City Cast Denver A Crash Course in Colorado Camping
It’s not just you— trying to get a camping spot in Colorado feels impossible these days because it kind of is! New data reported by the Denver Post shows it was five times harder in 2022 to secure a campsite in this state than it was pre-pandemic. So, how do you get your outdoors on when the competition is so fierce? Newsletter editor Peyton Garcia — the City Cast Denver camping authority — takes our producer and camping novice Paul Karolyi through her best outdoor enjoyment hacks and secrets to making the most of Colorado’s greatest asset.
Peyton made this handy dandy camping checklist so you can be fully prepared to set up shop in your favorite mountainside spot.
This conversation originally aired on June 29, 2022.
Bree mentioned how busy Colorado’s campgrounds are, why the gig driver transparency bill went down this week, and Lunar New Year! Here are a couple links to our past coverage of Lunar New Year in Denver and CAPU’s work to commemorate Denver’s old Chinatown:
- The Epic Family Saga Behind Denver’s Biggest Lunar New Year Celebration
- Reclaiming Denver’s Lost Chinatown
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