9800 Highway 347Montrose, CO 81401 One of the worst parts of visiting Black Canyon of Gunnison State Park is the drive-in. My wife and I left Golden, CO, and drove west and south, through ski country and gorgeous mountain roads. We skirted around Salida and the 25,000 people attending the Mumford & Sons concert and […]
Campground Reviews
Rocky Top River Ranch. Howard, Colorado
(719)-942-381110281 US Route 50Howard, CO 81233 A flip through my Passport America discount book showed a handful of RV Parks in the region between Salida and Colorado Springs, Colorado. I started with the closest and best-priced park and got the friendliest voice on the phone. “Rocky Top River Ranch” There were several vacancies with full […]
Cherry Creek State Park. Aurora, Colorado
(303)-690-11664201 S. Parker Rd.Aurora, CO 80014 I tried to get a site at Cherry Creek State Park Campground in Aurora, CO all summer but had to wait till my last night in the Denver area to secure one. Now I can see why. Only 15 miles from downtown Denver, Aurora is a spacious, gorgeous area. […]
Barr Lake RV Park. Brighton, Colorado
(303)-659-618017180 E 136th AveBrighton, CO 80601 Scrambling for a vacant RV site on the outskirts of Denver proved to be a challenge, more so than in any area I’ve visited yet. Finally found a weeklong cancellation at the Barr Lake RV Park in Brighton, CO. I don’t think they have a dedicated website – I […]
Riverside RV Resort & Campground. Bartlesville, Oklahoma
(918) 336-64311211 SE Adams Blvd.Bartlesville, OK 74003 After my less than pleasant night camped out in a truck stop, and driving all day in 100+ degree temperatures, I made the executive decision to stop and take a break. A quick look through my invaluable Passport America directory pointed me towards the Riverside RV Resort & […]
Cedar Bluff State Park. Ellis, Kansas
(785) 726-321232001 147 HighwayEllis, KS 67637 Turns out Colorado State Parks near Denver are booked every weekend through the end of summer, so I reserved a site at an RV Resort half an hour outside the city for a week beginning next week and counted myself lucky. That meant I had three days to park […]
Fall Creek Falls State Park. Spencer, Tennessee
(423) 881-52982009 Village Camp RoadSpencer, TN 38585 When I was researching places to visit in TN before I moved there, Fall Creek Falls got rave reviews. Other RVers I’ve met recently confirmed that this was one of their favorite places to camp, hike, and swim. So Fall Creek Falls State Park was next on my […]
Paris Mountain State Park. Greenville, South Carolina
(864) 244-55652401 State Park RoadGreenville, SC 29609 The Paris Mountain State Park was immaculate, and the staff quite helpful, including the campground host who came right over to issue a parking hang tag and let me know there had been complaints about my loud neighbors and their 3 young barking dogs. He gave me the […]