My daughter Nickelle flew in from Dallas and I picked her up at Denver International Airport for 4 days of camping in Colorado, her home state. Back in June I made camping reservations for 4 days at Stagecoach State Park in Northwestern Colorado and it was a good thing because campsites become almost unavailable for the Labor Day weekend if you wait much later in the summer.
The park gets it's name from being a stop on a stagecoach line that ran from Toponas to Steamboat Springs, CO that was discontinued in 1907. Stagecoach Reservoir, which fronts the park, was created in 1989 as a water preservation project by the state of Colorado. It's about a 3 hour drive through Dillon from Denver.
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The reservoir from the top of Pinnacle Peak. |
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One of the 8 miles of hiking trails, this one NW of the reservoir. |
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are four campgrounds at Stagecoach State Park. The Junction City and
Pinnacle campgrounds border the reservoir and feature 30 amp/125 volt
electrical hookups, water, showers, flush toilets, and a dump station
west of Pinnacle campground. The Harding Spur campground is a basic
campground with water and the McKindley campground has primitive sites
with vault toilets. All campsites have a picnic table and fire
ring/grill. Site spacing was moderate to close. Virtually every site was occupied during our visit. A small camp store offers wifi connectivity but Verizon and T-Mobile offered 0 bars of cell connectivity.
Boat and canoe rentals are available from the Stagecoach Marina, we rented a canoe for 2 hours for $25.
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The Stagecoach Marina. |
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We had a little "weather" come in Saturday afternoon so the awesome awning my friend Becky gave me came in very handy!
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Picnic table shelter! |
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We had an excellent experience at Stagecoach State Park, even given the fact it was at capacity. All the employees were particularly friendly and helpful.
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Smiles all around! |
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You won't regret making the drive up to Stagecoach!
Thanks for reading!
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