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- Thornton, CO
Campground info yet? I'm possibly going to have a 32 ft. fifth wheel. So I need to know if and where I need to book a spot as soon as possible.
91 Jeep Project said:Thanks Justin. Not finding any place called Kendall Mountain though as far as campgrounds.........:dunno:
Have a weblink by chance? Any reason not to do Ridgway State Park again?
91 Jeep Project said:If Ridgway is out, and it's a choice between Silverton and Montrose. I'd prefer Montrose just because it gives everyone alot more options for anything and everything. Thanks for all the effort Justin..............:thumbup:
BillR said:Thanks for all the work Justin! I'm planning on making this one, as the Silverton/Ouray area is a must-do for me every summer.
Looking forward to it! (If TJs are still allowed...:moon: :laugh: )
the only problem with a state campground is everyone has to make their own reservation, which in turn cost everyone more, and there is no quarnatee that we can all get in the same campground.old_man said:There is a state? campground outside of Silverton on the way up to the trail to Lake City. It is by the river and looks cool. Great views but few trees. You would be 5 minutes from some trails. I will see if I can find out about it. Maybe everybody can just make reservations now to hold a site.
jrsxj98 said:Just an update, there are just a couple options left in the Silverton/Ouray area. One is waiting on the campground owners to decide if they are gonna allow use of a large area for group camping, this is Silverton Lakes campground, it is owned and operated by the Outward Bound School. I am hoping this pans out cause it sounds like it would work perfect for us.
The only other option for that area is the KOA in Ouray, and I am not to confident on this one. I have left them 5 or 6 messages and no one will call back.
So it the two above dont pan out then we will probably stage the event out of Montrose.
So YOU guys were the ones making all the noise!party1: :yelclap:XJ20 said:You are way too late to get any sites at the koa near ouray. It is a very busy place. I would recommend contacting dave, the owner asap. Email Dave at [EMAIL="[email protected]"][email protected][/EMAIL]. Dave is a really cool guy.
I have stayed there the last 4 years. The ouray full size jeep invasion takes place there every july. Dave holds the entire back aspen area for us (45-50) about 13 sites good for twice that many campers and each person is responsible to contact him through email to reserve a spot. Email works because at that time they are wintering in florida. Dave holds the spots until the end of december of the year prior and that’s over six months in advance.
We have had our share of amusement there with joe, the fire, noise, and safety nazi. We have been threatened to be evicted and banned due to excessive noise such as laughter that goes with a big crowd. The rver’s are all in bed quite early watching their tv’s. The fire pits are truck rims and you can’t have a fire over 12” above the rim or else joe will be on your back. At 6000’el it is quite warm at the campsites especially after being above 12k all day long. The worst thing is there is a large house that is overhead of the back aspen area on a cliff. It’s kind of like camping under someone’s house. One year we had the front area reserved at the pond but it is too small an area for a large group. The reason everyone wants to keep going back there is because of the amenities such as showers and toilets. I have had my fill of the place.
You can check out some info at this url.
http://frontier.net/~mystkblu/07ouray/
BillR said:So YOU guys were the ones making all the noise!party1: :yelclap:
Dave IS a great guy. I've stayed there every year for the past 5, and even got to camp along side your group one time in the "back 40". The campground has some great ammenities like a free hot tub and some good, albeit expensive, grub at the BBQ patio near the store. We've stayed in the little cabins the last 2-3 years though.
It's a park geared toward RVers and families, so I can see why they didn't like late-night noise and giant bonfires.:shhh: