Linda, We live in Cortez (when we're home). It's a great base for visiting Mesa Verde NP, the San Juan mountains, and Canyon of the Ancients Nat Mon. There are several campgrounds in the area and lots to do. Black Hawk is one of several old mining towns in Colorado where they allow gambling, Cripple Creek and Central City. They're fun to visit, especially if you like history, gambling, and eating.
Another place we like to stay is at Dillon Lake, off I-70 west of Denver. Beautiful spot (even with the beetle-kill in the pine trees) and close to Breckenridge.
When we were in Sacramento in 2009, taking care of the crushed VW, we stayed at Folsom Lake, Beals Point. The camping rate there for hookups is $45 or $55, depending on whether it's Peak Season. The campground was nice but they were doing work on the dam so it was noisy in the morning. But it was nicely located for the places we needed to go. And we couldn't beat the price with Mike's VA discount. Do you have the California disabled card? Gets you half-off at California State Park campgrounds. While we were in Sacramento, we kept finding info about places we thought we'd like to visit some day when not running around looking for VW parts. Even if all you do is the capitol and the railroad museum, I'd say it's worth a visit.
Have fun
Wendy
Another place we like to stay is at Dillon Lake, off I-70 west of Denver. Beautiful spot (even with the beetle-kill in the pine trees) and close to Breckenridge.
When we were in Sacramento in 2009, taking care of the crushed VW, we stayed at Folsom Lake, Beals Point. The camping rate there for hookups is $45 or $55, depending on whether it's Peak Season. The campground was nice but they were doing work on the dam so it was noisy in the morning. But it was nicely located for the places we needed to go. And we couldn't beat the price with Mike's VA discount. Do you have the California disabled card? Gets you half-off at California State Park campgrounds. While we were in Sacramento, we kept finding info about places we thought we'd like to visit some day when not running around looking for VW parts. Even if all you do is the capitol and the railroad museum, I'd say it's worth a visit.
Have fun
Wendy