Around Colorado in 16 Days

*This trip is planned from Milan, TN*

Day 1:

7am - Leave Milan, TN

30 Minute Pit Stops: 10-10:30, 1:30-2

4:15pm-Camp - Clinton State Park, Kansas

Day 2:

9am - Leave Camp

12pm-12:30pm - 30 Minute Pit Stop

2:30pm-Camp - Goodland KOA, Kansas

Day 3:

8am - Leave Camp

9:35am-11am - Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site
-monument and overlook -Repatriation Site

2:30pm-4:30pm - Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument
-VC/Film/Exhibits -Jr Program
-Petrified Forest Loop
-Ponderosa Loop Trail
-Hornbek Homestead

4:45pm-Camp - Mueller State Park

Day 4:

8am - Leave Camp

9am-1pm - Pike's Peak Cog Railway

1:15pm-3:30pm - Manitou Cliff Dwellings

3:45pm-7pm - Garden of the Gods Visitor and Nature Center
-visitor and nature center

7:40pm-Camp - Mueller State Park

Day 5:

8am - Leave Camp

9am-11am - Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame

12pm-1:30pm - Roxborough State Park
-vc -trails -redrock fountain formations

2pm-5pm - Dinosaur Ridge
-exhibits -Triceratops Trail -Dinosaur Ridge trail -tracks

5:40pm-Camp - Cold Springs Campground

Day 6:

8am - Leave Camp

9am-Camp - Rocky Mountains National Park
9-9:30 - Copeland Falls 0.3m OW
10-10:30 - Beaver Meadows VC
-Jr Program
11-12 - Dream Lake 1.1m OW
12:15-12:45 - Sprague Lake 0.5m RT
1:15-1:45 - Many Parks Curve
2:15-2:45 - Rock Cut
2:45-3:15 - Lava Cliffs
3:15-3:45 - Highest Point on Road
Alpine VC
4:30-Camp - Aspen Glen Campground

Day 7:

8am - Leave Camp

9-9:30 - Fall River Pass
10-11 - Holzwarth Historic Site 0.5 OW
11:15-11:45 - Kawuneeche VC
12-12:30 - Adams Falls 0.3m OW

3:30pm-4pm - 30 Minute Pit Stop

5:15pm-Camp - Saddlehorn Campground

Day 8:

8am - Leave Camp

8am-11am - Colorado National Monument
-VC JR Program
-Historic Rim Rock Drive
-wayside overlooks -trails

12:30pm-Camp - Curecanti National Recreation Area
12:30-1 - Cimarron VC
-JR Program
1-2 - Mesa Creek Trail
2:30-3 - Lake Fork VC
3-Camp - Lake Fork Campground

Day 9:

8am - Leave Camp

8:15-8:45 - Elk Creek VC
9-9:30 - Cooper Ranch
9:30-10:30 - Neversink Trail

11:30am-Camp - Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park
-East Portal Road
-Gunnison Point Overlook
-VC -JR Program
-Pulpit Rock Overlook
-Painted Wall Overlook
-Cedar Point Nature Trail 0.67m RT
-South Rim Campground

Day 10:

8am - Leave Camp

11:30am-1:30pm - Canyon of the Ancients National Monument
-Lowry Pueblo

2:30pm-Camp - Mancos State Park

Day 11:

8am - Leave Camp

9am-Done - Mesa Verde National Park
-Far View VC -JR Program
-Cliff Palace -Balcony House -Spruce Tree House -Chapin Mesa Archeological Museum -Step House -Long House

Done-Camp - Mancos State Park

Day 12:

8am - Leave Camp

9:30am-10:30am - Chimney Rock National Monument

12:30pm-1:30pm - UFO Watchtower

2:15pm-Camp - Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve
-VC -Jr Program
-Pinyon Flats Campground

Day 13:

8am - Leave Camp

8-9 - Dunes Overlook 1m OW
9-10 - Sand Pit 0.7m OW
10:15-12 - High Dunes 1.5m OW
12-12:30 - VC
2:15-3:30 - Bishop Castle

5:30pm-Camp - La Junta KOA

Day 14:

7:15am - Leave Camp

8am-4pm - Picket Wire Canyon Auto Tour
-Brontosaurus footprints

4:15pm-Camp - La Junta KOA

Day 15:

8am - Leave Camp

8:30am-10:30am - Bent's Old Fort National Historical Site
-VC/Film -JR Program
-living history -trails

30 Minute Pit Stops: 1:30-2, 5-5:30

7pm-Camp - Elk City State Park, Kansas

Day 16:

8am - Leave Camp

30 Minute Pit Stops: 11-11:30, 2:30-3

5pm-Camp - Milan, TN

Yellowstone, Grand Teton & Rocky Mountain National Parks - 9 Day Trip

This trip is planned from Jackson, TN.  It can be revised to fit your location.  It can also be shortened by eliminating Grand Teton and Rocky Mountain National Park detours.

