Well then if nobody has any issues I am fine with Buena Vista as it does have amenities for off trail time and I too like clean camping when it is an option.
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Well then if nobody has any issues I am fine with Buena Vista as it does have amenities for off trail time and I too like clean camping when it is an option.
The combined votes over the two forums is 6 for July and 2 for August, I say we give it 24 hours and close the date window so we can start the reservation phase.
Any other thoughts?
Good idea. Don't want to leave it open too long
I agree
Now we need to pick which camp site on the other thread!
Snowy Peaks is a touch closer to town, and certainly easier if a person was going to walk it. I don't think you could walk from the KOA to town since it's over the river. Don't know if that matters to folks or not.
Snowy Peaks might be a touch noisier, though, as the KOA is set back quite a bit north from the road to Fairplay, if I recall.
They're both great choices, though. I'm easy!
The date is now set so please make your vacation plans, please go to the base camp thread and make your wishes known as we need to set the location within the next day or two as well.
Looking at the Snowy Peaks site rate area, it appears they have a very limited number of water and electric only sites. I am fairly certain this is what we had in Silverton last year? I see 6 sites listed at @ $30 per, then a few more if someone wanted "premium". I also saw that the rates are for one or two persons only and each additional child over age two is $4 a day.
According to KOA's site, a back-in 20 amp electric hookup at KAO is with $35 per night extra charge for kids starting at age 7. KOA had a much wider selection of options for those with other types of rigs (larger motorhomes, etc) and I can only assume the prices went up from there. The KOA is also very spread out which might make it harder for evening chatting.
Knappster, did you talk to Snowy Peaks? Being a smaller place maybe there would be more likely to either give us ammenities or give a discount? Photos of both places look nice, so if everything else is equal I think Snowy would get my vote based on price. Gas is supposed to be expensive this summer and anywhere we can cut costs is great news in my book.
There is no clear winner in the selection process.
I thought Snowy Peaks looked nicer and has a lot of shade trees compared to the rustic look of the KOA
The price was similar depending on the hook-ups you want
The KOA can get us all closer to each other where as Snowy Peaks is half full already so we would be spread out throught the park
The KOA has Kabins for those who do not want to tent and do not have a trailer or other RV, Snowy Peaks rents RVs but I would guess thatthe cost woul dbe higher than the Kabins at KOA
Snowy Peaks in closer to town for those who want to go for a walk into town, but not a long drive from the KOA
Both solid for me and my peeps. If all was equal, I'd favor the one that gets us closer together -- but then maybe y'all prefer being further away from me! :)