Finally An Update On Motorcycle-Accessible Campgrounds
That’s our tent up there on the hill behind the bike, and that’s the bike we got there on.
It was something of an embarrassment for me that back in 2017 I added a note on my motorcycle camping page saying I intended that year to update the information. I knew that over the years at the very least the nightly camping fee on most sites I listed had increased. I also knew that due to budget constraints, the National Forest Service had closed some campgrounds. My data were out of date.
Did I get that done in 2017? No. Did I get it done in 2018? No. But the page still said I intended to do it in 2017. Well, ummm . . .
I did it. I got it done a couple weeks ago. And it is interesting to see what has changed and what has not. As expected, most fees had gone up, but there were a bunch that had not. I wonder what makes the difference. And in some cases I found that major work has been done on the overall sites.
For instance, one campground that previously had about 17 sites now has 42. They’ve obviously made some major changes. More commonly, the number of sites went up or down by 1 or 2.
Now, pretty much all of the campgrounds that I have included are sites I have personally visited, usually but not always on my bike. I stopped, looked the place over, noted the road quality, and listed the number of sites and amenities. For this update I did it all by computer.
The thing that struck me in doing this was how many campgrounds there are in Colorado that are not on my lists. Now, obviously considering that these are intended to be listings of motorcycle-accessible campgrounds, with an emphasis on street bikes, some campgrounds were just not going to be included. But finding so very many that are not included makes me wonder whether at least some of them ought to be.
I’ve always said that this website will never be “completed.” Things change and there is always more useful information to add. I guess now that I’ve been able to cross “update campgrounds” from my to-do list I now need to add “add appropriate additional campgrounds.” My work is never done.
Biker Quote for Today
The reason I’m drawn to it is – both the off-road racing and the motorcycles on the track – it takes a lot for me to quiet my brain and anything that requires 100% of my attention and focus I find very soothing and that is the closest I get to being content. — Dax Shepard
