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LoveToCamp · 03-01-2013, 08:11 PM

I did a quick search for campgrounds in Arapahoe National Forest, which is on the west side of the Continental Divide (Grand Lake), by RMNP. Got a good list.

While they are on the west side, you can still access RMNP via Trail Ridge Road. Drawback could be that you want to get an early start to Rushmore on your morning of departure. Solution to that could be to look at campgrounds on the east side, or Estes Park, or even down the Big Thompson Canyon. If you find a good one, make a reservation for the night before you head to Rushmore, and move the previous afternoon. With the TM, I don't think it is a bad move. BUT, you are the one traveling with kids.

03-01-2013, 08:11 PM	#4
LoveToCamp TrailManor Master Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Centennial, Colorado Posts: 885	I did a quick search for campgrounds in Arapahoe National Forest, which is on the west side of the Continental Divide (Grand Lake), by RMNP. Got a good list. While they are on the west side, you can still access RMNP via Trail Ridge Road. Drawback could be that you want to get an early start to Rushmore on your morning of departure. Solution to that could be to look at campgrounds on the east side, or Estes Park, or even down the Big Thompson Canyon. If you find a good one, make a reservation for the night before you head to Rushmore, and move the previous afternoon. With the TM, I don't think it is a bad move. BUT, you are the one traveling with kids.