Actually, along the Front Range in Colorado it is just about exactly as you folks describe. You will have a hard time getting a campsite at the popular state parks and national parks and forests during the summer without a reservation. dKuntz, let me know when and where you are thinking about and I will try to give you some ideas.
Miles
Miles and Darcey
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Denver, CO
Son of Norway wrote: Actually, along the Front Range in Colorado it is just about exactly as you folks describe. You will have a hard time getting a campsite at the popular state parks and national parks and forests during the summer without a reservation. dKuntz, let me know when and where you are thinking about and I will try to give you some ideas.
Miles
Agreed, you are going to have a hard time here finding anything last minute at a campground for the big weekends. Best bet is national forest dispersed camping, and even then you need to a long way away from the urban corridor (I-25)
I too am in Colorado and just booked Lathrop State Park for a mid-July weekend and Golden Gate Canyon State Park for a mid-September weekend. Lathrop wasn't hard to find spots; Golden Gate Canyon was. Lesson learned -- book early.