Come for the view; stay for the fun Colorado Heights Camping Resort
P ikes Peak or bust! has been a popular saying for a century, but why bother making the arduous trek up the more than 14,000-foot-high mountain when you can stay at Col- orado Heights Camping Resort and gaze at it from your RV site in Monu- ment, Colorado? Gazing isn’t the only thing you can do while at the resort, says Owner/ Manager Richard Biggs. He and his wife Stacey and their staff of 10 plan non-stop fun from Memorial Day through Labor Day. “We get pretty extravagant activi- ties going throughout the summer,” he says. “Every weekend is a different theme. We do Christmas in July, Hal- loween in July, Redneck Weekend, ‘50s Weekend and many more.”
In addition to the swimming pool and hot tub, visitors can choose from a variety of on-site amenities includ- ing miniature golf, basketball, volley- ball, shuffleboard, and horseshoes. Try your hand at fishing for rain- bow trout in not just one, but two fishing ponds. If you didn’t bring your equipment, don’t worry, there’s an onsite fishing store. Relax at the club- house, adult lounge or recreation hall. “Members love our activities but we get a lot of comments about how clean our resort is,” says Biggs. “We clean three to four times a day — bathrooms and everything else.” If you choose to go out of the re- sort, within an hour you can drive to the top of a Pikes Peak. In 45 minutes drive to Denver and about 30 minutes
RESORT TYPE: Coast Premier LOCATION: Monument, Colorado SEASON: Year-round WEBSITE: coloradoheights.com GOOD SAM RATING: 7.5/8 H /9
to Colorado Springs and the United States Air Force Academy. The 18,000-plus acres of the United States Air Force Academy are located 55 miles south of Denver and eight miles north of Colorado Springs. Visit the Barry Goldwater Air Force Academy Visitor Center to find out more about the beautiful and his- toric academy and get a map to take a self-guided tour.
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