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Colorado State
Park - Yurts
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Yurts-  Imagine
sitting with friends inside a backcountry yurt as snow falls outside
your circular tent, drifting lazily past windows rimmed with frost
from the cold outside your warm canvas walls. Or, waking to a warm
summer morning inside your yurt as a cool summers breeze flows
gently through your yurts large screen windows. Yurts, reminiscent
of tents used by nomads on the steppes of Mongolia and Siberia,
are round tents on a wooden frame with circular skylights and windows
to provide illumination.
Colorado State Parks offers a variety of yurts designed to
accommodate the casual camper or backcountry traveler. Yurts are
available year-round at select sites.
Yurts are currently available at State Forest State Park, Ridgway
State Park, Pearl Lake, Golden Gate Canyon and Mancos State Park.
Golden Gate Canyon State Park has two yurts located in Reverend's
Ridge campground that offer the perfect escape from Denver among
aspen groves and pine covered hills. Both yurts sleep a maximum
of six people. The yurts are equipped with two bunk beds, one twin-size
and one double-size. Visit Golden Gate Canyon State Park for more
information.
State Forest, the largest of Colorados state parks, offers
five yurts scattered throughout the park that blend with the rugged
landscape. With names like Ruby Jewel, North Fork Canadian and Grass
Creek, adventurous travelers will find accommodations tailored for
their needs, whether its a relaxing weekend outing with the family
or a challenging journey into the winter backcountry. For more information
or to make reservations in State Forest State Park contact Never
Summer Nordic at (970) 482-9411 or visit their website at
www.neversummernordic.com. Visit State Forest State Park for more
information.
Ridgway has three yurts located on the Dutch Charlie site
that will keep guests cool in the summer with three large screened
windows and a ceiling fan. In the wintertime, insulated walls and
a propane/gas log fireplace, shelter guests from cold winter winds
while they revel in winter in the Rockies, nestled beneath the towering
San Juan Mountains. As with all yurts in Colorado State Parks, youll
need to bring your own bedding. Pets are allowed in yurt #14 only,
and an additional $10 pet fee is required. Visit Ridgway State Park
for more information.
Mancos has two yurts located at sites 22 and 24 that are
available for rent year-round by reservation or on a first-come,
first-served basis. Both yurts at Mancos have a wooden lattice wall
and ceiling. They are nicely complemented with a wooden door, pinewood
floors, a ceiling light/fan and a screened skylight in the center
of the domed roof. Three large screened windows, a skylight and
a ceiling fan keep these ultra-modern tents cool and comfortable
in the summer, while the insulated walls and propane heater/gas-log
fireplace keep them warm and cozy in the winter. Visit Mancos State
Park for more information.
Pearl Lake has two yurts availalbe year-round by reservation.
Both yurts require a two night minimum stay. Each yurts is furnished
with a picnic table, four deck chairs, and two sets of bunk beds
with the lower bunk being a double sized futon. Just off each deck
is a picnic table and fire ring. You will need to bring your own
bedding such as sleeping bags or sheets, blankets and pillows. During
the summer, visitors can enjoy all the facilities Pearl Lake and
nearby Steamboat Lake offer. Winter offers a completely different
experience, as the yurts are accessible only by snowshoe, ski or
snowmobile. Visit Pearl Lake State Park for more information.
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