Garden of the Gods RV Resort- Colorado Springs, Colorado (May 2018)

The ride between Estes Park and Colorado Springs was eventful. Our caravan took the backroads so that we could enjoy the scenery and avoid Colorado's Memorial Day traffic. What should have been a two hour trip turned into a six hour drive because the holiday traffic was heavy and there were too many easy-to-miss turns. On a more positive note, we learned that we can pull Rosie, out 25 foot Airstream trailer, through the Rocky Mountains and turn around when we need to.

Looking at the side mirrors while on the way to Colorado Springs

Our first impression of Colorado Springs was tainted by a major road construction project that engulfed the park's entrance. We had to squeeze Rosie between concrete barriers and clouds of dust to navigate into the park.

Arriving at the campground

We were escorted to our site by someone from the park. Our site was short. Very short. Too short. Rosie barely fit in it and we had to park our truck across the street. We weren’t alone as all of the campers on our row also barely fit into their sites. 

Rosie parked in the Garden of the Gods RV Resort

The campground staff was impatient and kept trying to hurry us as we unhitched since we were partiality blocking the road. I’m not sure why we were being hurried because everyone on our row was also blocking the road while disconnecting.

We arrived on a holiday weekend and the park was full with families kicking off their camping season after a long winter. Needless to say, there were many excited children in the park and that made it very festive. 

The view outside our panaramic window was of a retaining wall about a foot behind Rosie. Instead of looking at concrete, we simply kept the curtains closed on that window.

There are some amazing natural sights to see around this park. Weather and time have worked together to sculpt some breathtaking rock formations. 

Garden of the Gods

Helping with the Balanced Rock

Here are some specifics about this campground:

• Our site had 20, 30 and 50 amp electrical service 
• Our site had both water and sewer connections 
• Our site was gravel and not level
• The park provided WiFi, but it was terrible. It was annoyingly slow and required you to constantly keep logging back in with their passcode. 
• We had no AT&T phone or data service from our site
• The park provided a cable TV connection. We only saw one station using their cable. 
• We raised Rosie’s TV antenna and saw ABC, CBS, FOX, PBS and NBC. We also saw digital channels Antenna, Escape, Grit, ME-TV and THiS
• The park had two swimming pools 
• The park had a nice laundry room. 

One of the drawbacks to this park was the sketchy looking people outside the park who would occasionally drift through the campsites. We felt we needed to be very diligent in making sure nothing was left outside and that everything was constantly locked away. Our instincts may have been on-track since a bicycle was stolen from one member of our caravan.

Enjoying a Native American dance at the Garden of the Gods

Riding on the Royal Gorge Route Railroad