Camping Colorado

07/11/2024

Seems like good timing to post a reminder about winter camping.
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Many Colorado campgrounds are open all year, such as Base Camp at Golden Gate Canyon (shown here). Whether you're heading out for a wild winter adventure

04/11/2024

It's that time of year when we can stargaze long before bedtime! 💫

03/11/2024

In the old days the RV was a vacation-mobile where time didn't matter, but today many use their RVs for much more, so ... don't forget the clocks in the RV!

02/11/2024

It’s that time of year ….

31/10/2024

Drivers beware: mountain passes are closing! Please use COTrip.org when considering your road trips, and have your navigator monitor it while you travel. Conditions can change quickly due to weather, mud or rock slides, accidents, and maintenance.



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Cottonwood Pass will be closing for the season at 6:00AM on Friday November 1st. Please change your travel plans accordingly.

30/10/2024

Winter camping isn't like summer camping! Here are good tips from one who has done it. Winter camping is available at many Colorado campgrounds.

27/10/2024

Many campgrounds in Colorado are open all year so CAMP ON, FOLKS! You can use the month as a search factor on our page: https://campcolorado.com/campground-search/

Find Colorado campgrounds, RV parks, rental cabins, glamping safari tents, glamping yurts or other lodging options among premier camping destinations in Colorado

25/10/2024

The day finally arrived for full closure for winter. See you next June, Trail Ridge Road.

Today, Friday, October 25, Trail Ridge Road (U.S. Highway 34) inside Rocky Mountain National Park (RMNP) officially closed for the season to through travel.

With 11 miles of road located at elevations above 11,500 feet, few guard rails, and no shoulders, Trail Ridge Road is not designed to be an all-season road. Winter conditions of drifting snow, high winds and below-freezing temperatures occur above 10,000 feet.

Trail Ridge Road is currently closed at Rainbow Curve on the east side of RMNP and at the Colorado River Trailhead on the west side of the park. Closure points on the road may fluctuate this fall, however the road is closed to through travel for the season.

Interested in taking a scenic drive? There are several popular scenic driving destinations open this time of year, including Bear Lake Road, Endovalley Road, Trail Ridge Road on the west side of RMNP from Grand Lake Entrance to the Colorado River Trailhead and Trail Ridge Road on the east side of RMNP to Rainbow Curve.

Trail Ridge Road normally opens the last week in May, weather permitting. In 2024, Trail Ridge Road opened on Friday, May 31.

Old Fall River Road closed to vehicles for the season on October 8. Trail Ridge Road and Old Fall River Road will remain open to bicycles, hikers, and people walking leashed pets through November 30. Leashed pets and bicycles are only allowed on the roads, not on side trails.

On December 1, both roads will transition to "winter trail status." On Sunday, December 1, 2024, bicycles and leashed pets will no longer permitted to travel beyond the closed gates. Pedestrians, snowshoers and skiers will be welcome to recreate during the winter season on both roads.

Image Credit: NPS Photo - Trail Ridge Road Gate at Rainbow Curve

24/10/2024

Beautiful! The scenery at Pagosa Riverside Campground is 🤩🤩🤩🤩

The view from our tent area will never get old. We have snow on the mountain peaks!

23/10/2024

Check out this article on 420-friendly (w**d) Canyonside Campground! They're located in the gorgeous Poudre Canyon, west of Fort Collins and east of Waldon.

Poudre Canyon campground welcomes cannabis users for some rest and relaxation

22/10/2024

We left there 11 days ago, wearing sandals and short sleeves! Welcome to Colorado, where any month can show off all four seasons!

15/10/2024

Our eyes will be on the sky this evening! ☄️

Comet!!!

Friends you still have time to see the Tsuchinshan-ATLAS comet! I know we have been challenged by clouds towards sunset but there is still help.

Tips:
Look west-southwest 45 mins after sunset!
You should be able to see it with your naked eye.
Take pics and celebrate!!!

14/10/2024

Colorado Springs celebrates : "At least 48 federally recognized tribes have deep connections here and continue to foster their relationships with this land. These tribes include, but are not limited to, the Ute, Kiowa, Jicarilla Apache, Comanche, Cheyenne, and Arapaho."

See more on https://coloradosprings.gov/celebrating-indigenous-peoples-day (pic is also from this page)

13/10/2024

Finally!

🚧 PROJECT UPDATE 🚧 | US 50 Middle Bridge in Gunnison opens to all traffic Oct. 16

The bridge will be opening to all vehicles on Oct. 16 with flaggers directing traffic from 6 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. seven days a week. Final construction activities will continue during overnight hours, from 11:30 p.m. to 6 a.m., and late-night travelers can expect longer wait times, similar to what they have been encountering at the Lake Fork Bridge.

🔔The remaining construction activity will prepare the bridge for normal, two-way traffic, with both lanes open, ahead of winter. This is the last major milestone to restoring normal travel along US 50 between Gunnison and Montrose.

🚗The US 50 Lake Fork Bridge is also open to all vehicles. Repair work continues with flaggers directing traffic from 6 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. seven days a week. Overnight hours will continue as weather permits and drivers can expect longer wait times to cross the bridge from 11:30 p.m. to 6 a.m.

📰For more info: https://www.codot.gov/news/2024/october/us50-middle-bridge-opens-to-all-traffic-oct16

12/10/2024

Dropped off a fresh supply of our CampColorado.com literature and found that they were down to their last few copies. Good timing!

09/10/2024

Our thoughts and prayers are with Florida.

08/10/2024

We ❤️ the quaking aspens!

Quaking aspens are one of the most widespread deciduous trees in North America. They typically change to beautiful shades of yellow in the fall and appear to shimmer as the sun dances off their yellow leaves.

Every tree in an aspen stand is often connected to a single root system. They spread through underground roots with new trunks growing up from the roots. So, every tree in a stand may have the same genetics. Trunks may live for a hundred years, but the root system may be hundreds or thousands of years old.

Photo by Jim Grindley