Glenwood Canyon Resort

We stayed here overnight on a week-long trip from CO to UT and back. It was great for what we needed: A place to sleep, fill our fresh water tanks and charge up everything for a week of boondocking through eastern UT.

BUT, it reminded me of why we rarely stay at places like this. Spent $130 on a spot where neighbors are literally inches away. And, if they started a fire in their fire ring, I could toast my marshmallows from inside my camper…after taking the batteries out of my smoke detector.

The (full!) CO river flowing past is impressive, the place is clean and well organized and the staff are friendly. The place is full tonight, so they must be hitting the sweet spot for many. Personally, I am looking forward to the peace and quiet of BLM land boondocking.

I would definitely come back for an overnight like we are doing tonight, and I might even spend a few more bucks in a riverside spot. But, I will just expect to be camping in a parking lot.

We lived in one of their campsites for 2 months during winter. We didn’t know what to expect before getting there but it turned out to be a very good experience with friendly staff, nice views and location (a few minutes away from Glenwood Springs, 30 min away from Costco and less than an hour from Vail! It is also secluded from the city and even though it is close to the highway we couldn’t hear it. The fact that it is surrounded by rocks and lower altitude makes it less windy and warmer then other campgrounds around. We recommend!

The park is right on the Colorado River in a very narrow canyon with gorgeous mountains. Flat, gravel site with FHU's, good spacing. Interior roads are good. Laundry facility had (2) machines, overpriced $4 per load. Lots of cabins, "glamping tents", campsites right on the river if you so choose, and they have a nice clubhouse area (appeared not used during our stay). Nice walking/bicycling path runs by the park and follows the river east to the Hanging Lake Trail area and west into the town of Glenwood Springs. On site there is an outfit called "Defiance Rafting" that runs non-stop whitewater rafting trips on the river. Very nice resort. Wifi was pretty touchy/slow. Hanging Lake Trail is a must.

Overall we really enjoyed our time at Glenwood canyon resort. I wouldn't say the RV park is anything fancy and not sure why the prices are so astronomical. The laundry was also the most expensive we've seen. However, the canyon that the campground is in is beautiful and quiet. The access to the river was convenient. The employees were very nice. Site size was adequate. Really no complaints and we'd stay again if we were in the area.

The views here are stunning. We stayed down by the water and only had electric and water. There is an on-site dump station that is quite small, larger rigs will have an issue with the station. On-site laundry and cell phone coverage is decent.

If you stay down by the water there is a set of tracks directly across from you and trains will run randomly throughout the day and night. We had them at 10:30pm, 11:00pm 2:30 am, 3:00am, 5:26am that I can recall. They start breaking for Glennwood Springs so you get to hear a nice squealing for a few minutes.

The park was nice and clean, bathrooms and showers available. Water pressure mimics that of your rv, so more space is the feature.

Site are crammed together, no real room to spread out on the water lots.

The scenery is breathtaking and close to town. The sites are gravel (not so level) but very clean. Check-in was super easy. Our sewer hook-up wasn’t working properly. Super disappointed that despite the lovely weather, all the fun stuff was closed - the adventure course, zipline, playground and bar/grill. Weak wifi at our campsite despite being right next to the bar/grill - we had to use our hotspot for everything. Laundry facility is small and could use updating, but it got the job done. We did not hardly hear the train. Overall, the gorgeous surroundings made it all worth it.