Theme: Welcome to Colorful Colorado

Our Rally will begin at the Oasis RV Resort & Cottages (formerly the Durango KOA) on Sunday, the 21st. Once everyone is checked in and set up, we'll get together to meet our old and new friends for a heavy appetizer/potluck supper and make our plans for the next couple days.

Monday morning, for those selecting this optional excursion, we will carpool to the station to board the famous Durango/Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad. We will ride an authentic steam engine through the spectacular wilderness scenery of the San Juan Mountains, explore the historic gold and silver mining town of Silverton and have some lunch. Established in 1872 at an elevation of 9,318 feet, this is the last mining camp standing in the county.

On Tuesday you'll have the entire day to explore on your own the surrounding area and the town of Durango. Steeped in western charm, this vibrant downtown offers a destination filled with arts, culture, more restaurants per capita than San Francisco, six craft breweries, two distilleries, museums, shops and much more!

On Wednesday, August 24th, we will be "rolling west" about 60 miles through easy terrain to Mesa Verde National Park. If you have a National Parks Senior Pass (available to US citizens 62 or older), or a Veterans or Military ID, be sure to bring it along. This will give you free entry into the National Park where we will be camping for 2 nights at Morefield Campground. If you don't have either (and you're age qualified), you can purchase an Annual Senior Pass for $20.00 online, or, at the gate. This pass will be good for 1 year and admits the holder as well as all passengers. As a military veteran you are also entitled to free admission to the park with ID. The entry fee for Mesa Verde National Park is currently $30.00 per vehicle.

We will be DRY CAMPING in Morefield Campground, just 4 miles inside Mesa Verde. Each site has a table, bench and grill. The campsites are situated on loop roads that extend through a high grassy canyon filled with Gambel Oak scrub, native wildflowers, deer and wild turkeys. Several of the park's best hikes leave from Morefield and climb to spectacular views of surrounding valleys and mountain. There are handicap-accessible restrooms in the campground. In the full-service village nearby there is a gas station, RV dump station, coin-operated laundry, complimentary showers, a gift shop and grocery store. There is also a small boarding kennel for those of you traveling with your 4-legged buddies. This is where you will check in for the campground.

On Thursday, the 25th, we will carpool to Morefield Village to board the bus for the five hour, ranger-guided "700 Year Tour". This interpretive tour brings history to life and goes back in time 1,400 years. We'll walk the steps of the ancient Puebloans in their amazing ancient dwelling Cliff Palace and travel through 700 years on the Mesa Verde Loop for a full picture of their ingenuity. This tour culminates with a ranger-led, 1 hour walking tour of Cliff Palace that will descend uneven stone steps and climb 4 ladders, with an elevation change of 100 feet. Total walking distance is 1/4 mile and may not be suitable for those with disabilities or walking difficulties. There are places to wait for our return should you choose not to do the walk. At the end of our tour, the bus will drop us at the Far View Lodge and the beautiful Metate Room Restaurant (our meal will be off a special menu) at the top of the park. There, we'll share a delicious, final-night/farewell group dinner with panoramic views that include 4 states. The shuttle bus will return us to our campground after the meal.

Friday, the 26th, sadly will bring this rally to an end. We'll say our "goodbyes" and check out by 11:00am. (Bring some pastries to share and BYO beverage if you like.)

Here is a video to get you in the mood to ride a steam train:

The Caboose Cafe at the campground

Historic Durango

Cliff dwellings video:

Oasis RV Resort & Cottages

Contact the resort at 970-247-0783 and ask for availability ahead of the Leap'n Lions rally. If space is available, the rally rate of $81.70/night will apply.

Morefield Campground

Call for reservations at 800-449-2288 and tell them you are with the Leap'n Lions RV group reserved through the Aramark group department for the 24th and 25th in the dry campground. If there is availability, make your reservation, then contact Robin Marquis at Aramark group department at 928-614-1291 and she will link your reservation to our group rate of $25.00/night.

Durango

Durango Pet Resort

Mesa Verde

There is a kennel at Morefield Campground.

• Colorado National Monument
• Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park
• San Juan Skyway
• San Juan Skyway map
• Pinkerton Hot Springs
• Chimney Rock National Monument
• Great Sand Dunes National Park & Preserve

Other attractions in near proximity you may wish to visit before or after the rally are:

• Whitewater rafting
• James Ranch
• Jeep tours
• Durango Fish Hatchery and Wildlife Museum
• Powerhouse Science Center
• Sky Ute Casino

Two/coach: $578

One/coach: $437

Extra person: $142

RV sites at Oasis RV Resort & Cottages include both 30/50 amp service, water and sewer.

RV sites at Morefield Campground have no connections. IT IS DRY CAMPING.

Fees include taxes and gratuities for group activities.

Note: The Leap'n Lions RV Club by-laws require all rallies to be self-supporting. The rally hosts have tried their best to properly cost this rally in advance. However, if rally expenses exceed rally income an additional pro-rated amount will be charged to each attendee after the rally. Likewise, if there is a rally profit a pro-rated refund will be made to each attendee.

Option: Excursion on the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad: $109/person

Parking at the Durango Train Station (Option #1) (all payments are cash)

• $6.00/car
• $10/RV

Mesa Verde National Park Entrance Fee (if you don't have a Senior Pass or military ID) (good for seven days)

• $30/vehicle (under 62)
• $20/vehicle (over 62)

If you don't have an official Leap'n Lions name badge and you'd like to have one for the rally, follow the instructions on the Name Badge webpage.

Durango-Mesa Verde Colorado Rolling Rally Registration Form

Just like FMCA's requirement for all participants in International, Area, and Local rallies to sign a Covid-19 Waiver, we will also require the same and a copy is attached for your use. Please print, sign and bring it with you to the rally. If you forgot your copy, don't worry, we will have a copy for you to sign when you get to the rally.

Durango-Mesa Verde Colorado Rally COVID Waiver