I thought you might like to hear about our varying experiences with RV parks and campgrounds. This past week we stayed at Curt Gowdy State Park which is half-way between Cheyenne and Laramie, WY. As you can see, our spacious site was right on the water (Granite Springs Reservoir) and our nearest neighbor was about 75 yards away. The views were spectacular! This is one of our favorite campgrounds so far. We were unable to reserve this site for tonight, Saturday night, and our next reservation at a state park in Colorado was only available starting tomorrow. So we had to find somewhere to stay tonight. We decided on a private campground that was about half-way to the next state park. So today we drove a whole 35 miles! But we had to kill 4 hours as checkout time was 10 AM and check-in time was 2 PM. We stopped at an I-25 rest stop/tourist information center. It also had a museum all about Wyoming. The hours passed quickly!
We drove the remaining 7 miles and pulled into our “one night” campground. The nightly rate is $42 but we got 50% off with the club we belong to (BTW, the state park we just left was $24 per night). So now here is our new view. I think the marshy area in front of the “permanent” RV neighbor can’t really compete with the lake! We are keeping a master spreadsheet that rates each place we have stayed at so if we ever retrace our steps, we will know where to stay again and where to avoid! We have high hopes for our next stop where we will stay 5 nights at Horsetooth Reservoir South Bay Campground which is near Fort Collins, CO.
