some relief by June.

ken56, found information on that area and made reservations today. Working on a show at the Grand Ole Oprey while we are in town.

Now working on overnight stops for the drive out and back.

Thanks for the feedback.

[ken56]

Wjohns02 wrote:
Have secured a spot for the week in Denver. Looks like a stop in Nashville and a show at the Grand Ole Opery is a definite. Still working on the rest of the plan.

There are 3 campgrounds on Music Valley Drive and all 3 are acceptably nice and they are the closest to town. The Yogi Bear one has changed names and possibly owners, I don't know but that is the one we have stayed at and it is fairly generous in the size of their camp sites. We haven't been to Nashville in a couple of years but I wouldn't hesitate to stay there again.

[JIMNLIN]

Not much to do 100-150 miles west of Branson other than endless farm land/wheat fields/flat lands. I would plan my 2-3 week vacation time around Denver/eastern CO mountains.
And probably bring lots of money for filling the old buggy's fuel tank.

[Wjohns02]

Have secured a spot for the week in Denver. Looks like a stop in Nashville and a show at the Grand Ole Opery is a definite. Still working on the rest of the plan.

[Ivylog]

Granted I’ve been back and forth to many times so I do N GA to Denver in 2 days as there’s only two good ways to see Kansas… at night or from 30,000’. I would spend more time in CO where it’s cooler and do Branson on another trip to just there.

[Wjohns02]

Thanks for the feedback. Yes probably 40 for the first part of the trip. I will definitely order the travel guides as you suggested.

[ken56]

I will assume that you will be taking I-40 over to Nashville for the first leg of the trip. Stop in Nashville and go see the Hermitage, Andrew Jacksons home. Depending if you stay a couple of days there is Broadway Street to have fun on and the Grand Ole Opry to see a show if there is one while you are there.

Then I will assume you will head up to St. Louis. Of course, there is the Gateway Arch to see along with the museum below it. Lots of great craft breweries to visit. Then you can pick up 44 down to Springfield and see the first Bass Pro Shops store and the Wonders of wildlife museum. From there head down to Branson.

After Branson head back up to Springfield and take 44 over to 49 and then up to Kansas City. Pick up 70 into Denver. Never spent any time in either of those cities so can't tell you what to go see.

Certainly you can do some of your own research and see what may coincide with your interests. I usually go online and order travel guides from the states I will be traveling through. They tend to have area specific maps of points of interest. I find it nice to have the hard copy guides at hand while planning instead of spending hours online.