The Starlite Long-Term Campground

My lady and I stayed at Starlite way back in 2011. And like many others who have left reviews over the years, we had nothing but an AMAZING experience. I believe we met Larry when we checked in, he was kind and funny and made sure we had everything we needed.

We stayed in one of Starlite's vintage campers, Lucy was our gal! She was perfect, including pots and pans and linens and I recall even some salt and pepper, which we forgot to bring :). Bathrooms were spotless, grounds were well kept, and other campers staying at the park were kind and respectful.

It was a great trip, and the beginning of a healthy shift in our lives to travel more. Years later we bought our own RV, and are now considering a campground of our own in the future. We're quite thankful to Sylvia and Larry for the experience and environment they've built together, and chose to share with others.

So, why am I leaving a review a decade later? Well, for starters I wasn't as hip to Google Reviews way back then, so this has been a long time coming and is certainly well deserved! But also because recently we've determined that we'd like to live long-term on a campground, and have been checking out long term locations in CO, NM, MN and OR. It dawned on me last week to check and see if Starlite offered long-term stays, and to my surprise, that's what they do now.

Seems there are some folks* out there who don't quite get the business model. Sure, some campgrounds are all about the turn and burn. Campers in, campers out. I mean, what? Isn't like 99.745% of campgrounds out there all family focused? There are plenty of those.

Starlite has always been a more unique experience, and with the vintage campers you already knew things were going to be different. So I'm not the least bit surprised that after all the floods and fires and god knows what else, the owners found a model that provides privacy, affordability, and perhaps more importantly, community. And that's something we hope to be a part of.

Ryan & Zoë

* I wish Google let us Like replies to reviews. Whoever is replying from Starlite is doing the Lord's work and deserves a drink. Bye, Felicia!

I stayed here this weekend with several other friends and it was AWESOME! Very clean campground and facilities. The staff is A #1, offering incredible customer service, very friendly and welcoming to all of their guests. The view is incredible and the vintage trailer campers are so much fun to stay in. I'll be back!

This place was absolutely wonderful. The owners were great and made for great company in the evening when we got bored and were looking for something to do. Beautiful views. The campers are just amazingly redone. We stayed in a tent and still enjoyed the place! We will definitely be visiting again!

Absoleutely amazing place to stay! Super clean and friendly RV/Campgrounds! Not to mention you can see the royal gorge bridge from the site itself! I will definitely be visiting again! Feeling chatty? The owners Sylvia and Larry are more than happy to hang out and talk! Huge thank you to you guys. We had such an awesome stay with you!

We had the best time here! My boyfriend and I stayed in one of the vintage trailers (the Flamingo) and it was everything I hoped it would be! The whole place is quirky and charming, with fun little details everywhere. It was just so much fun to sit on our little "patio!" The trailer was stocked with all the little extra kitchen and linen items we overlooked and the bathrooms were clean and close by. Plus, the owners are super friendly and accommodating! I'm already planning our next trip here!