Glenwood Canyon Resort
49 RV Sites, 25 Cabins, 1 Tent Site, 1 Condo
Glenwood Canyon Resort is the only lodging and camping destination inside Glenwood Canyon itself, set directly on the Colorado River where the canyon's 2,000-foot limestone walls create one of the most dramatic natural corridors in the American West. Located just east of Glenwood Springs, the glenwood canyon resort occupies a position that simply cannot be replicated—every other option in the area requires leaving the canyon to sleep, while guests here fall asleep to the sound of the river moving through the gorge below.
The Platinum Riverview RV sites deliver full hookups on concrete pads with unobstructed views of the canyon walls and the Colorado River below. Additional lodging includes Canyon Club Suites, Family Cabins, Deluxe Resort Cabins, Camper Cabins, and riverfront tent sites, covering the full spectrum from resort cabin comfort to backcountry-adjacent camping. A private boat ramp provides direct river access, and the Glenwood Canyon Bicycle Path—widely considered one of the finest paved bike paths in the United States, tracing 16 miles of the canyon alongside the river—begins just outside the resort. Summer programming includes a climbing wall, zipline, and an on-site river rafting outfitter. The resort restaurant, bar and lounge, complimentary local shuttle, outdoor grills, laundry, and playground round out the guest services.
Glenwood Canyon is a geological spectacle—a narrow gorge where the Colorado River carved through the Sawatch and Elk Mountain ranges over millions of years, exposing layers of Precambrian granite, pink quartzite, and Cambrian limestone in a color sequence that shifts dramatically with the light. The canyon walls rise nearly a quarter mile above the resort, and the river's rapids provide the ambient soundtrack for every meal and morning coffee on a canyon-facing patio. Hanging Lake—one of the most photographed spots in Colorado—is accessible by permit from a trailhead within the canyon itself.
Glenwood Springs, five minutes west, anchors one of Colorado's most historically rich resort towns. The Glenwood Hot Springs Pool is the world's largest outdoor hot springs pool, fed by the Yampah mineral spring and drawing visitors since 1888; Iron Mountain Hot Springs offers a more intimate alternative with sixteen smaller riverside pools. Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park perches atop Glenwood Mountain and combines show cave tours with thrill rides including the Giant Canyon Swing, which launches riders over the canyon rim 1,300 feet above the valley floor. Aspen and the Maroon Bells are roughly an hour east over Independence Pass, providing world-class hiking and mountain scenery as a natural day-trip extension.
Glenwood Canyon Resort operates year-round, though the summer season—roughly May through September—brings the Hanging Lake permits, river rafting outfitter, zipline, and bike path in their full glory. Winter transforms the canyon into a quieter, dramatically lit landscape ideal for guests headed to nearby ski areas; the resort's shuttle service provides convenient access to town and connecting transportation. Reservations for summer RV sites and cabins should be made months in advance—the canyon's uniqueness and Glenwood Springs' popularity as a Colorado destination create high demand that exceeds supply through most of the warm season. If you've been looking for a Colorado basecamp that's genuinely inside the scenery rather than adjacent to it, Glenwood Canyon Resort is that place.
from $89 $77/night
