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    Posted: 14 Jun 2014 at 3:56pm
I was talking about the camp grounds in the Park.
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Originally posted by Keith-N-Dar

I see on the web most of the camp grounds are closed this year so they can repair flood damage.  I want to go that way this fall Doug, so please post what is and will be open by fall in RMNP.

I really hope they didn't take our reservation for a campground that isn't open.  I'll see what I can find out for you, I'll be there in about 3 weeks.
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We are hoping to make a trip into RMNP. We've never been in the park. Though we've been to Estes Park a couple of times. The drive from Idaho Springs to Estes Park is a scenic drive.
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I see on the web most of the camp grounds are closed this year so they can repair flood damage.  I want to go that way this fall Doug, so please post what is and will be open by fall in RMNP.
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That's where we'll be after Denver, north to RMNP, then south.
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Posts: 112 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 13 Jun 2014 at 9:33am
I did not see Rocky Mt National Park mentioned.  Steamboat Springs and that general part of the range is delightful too.
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Grand Junction and Palisade is the big winery region in Colorado. It'd be a doable day trip from Ouray, though it'd be a long day, my guess is 2 hour drive from Ouray to Palisade.

Been a few years but there's a nice brewpub in Ouray, they have a rooftop patio, great views of the surrounding mountains. There's a few hikes just south of town, and I think a waterfall as well, but I'm recalling you had to pay for the waterfall access. Ouray is cool town though, you can pretty much just sit there and look up.

If you do rafting, Buena Vista is probably the spot, or daytrip out of Denver. The SW part of state didn't get as much snowfall as central/north part, so the flows wouldn't be as good down around Durango, Ouray or Pagosa.
 
Lots of daytrip options from Denver, no shortage of good breweries.  I'll give a plug for Colorado Springs and Manitou Springs, lots of things to see in the area. 
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We've spent a day in Silverton & thought it was great little town. Also the Silverton-Durango railroad. Beautiful scenery! We had a private, back country tour of Mesa Verde by a friend that works there a few years ago. Very cool. BTW, the KOA in Cortez is very very nice.
Dinosaur is on our to do list, someday. Never been to Utah. That is going to be another trip, another time. We need to spend a few days in Moab... I have always wanted to visit Sand Dunes National Park. Maybe this year. I want to do some more whitewater rafting & the wife wants to search out wineries. The New Belgium tour sounds fun!
Thanks! Keep ém coming!
Doug, too bad that we will miss each other.
We will be coming home on I-80 from I-76 in Colorado. BTW, the visitors center in Colorado on I-76 is very nice! Free coffee!
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Posts: 44 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 10 Jun 2014 at 4:33pm
Other stops worth mentioning:

New Belgium Brewery tour in Fort Collins is great, but get a reservation. That's an OK drive from Denver so a day trip would work well.

Sand Dunes National Park is worth mentioning. Bring a couple of cardboard boxes to slide down the  dunes.

Since you will be in the area, Silverton is a fun day trip.

It's a bit out of the way from your areas, but Dinosaur National Monument is a great day and generally not very crowded.

If you had the time, I'd add a trip to Grand Verde National park and then up through Utah via 191 to see Arches and Canyonlands National parks. I might ditch a couple of days in Denver to make that happen... If you do that then look into the National Parks pass.
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Posts: 9062 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 10 Jun 2014 at 1:41pm
Nice.  Looks like we'll just miss each other, I'll be arriving in Denver on the 6th.  Like you we have a family member staying at our house, much easier to take care of the animals, etc.
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