Mt Princeton RV Park — Hotel in Four Corners States

This is a review I'm hesitant to write because I don't want to ruin a good thing... purely selfishly. :) But you should know.... this place is a hidden gem, for countless reasons.

You'll be 2 minutes from everything you need in town at affordable prices, and somehow simultaneously out in the middle-of-nowhere nature. It's not a wormhole. It's just that the park is nestled at the food of hills and mountains separated from a lively town by about a half-mile stretch of 55mph highway that seems to transport you to and from exactly where you want to be, to exactly what you need. Convenience factor plus nature surroundings combo is next-level. The park is not even on the highway! It's literal perfection.

From management to the crew who works tirelessly maintaining and beautifying the property and RV spots, everyone is amazingly friendly and welcoming and simultaneously so respectful of privacy. They anticipate needs before you do and yet manage to be not overbearing or helicoptering in any way. The way the place is run is simply phenomenal. They hit all the right notes and not one too many to make it feel like a private escape into gorgeous surroundings.

Not only are all the RV spaces wonderfully spacious (we've never had a larger RV space) but the park is so big and well kept, yet not pretentious, it often feels like you're alone in the mountains.

The clubhouse is spotless. The bathrooms are pristine. The showers are spotless. The (many) washers and dryers are amazingly well-placed for efficient laundry, and of course are also spotless or even "like-new" condition. They're fast and efficient for fewer quarters, if that matters to you!

If you run or ride there's a trail out the back of the park to epic running and riding trails. If you like DH riding, you're next to Vitamin B, a world-class DH run you didn't know you needed to know about. There are pro DH MTB teams here occasionally. If you like tamer green runs, or climby blues suited for the XC MTBer who likes to pedal, you can either ride into town from the park out the back gate on dead quiet roads, or jump in the car for a 3 minute drive to free parking for endless epic MTB'ing, trail running, hiking, galore. The views are unbeatable. We just ride there because it's so close. Check Trailforks!

If you hike, you're central to so much and SO much closer to amenities than in Leadville.

Wealthy? Shop at LaGrees Food Store. Amazing produce and generally more upscale shopping. Or just save the money and go to City Market anyway, because it's equally awesome.

Short of money? Shop weekly at City Market and use their app (Kroger). Get your veggies at LaGrees from their discount $1 bags. They're amazing deals (and this is coming from a Walmart economy/budget shopping connoisseur with scarcity issues! haha)

The best part: Both stores are 3 minutes from your site!

The only thing I was initially put off by was needing to get mail elsewhere but I stand corrected! Let me tell you, it's the best RV park mail setup we've ever had and so cheap that it barely matters. I am over-the-moon satisfied with it even though money is very tight right now. (we're millennial working snowbirds here for the summer months) "Mailboxes" is the name of the place to get your mail while you're here. They know every single person on a first-name basis, notify you of packages, and offer holding/forwarding for dirt cheap and absolutely perfect reliability. If you've RV'd for long, mail reliability is something you're tired of wondering about. I think it was like $11/month or something. It's a literal 1 minute drive from the RV park and it's a professional concierge mail service. Can't beat it. It's saved me time compared to getting mail at other RV parks even though I need to get in my truck and buzz down the road. They're crazy efficient so if you'd rather spend your time either in nature or working, it's an absolute no-brainer. It's actually a pleasure to pick up mail. Can you imagine that for a second?? LOL I could not have until I...

Mt Princeton RV Park was a beautiful and comfortable home for us. We stayed here for three months for my boyfriend's job. The entire park is very clean, well maintained, and in a beautiful location. We were in space D16 with a 37-ft fifth wheel with slides on both sides. We had plenty of room for the fifth wheel plus two vehicles in our space. Each space also has a pad of grass and a tree. I was overjoyed that the laundry room was so clean and had 6 washers and 8 dryers, all fully functioning. The park also offers free Wi-fi; however, some spaces don't receive the best signal. Because we were going to be staying for a longer period of time we decided to get Charter internet (they also offer cable/satellite). It was very reasonably priced with a one-time set up fee, month to month service fee, and no cancellation fees.

My favorite part was the access the miles of walking trails right out the back gate. We travel with dogs and easily accessible outdoor space becomes very important to us. The park did have several guidelines regarding dogs and pet clean up. Do not let this be a turn off. The park is very clean, and it doesn't stay that way from people not cleaning up after their pets.

We are sad to leave the area and Mt Princeton RV Park. If we get relocated back to the area we will definitely be staying here again! The park also has adorable little cabins that I'd be interested in checking out next time we're here.

NOTE: We began our stay in October; however, it sounded like they typically close the park for the winter. My boyfriend's company had enough guys staying in the park for them to stay...

Our family has taken many trips to Colorado over the years...this was our first trip to the Buena Vista area pulling our travel trailer. Of all the trips, this was the easiest location to pull to - not too much heavy traffic areas and terrain is not too complicated - a handful of “mountain miles” followed by easy valley driving! ||||From the moment we arrived, we knew Mt Princeton Campground would be a good experience. Cindy is so friendly and welcoming! She is also a great source of information, being able to answer all of our weird requests. (Where do we get gravel like the rock you have at the campsites? We have sewer issues, what advice do you have for us? In both cases, had answers and solved our problems!)||||The campground itself is very clean, organized, well planned, simple but nice amenities for each campsite. Also, cannot beat the location, just a mile from town so not in the thick of things, but can be in a matter of minutes.||||Because of Covid, we weren’t certain that a family vacation would work out, so when we decided to make it happen, it was late in the game to book a reservation. Luckily, after several other calls to other campgrounds, we were fortunate to get the last spot available for our days we had chosen - we really lucked out to not only get the last spot at Mt Princeton, but were fortunate that the other campgrounds were full! Cindy will be the first call we make next season when we head back to the beautiful valley, Browns Canyon, San Isabel National Forest, and the sweet town of...