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have four kids all younger looking to go tent camping looking for something with some rivers or lakes close by with hiking would be nice too mountains area where there maybe some waterfalls an ideas would help
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The NW corner of Colorado as many tent camping opportunities.
Dinosaur National Monument - http://www.nps.gov/dino
There are at least 10 Colorado State Parks in the area. The following link will take you to a map page with links to the parks. http://www.parks.state.co.us/
Two national forests are in the area with developed campgrounds...
White River NF campgrounds - http://www.fs.fed.us/r2/whiteriver/recreation/campgrounds/
Routt NF campgrounds - http://www.fs.fed.us/r2/mbr/recreation/camping/index.shtml
Bureau of Land Management northwest Colorado campgrounds - http://www.co.blm.gov/recweb/northwestrec.htm#camping
Some of my favorite campsites are on Colorado Wildlife Management Areas. Not all WMA's allow camping, but many do. Here is a map of the NW Colorado WMA's. http://wildlife.state.co.us/NR/rdonlyres/6A932E33-48D4-4B10-92ED-72E990CF796D/0/NW_SWAs.pdf
In the north central section of Colorado is Rocky Mountain National Park. One of Colorado's top tourist destinations, this park has campgrounds near streams and lakes, with spectacular scenery, and miles of hiking trails. Here is a link to their camping page - http://www.nps.gov/romo/planyourvisit/camping.htm
The NW corner of Colorado as many tent camping opportunities.
Dinosaur National Monument - http://www.nps.gov/dino
There are at least 10 Colorado State Parks in the area. The following link will take you to a map page with links to the parks. http://www.parks.state.co.us/
Two national forests are in the area with developed campgrounds...
White River NF campgrounds - http://www.fs.fed.us/r2/whiteriver/recreation/campgrounds/
Routt NF campgrounds - http://www.fs.fed.us/r2/mbr/recreation/camping/index.shtml
Bureau of Land Management northwest Colorado campgrounds - http://www.co.blm.gov/recweb/northwestrec.htm#camping
Some of my favorite campsites are on Colorado Wildlife Management Areas. Not all WMA's allow camping, but many do. Here is a map of the NW Colorado WMA's. http://wildlife.state.co.us/NR/rdonlyres/6A932E33-48D4-4B10-92ED-72E990CF796D/0/NW_SWAs.pdf
In the north central section of Colorado is Rocky Mountain National Park. One of Colorado's top tourist destinations, this park has campgrounds near streams and lakes, with spectacular scenery, and miles of hiking trails. Here is a link to their camping page - http://www.nps.gov/romo/planyourvisit/camping.htm
What are the best tent camping resorts in Colorado?
ash
me and my soon to be husband are going for our honeymoon but I want to pick the best, most beautiful, most fun place to go. Where we can go to the spa, swim, horseback ride, hike, ski, bike, maybe sports like tennis, and do a lot of different things since we are planning to be there for two weeks. thank you!
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Ash, I'm not aware of any tent camping resorts in Colorado. There are resorts and there are tent camping sites, but I don't think I have ever heard of them combined. Is that what you are looking to find?
Anyway, what time of year to plan to come to Colorado, there are many fun things to do, but it might be difficult to both bike and ski unless you come in the spring or early summer.
It also depends on your budget, skiing at the major resorts can be very expensive ($70-100 per day plus rental fees for equipment). There are plenty of smaller ski resorts around the State that are more reasonable.
Some places to do some research on...
Winter Park (great skiing, nice small town, sledding near by... also beautiful in the summer with lots of activities like mountian biking, hiking, horse riding etc. )
Estes Park (a beautiful summer and fall destination)
Vail / Beaver Creek... an amazing (and expensive) winter vacation spot.
Pagosa Springs - less expensive, great any time of year, not far from visiting Mesa Verde or riding the Durango to Silverton train.
Ouray - Known as "Little Switzerland", great any time of year, particularly great in the winter if you've ever wanted to try ice-climbing. A beautiful place for all sorts of summer adventures. I'm looking forward to taking my wife to the Chipetta spa this summer not far from there.
Steamboat Springs - what a cool mountain town, it has some of the best atmosphere in the state. Skiing & hot springs are excellent in the winter. Hikes, horses, bikes, and hot springs are king of the summer activities.
Aspen - Whoa, now here's a town that will really leave an impression. This is likely my favorite area to backpack in the State. I haven't skied here yet, but all the resorts in the area are world class. This would really be an amazing honeymoon spot any time of year, but I'm not sure how close to town you'll be able to stay if you want to use a tent for your accommodations.
I would suggest planning on staying in hotels or resorts for several nights of your trip to make the whole experience a bit more pleasant for a romantic get-away.
Bed and Breakfasts are a fun way to travel around Colorado, you may be able to work your way around to a several parts of the State in two weeks time.
If you fly to Colorado, you will most likely fly into Denver or Colorado Springs for affordable prices. But, if you are among the super rich you can also fly into Vail, Aspen, and Steamboat to cut drive time significantly from Denver.
Ash, I'm not aware of any tent camping resorts in Colorado. There are resorts and there are tent camping sites, but I don't think I have ever heard of them combined. Is that what you are looking to find?
Anyway, what time of year to plan to come to Colorado, there are many fun things to do, but it might be difficult to both bike and ski unless you come in the spring or early summer.
It also depends on your budget, skiing at the major resorts can be very expensive ($70-100 per day plus rental fees for equipment). There are plenty of smaller ski resorts around the State that are more reasonable.
Some places to do some research on...
Winter Park (great skiing, nice small town, sledding near by... also beautiful in the summer with lots of activities like mountian biking, hiking, horse riding etc. )
Estes Park (a beautiful summer and fall destination)
Vail / Beaver Creek... an amazing (and expensive) winter vacation spot.
Pagosa Springs - less expensive, great any time of year, not far from visiting Mesa Verde or riding the Durango to Silverton train.
Ouray - Known as "Little Switzerland", great any time of year, particularly great in the winter if you've ever wanted to try ice-climbing. A beautiful place for all sorts of summer adventures. I'm looking forward to taking my wife to the Chipetta spa this summer not far from there.
Steamboat Springs - what a cool mountain town, it has some of the best atmosphere in the state. Skiing & hot springs are excellent in the winter. Hikes, horses, bikes, and hot springs are king of the summer activities.
Aspen - Whoa, now here's a town that will really leave an impression. This is likely my favorite area to backpack in the State. I haven't skied here yet, but all the resorts in the area are world class. This would really be an amazing honeymoon spot any time of year, but I'm not sure how close to town you'll be able to stay if you want to use a tent for your accommodations.
I would suggest planning on staying in hotels or resorts for several nights of your trip to make the whole experience a bit more pleasant for a romantic get-away.
Bed and Breakfasts are a fun way to travel around Colorado, you may be able to work your way around to a several parts of the State in two weeks time.
If you fly to Colorado, you will most likely fly into Denver or Colorado Springs for affordable prices. But, if you are among the super rich you can also fly into Vail, Aspen, and Steamboat to cut drive time significantly from Denver.
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