Ridgway State Park

Covered with pinyon pines and junipers, Elk Ridge wins the popularity contest in the Ridegway State Park Campground superlative. If you want to be surrounded by other like-minded outdoorsy folk, well, you’re in the right place. You’ll have access to countless hiking and biking trails, rolling hills for truly remarkable horseback riding and a reser Read more...

Yurts! Have you ever stayed in one? They have magical properties built into them to keep the inside cool during the summer and warm in the winter. Okay, so maybe there’s a more scientific explanation regarding insulation, but a stay in one of these things is still magical. And these ones have pinewood flooring, a skylight for nighttime stargazing Read more...

Dakota Terraces is located in the Dutch Charlie area of Ridgway State Park, making it a short walk to the reservoir. The outdoor activities here will keep even a self-proclaimed outdoorsy Coloradoan busy for a long time. There are trails galore for biking and hiking, a boat ramp for fishing, and beautiful meadows for horseback riding. But if you’r Read more...

Photographers, this is the sunset you’ve been searching for. Pack your bags and get down to Pa-Co-Chu-Puk Campground at dusk to see a perfectly dreamy sunset over the Uncompahgre River. Okay, so now that you know what you have to look forward to every night, here’s what you can do during the day: Pa-Co-Chu-Puk puts you at the center of all the tra Read more...