Wow!
That’s my best word to describe this RV park. It’s a good thing it’s a two-day drive or we’d have a reservation once a month.
It’s a newer park, and a big one at that. There’s a little bit for everyone here.
420 total camp sites are set up in clusters making it feel like your own cul-de-sac. There are 11 camping cabins set up along the recreational lake and 108 on the other side of the activity center set up as a little community. Across the wetlands near the Colorado River are a circle of refurbished Air Stream trailers, another circle of covered wagons and a dedicated tent area.
The hub of the park is a cluster of buildings and open space I call the Activity Center.
Here you’ll find a community center that has the Summit Bar & Grill, bowling lanes, arcade, group fire pits and lawn games. A huge outdoor area has a playground, an event lawn, sand volleyball, pickleball and basketball courts.
The general store sits next to the community center with patio chairs to enjoy an ice cream.
The Event Center is next to the large pool. There is Headwaters Tavern, a ballroom and meeting rooms in the large building. You can take a break between games of Marco Polo in the pool and have lunch in the breezeway between the café and the pool. You’ll also find a very well-appointed Fitness Center, although we chose our workouts outside. Exercising outside in Colorado during the summer trumps pounding miles inside every time.
The activities extend to the entire park. There is a long list of things to do each day that is part of your welcome packet. Morning yoga, paint and sip, trivia night and an evening concert were just a few of the fun things to do while we were there.
You can rent a golf cart for your stay and many people bring their own. We rode our bikes or walked while in the park. We just missed the bike parade but did get to see the golf cart parade as it rolled through the park.
Our space was just off the fishing lake, a row back from those that backed to the water. We faced the water and thankfully enough, the spot was vacant several mornings so we had a water view. It was a huge site, both longer and wider than most campground spaces. Since it’s a new park, the trees haven’t grown to provide great shade yet.
The wetlands can be an area to see animals, it would be cool to have a site that backed to the wetlands and see elk walking through while having my morning iced tea.
Some areas are set up as a cul-de-sac, making them great for group camping. My in-laws participated in a rally here and were set up in that section of the park and loved it.
The staff is friendly, everyone. Nobody was having a bad day during our stay. Every staff member we interacted with was nice and eager to help. This is a huge plus during the current times.
With all the activities, you are correct in guessing this is a family park. We loved watching the kids go up and down the street with their scooters, skate boards and bikes. We were there over Independence Day weekend and most of the toys were decorated. Even ours were!
The town of Granby had a bike parade July 3rd and we were excited to participate. I raided my local Dollar Tree for as much flag and red, white and blue items as they had. We even decorated Daisy’s dog trailer. We were quite the sight as we rode from the campground and to Polhamus Park. The parade wound through several streets in town with some residents in their yards waving. It was Daisy’s first parade; we are biased but we think she was the hit of the parade. Many children wanted to pet her when we got back to the park.
The RV Park is a great base for many adventures. After the bike parade, we ventured north on Highway 34. We ventured to Grand Lake Lodge and took in the pretty view their deck had of Grand Lake. Daisy liked the shade of the picnic tables; their decking material was hot! We wandered Main Street in Grand Lake and found a dog friendly spot on the lake. Daisy had her first lake play date. We ventured down to the south end of the lake to spy on a campground and found a spot to park at the waters’ edge. We’ve started taking camp chairs in the truck and they came in handy. We plopped our chairs down, watched boats with tubers and Daisy got brave enough to venture into the water all by herself.
This was a weekend of firsts for Daisy, that night she got to see her first fireworks show. We parked at the grocery store, drive-in style, sitting in the back of the truck and were treated to a really good fireworks show.
We love small town July 4th events and Granby didn’t disappoint. There were vintage cars, local groups and all the fun a parade gives.
The gates to Rocky Mountain National Park are only 16.5 miles from the park. We spend a day and a half exploring with a little bit of hiking. Dogs aren’t allowed on the trails and Daisy was still too young to leave for an entire day so we kept our walks with her to the allowed areas.
As I said above, it’s a good thing we don’t live within 5 hours because we would be here a lot. I may or may not be plotting a return trip as I type.