Elk Creek Campground, New Castle, Colorado does not deserve the support of the RV community! I've been planning a trip to the Glenwood Springs area of Colorado for the past year to take two weeks of instructions. I tried making reservations last Fall, but none of the RV parks in the area (there are only 3!) would accept reservations until the first of April. So I did my research and found the nicest of the 3 (supposedly Elk Creek Campground) and made my reservations the 1st of March. I'm glad I did, because they were almost booked for the summer when I called! I'm supposed to leave for Glenwood Springs on the 15th of June.............just 7 days from now. Last night I received a telephone call from the campground telling me they'd cancelled my 15 day reservation, along with everyone elses, because an oil company had come in and reserved the entire park for the whole season, and beyond, for their employees. There are no other decent reservations in the area. We camped here in a Motorhome.
Review Rating
[ 2 / 10 ]
August 2007
$41
Definitely a campground! No WiFi, no cable TV, no local TV, no wireless signal cause it too deep in the woods and mountains. 6 miles off interstate on narrow winding road. Appeared to be several worker travel trailers and 5ers. VERY STEEP driveway. 50 amp was $51, 30 amp was $41, way overpriced. Definitely not a good overnight stay. Old KOA, owner didn't want to spend the $ for WiFi and cable TV, trees need trimming, sites were muddy after a little rain. Walmart is across the interstate and there are more RV parks down the road in either direction. Would not stay here again! We camped here in a Motorhome.
A beautiful if bit pricey campground. Wanted to stay closer to Glenwood Springs but other parks were full so drove 10 miles farther to Elk Creek. Groceries available at I-70 exit and campground is about 4 miles north. Lots of big trees and a nice running creek spans the property. Only drawback is the price with no pool, wi-fi, etc. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.
This former KOA campground has truly seen some major improvements over the years. The campground staff is friendly and patrols constantly to keep everything clean and orderly. The nearby stream helps to drown out other noises, which we appreciated with an 18m old baby sleeping. The sites are a bit small and full hookups are limited. (I would definitely call in advance if you need a full hookup.) I do feel that the price is a little high given the lack of space and extra activities available. I asked about price breaks for weekly or monthly rates and was told that they "paid a pretty penny for this campground and couldn't afford to give any discounts". (This was a little off-putting.) The "game room" consisted of three out of order video games and two pay-per-play pool tables. I don't know if all the balls were present, because cue sticks certainly were not. The playground has a very nice Little Tikes set, but the grounds inside the area could use some work. The sole bench was overrun with ants and rugosa roses. Across the campground's bridge there were two main hiking trails. One leads alongside the stream and the other goes almost straight up rock outcropings. Both trails were easily climbed by my 7 year old son. Pets are allowed but cannot be left unattended. (We did leave ours in the trailer with the air conditioning running.) Dogs are required to be on-leash, except for the two that are owned by the campground owners. We adore the Glenwood Springs area and this campground is by far the best we have stayed in. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.
Nice park, very friendly staff. Little pricey for the size of sites, lack of pool, etc. Quiet hours enforced nicely. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.
What a surprising find! A lot of work has been done to this former KOA. About 10 minutes from Glenwood Springs (our destination), this is worth the drive. The staff was friendly, the setting was gorgeous. Nice little playground and camping store. We checked out 2 other RV parks in Glenwood, but they were not as scenic as Elk Creek. There is no sewer hookup, but the dump station is accessible. The owner drives his 40' motorhome around, just to make sure everything is trimmed up. Cute little town, too. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.
Review Rating
[ 3 / 10 ]
2004
$35
No pride of ownership here. A beautiful setting and with a little TLC could be nice.
Bathrooms badly in need of repair. Campground Cabin dirty inside. Used to be a KOA. We camped here in a Campground Cabins.
This is one of the nicest KOA's we've run across. Well off the highway there is absolutely no traffic noise. Showers were very clean. We thought it was a brand new KOA but the owners told us it is 20 years old. Friendly staff, and the sites are not too crowded. Lots of shade and nestled down in a valley by a stream. Follow the signs because it's quite a distance from I-70 and well worth the trip. We camped here in a camper.