Reviews

For Elk Ridge - Ridgway State Park: Beautiful park..our second time here. First time stayed in dull hookup area. All booked up so we stayed in ElkRidge with electric only. Lovely, shaded sites with lots of space. Some of them have great views, but all are in the trees. Be aware that in addition to the site fee you must pay a daily Colorado park fee of $9/ day. Since we were going to another state park after this, we opted to just buy the annual pass. Nearby towns of Ridgway, Ouray are worth a look. Camped in 36 ft MH. We would gladly return.

Posted Aug 09, 2021 by MHGirl from Louisville . This is the subjective opinion of a traveler and not of AllStays LLC.

For Elk Ridge - Ridgway State Park: **Do not detach your tow before going in the park! This park charges a rec fee at check in that is not included in your campground fee. If you take your tow off before heading in they charge you twice. It was $56 for three nights. Also, the fee expires at noon on your check out day, if you want to stay the whole day at the park then you have to buy another pass for 12-close. Quite hours are not enforced. Lots of partying till one in the morning. Now for the good, the lake is beautiful and there are a lot of low impact easy hikes. It’s close to Ouray, Ridgway and Telluride.

Posted Jun 20, 2021 by KKMB from Florida. This is the subjective opinion of a traveler and not of AllStays LLC.

For Elk Ridge - Ridgway State Park: We stayed at the Elk Ridge loop campground here at Ridgeway State Park. We are used to back East (Vermont, New Hampshire) camping - wooded, secluded, awesome. Having said that, we are traveling cross country and have not had that romantic version of camping. Mostly because we did not plan at all. COVID happened and kids camp was canceled so off we went. I have discovered that the cooler the place (Glacier, Grand Tetons, Yellowstone, etc) the harder it is to get nice camping. We have been staying in KOA’s because that is what has been available and honestly, they are not that awful. Not camping but a fine base camp. This place is such a refreshing change. Good size sites, nicely spaced, nice showers, laundry!?, a beach and a site with electric. Good at&t coverage, and a great, cool town 10 mins away. Would I plan a vacation here? No. I did extend our “passing through” time here from 2 days to 4? Yes, absolutely. Great place would certainly come here again.

Posted Aug 07, 2020 by Quantum95h from Boston. This is the subjective opinion of a traveler and not of AllStays LLC.

For Elk Ridge - Ridgway State Park: Upon our arrival, I figured out the park was reservation only. I had not seen this info before my arrival so it made it a bit stressful. I had to pull over to the visitor's center and call the 800 # for reservations. The person on the other end could not tell me what the sites were like and I couldn't drive through to scope the campground out. So - I took the word of the reservations person and picked one that was supposedly 90' in depth. I paid over the phone but couldn't get the daily State Parks Pass online so I had to get it at the Visitor's Center or via a kiosk near the front entrance. Upon arrival at our site, it was too narrow and no where near 90' feet deep. I'm guessing it was only 40 at the most. I called the 800# back to see if there was something else available but was told there was not. So, I wedged my rig into the spot by going up at an angle and trimming some dead tree branches that were in the way for clearance! I was able to get fairly level by placing several blocks under my leveling jacks in front. Not ideal but it worked... Once settled, the site was adequate but in the future I would pick another spot or move to the Dakota Terraces Section of the park!

Posted Nov 12, 2019 by blangton from Oregon. This is the subjective opinion of a traveler and not of AllStays LLC.

For Elk Ridge - Ridgway State Park: Enjoyed another couple of nights in the cool weather. The park has gone to reservation only, which is something our state has been trying. I’m not convinced it is helping the park at all. The upper campground was beautiful. We’ve stayed in both, and each has advantages. The upper has better AT&T reception. Probably the best park we’ve enjoyed in Colorado. They also have an $8.00 fee for entry that cannot be paid via the reservation system. Reserve America is the underlying software for the reservation system. Good 30 amp service, and community water. Dump station down at lower campground. Has laundry facilities. Sites were sort of level, flat might be the best desciption.

Posted Jul 09, 2019 by PKC303 from Texas. This is the subjective opinion of a traveler and not of AllStays LLC.

For Elk Ridge - Ridgway State Park: Very beautiful and clean park. Vistas all around. Nice asphalt pads were pretty level with a nice fire pit and table area. Trees all around. We think elk ridge had the most privacy. Very short hiking trails available to view reservoir and mountains. Only downside is you pay a use fee of $8 in addition to the camping fee (around $30). That said the trails are well maintained so it made the fee more justified.

Posted Jun 01, 2019 by Lauren from St. Louis . This is the subjective opinion of a traveler and not of AllStays LLC.

For Elk Ridge - Ridgway State Park: We were looking for a CG close to Telluride that had electric sites (morning temps below freezing for several days in a row). We're self-contained and don't use the facilities. We stayed on weeknights in mid-October in our 25 foot MH. This is a very nice CG about an hour from Telluride. Ridgway SP has 3 camping areas: Pa-Co-Chu-Puk CG with FHU at the Pa-Co-Chu-Puk recreation site and Elk Ridge CG and Dakota Terraces CG, both electric only, at the Dutch Charlie recreation site 3.5 miles south. The sites in Dakota Terrace are arrayed in a meadow in full sun with patio covers over picnic tables for shade. They are closer to the highway with some road noise. The sites in Elk Ridge are in a pinion pine/juniper forest with shade and privacy and no road noise. We stayed in Elk Ridge. The sites are spacious with a mix of pull-ins and back-ins. All are asphalt, some are level while others require leveling. Some have more shade than others and some have views of the reservoir or mountains. There are ample water spigots throughout. There's a dump station with rinse and potable water near the entrance. Note the water at the dump station may be shut off in the event of below freezing weather with water available to fill tanks at the spigots. There's no wifi. There's good ATT and Verizon cell service. Note the A loop of the Dakota Terrace is open year round. The remainder of the loops in Dakota and Elk Ridge begin to close in the fall based on weather. There are several short hikes in the park. It's a boating and swimming area in the summer.

Posted Oct 12, 2018 by DSVT from VT. This is the subjective opinion of a traveler and not of AllStays LLC.