We decided to go back to RMNP for another week. The aspens here in RMNP are not showing their colors yet unless you get up to around the 9-10k elevation in the park. This time we are staying at Spruce Lake RV Park and like it better than Elk Meadows, there is more space between units, the sites are about 30 feet wide. However the sites are only about 40 feet deep so we just fit. Still a lot of dust and dirt here like at Elk Meadow however since this is a smaller park with shorter (in length) interior roads, people dont drive through here as fast as they do at Elk Meadow which helps keep the dust down.
Today we drove East on I70 from Breckenridge and through the Johnson Tunnel. The climb going east is steeper than going west, we slowed down to 37 mph just before the tunnel. Engine temperature was 208 all the way up at around 2200 rpms in 3rd gear. From I70 we went north onto the Central City Parkway to get to 72 and then 7 to get to Estes Park. I dont recommend using Central City Parkway to go north to get to Estes, I would use US6 to 119 then to 72 then to 7. Central City Parkway is a great 4 lane road but it just turns into a narrow 2 lane road that needs to be repaved and also dumps you into the middle of Central City then into the middle of Blackhawk, very small narrow roads geared towards the gamblers coming up their in cars, not really intended for RVs. You then get onto 119 at Blackhawk and head north to get to 72 and then 7 into Estes Park.
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| Aspens at entrance to Tiger Run in Breckenridge the day we left. Aspen color change is more dramatic at higher elevations right now |
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| Two lane mountain road, from I70 we drove north on Central City Parkway then onto 72 and finally 7 to get to Estes Park. A little more work for the driver but a much more scenic route. |
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| Only about 10 miles from here to Estes Park |
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