Colorado River for RVers :::

[Morgan7600]

Hi Guys,&nbsp; I'm seeking any info on both good RV Parks and good free BLM or otherwise spots along the river in any of the western states.&nbsp; <br>I found quite a few pay park sites such as Pirate Cove and Big River RV Park but have yet to check them out.&nbsp; Reviews are always great too.&nbsp; Thanks,&nbsp; Morgan

 

[wagoneer]

Hey at Pirate cove you could be Cpt. Morgan. lol Long river never had the experience spent time on the Pecos river lots of Thermal baths even snowing I would get in and lounge Just duck your head in to warm it up get the snow off. Sounds like fun.

 

[Morgan7600]

Hi Wag,&nbsp; Yes, fun is exactly what I want with a little peace of mind on the side and an order of mystery to go as well!

 

[user 423]

I was going to suggest Scared Man (free) BLM and Susan Creek ($14/nite) camping east of Roseburg,OR but I see the BLM site is now closed! The Susan Creek CG is right on the Umpqua River and is pretty busy in the summertime but is nice. Anyway here's a couple of links below. The second one is for the national parks senior access pass that reduces fees by 50% at many NFS campgrounds:<br><br>http://freecampsites.net/<br><br>http://www.nps.gov/findapark/passes.htm<br><br>What kind of truck do you have to pull that 5'er?

 

[Morgan7600]

Hey slowday,&nbsp; thanks a lot for your response.&nbsp; Those are some great links.&nbsp; I've really been busy with my research and have pretty much settled on a fiver.&nbsp; One good thing I have noticed is that there must be a glut of RV's in the market because every day there are new deals on fivers.&nbsp; I'm finding 21 to 25 or so footers that are considered "old" 1690's models for my range. Around 5K or under.<br><br>As for your links:<br>The first link I have but the second one is a newy!&nbsp; <br><br>Am I reading that correctly? <br>Does it say $80.00 annual pass but just $10.00 for we seniors?&nbsp; I love being a senior!<br>I am sure to be headed out to the river when I get set up.&nbsp; I'll probably hang out here for a while<br>at Wally World and Casino's so I can get some engine check out and hopefully some upgrades for my truck<br> and then I'm river bound.&nbsp; I'll be writing music, napping, writing articles, napping, playing in the water, napping, <br>riding my mountain bike and roller blading and then napping!&nbsp; Ah the good life!

 

[rvwandering]

&nbsp;The national park pass is a great deal even for people who don't get a discount on camping because it gets them into all of the parks but for seniors and disabled people it's really great - free admission plus half price camping in some of the most beautiful places in the country. It's good in national forest, national park, corp of engineers and BLM campgrounds. <br><br>Morgan -&nbsp; I'm surprised that this hasn't come up in any of your previous posts but there's so much information to post and absorb that I guess we miss a lot of it. Here's another just in case you're not familiar with it -New Mexico state - <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.emnrd.state.nm.us/SPD/FeesPermits.html" target="_blank">http://www.emnrd.state.nm.us/SPD/FeesPermits.html</a> If you buy a yearly pass ( which is kind of expensive at $225) you can dry camp at the primitive sites for free. I'm not sure if all of the parks have primitive sites. It looks like a lot of them are located on lakes or rivers. <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.emnrd.state.nm.us/SPD/FindaPark.html" target="_blank">http://www.emnrd.state.nm.us/SPD/FindaPark.html</a>

 

[Morgan7600]

Hello Tony,&nbsp; Well I'm having a good day today.&nbsp; I'll soon know the approximate month I'll be getting serious about blasting off.&nbsp; In early August there is a financial deal coming up for me and I can't wait to get to the more concrete times in this.&nbsp; Just tired of being in limbo with banks and mortgages and bills I don't care about any more!&nbsp; If you watch Craig Furguson (very funny guy and his Robot Skeleton and Horse)&nbsp; you would have heard him say the thing he likes best about getting older is that he "don't give a rats ass any longer!"&nbsp; I'm most definitively there!!!!<br><br>OK you know per your comment, I have noticed in my typical ways that I have been darting this way and that absorbing RV research like a sponge and it would be very easy for me to have missed stuff as you pointed out.&nbsp; I have a huge folder of links and still putting new ones in there.<br><br>One thing that has become clear to me is that I need to have fun..&nbsp; get peace of mind...<br>and above all, be near (and in) the water.&nbsp; I love everything water!&nbsp; I think I would actually enjoy<br>Kevin Costner's "Water World" if happened in real time...<br><br>That being said, I began to find more and more RV parks on the CA/AZ Colo River.&nbsp; Now, in reading over<br>your post, I realized that there is indeed a state I have said I want to visit and that is New Mexico.<br><br>I note that there are a wheel barrow load of lakes and rivers <br>in New Mexico :::&nbsp;&nbsp; http://geology.com/lakes-rivers-water/new-mexico.shtml<br><br>I'm working in the studio today and will take some time after that to go over the links you sent. <br>Thanks my friends...&nbsp; It is a relief to know you are all here on Bob's incredible site...&nbsp; Peace