Day 1:

7:30am - Leave Jackson, TN

1030am to 11am - Gas/Rest Stop
2pm to 230pm - Gas/Rest Stop
530pm to 6pm - Gas/Rest Stop

730pm - Hotel near Lincoln, NE

Howard Johnson Lincoln 

3400 Nw 12th St, Lincoln, NE ($60 as of 8/23/15)

*Packed Lunch/Drive-Thru Dinner
(698 Miles)

Day 2:

8:00am - Leave Hotel

11am to 1130am - Gas/Rest Stop
230pm to 3pm - Gas/Rest Stop

700pm - Hotel in Rock Springs, WY

Motel 6 Rock Springs 

2615 Commercial Way, Rock Springs, WY ($55 as of 8/23/15)

*Packed Lunch/Drive-Thru Dinner
(700 Miles)

Day 3:

7:30am - Leave Hotel

1030am to 1130am - Grand Teton National Park
$25 Car
You will want to pick up a park map at the information center.

Picnic Lunch @ Albright View Turnout

Craig Thomas Discovery and Visitor Center
Open 8-5

1130pm to 1pm - Teton Park Road Scenic Drive
Stops: 10 Minutes Each
*Teton Glacier Turnout
*Cascade Canyon Turnout
*Mt Moran Turnout
*Potholes Turnout

115pm to 130pm - Jackson Lake Overlook - John D Rockefeller Jr. Memorial Parkway

145pm to 200pm - Flagg Ranch Info Center - John D Rockefeller, Jr. Memorial Parkway
Hours: 9am to 3:30pm June 4 - September 3
*Junior Ranger Program

2:40pm - Yellowstone National Park
Best time to visit is late May to mid August - visiting at other times my mean road closures due to snow.
Admission: $25 per vehicle
Most Visitor Centers are open 9am to 5pm - seasonally
*Junior Ranger Program

You will need to pick up a park map at a visitor center or printing one from the website...stops inside the park do not have addresses.
There are also many books available at your local book store.  I recommend Rough Guides to Yellowstone and Grand Teton.

West Thumb Geyser Basin Trail - Grant Village/West Thumb Area
3.8 mile Round Trip

Grant Village Campground - $26

Day 4:

1015pm to 1030pm- Craig Pass/Continental Divide - Grand Loop Rd(between Old Faithful & West Thumb Areas)

1045pm to 1145pm - Observation Point Trail - Old Faithful Area
1.1 mile loop

12pm to 1pm - Geyser Hill Loop Trail - Old Faithful Area
1/3 mile loop

130pm to 3pm - Madison Campground - Set up/Dinner

Day 5:

9:00am - Leave Camp

930am to 1030am - Black Sand Basin - Old Faithful Area
1/2 mile Round Trip

1030am to 1130am - Biscuit Basin - Old Faithful Area
1/2 mile Round Trip

1145am to 1230pm - Midway Geyser Basin - Old Faithful Area
1/2 mile Round Trip
Grand Prismatic Spring - Fairy Falls Trail

1235pm to 115pm - Lower Geyser Basin - Old Faithful Area
1/2 mile loop

*Fountain Paint Pots

140pm to 230pm - Artists Paintpots Trail

1 mile Round Trip - Easy

240pm to 340pm - Norris Geyser Basin and Norris Geyser Basin Museum - Norris Area

4:15pm - Canyon Village Campground - - Canyon Village Visitor Center
Open May 31 to September 8
Reservations Required
Fee: $25 plus taxes

Setup/Dinner until 545pm

Glacier Boulder and Inspiration Point until 645pm

Day 6:

8:30am to 11:00am -Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone - Canyon Village - 30 Minutes Each
* Artist Point
*Upper Falls Viewpoint
*Brink of Upper Falls
*Brink of Lower Falls
*Lookout Point

1130am to 1145am - Roaring Mountain - Norris Area

12pm to 1215pm - Sheepeater Cliff - Grand Loop Road (between Mammoth and Norris)

1230pm to 3pm - Lower and Upper Terraces - Mammoth Hot Springs Area

315pm to 5pm - 45th Parallel & Boiling River - Wyoming/Montana State Line (N Entrance Road)
Walk 1/2 mile upstream from parking lot where footpath reaches river.  Bathers allowed only during daylight hours. Bathing Suits are required.

6pm - Canyon Village Campground

Day 7:

930am to 10am - Tower Fall - Tower-Roosevelt Area
Picnic Lunch
General Store

1015am to 1030am - Petrified Tree

1130am to 1215pm - Mud Volcano and Sulphur Caldron- Grand Loop Rd(10mins. N of Lake Village)
Mud Volcano - 1/2 mile loop

1230pm to 1pm - Fishing Bridge Visitor Center

4pm to 430pm - Gas/Rest Stop

730pm - Hotel in Rawlins' WY
1st Chioce Inn - 1904 E Cedar St.

Day 8:

9:00am - Leave Hotel

12pm to 1pm - Rocky Mountain National Park - Kawuneeche Visitor Center
$20 Car
Hours: 8am to 4:30pm
20 minute informational video, maps, souviners
(Picnic Lunch)
*Junior Ranger Program

1:15pm to 1:45pm - Holzwarth Historic Site

2:15pm to 4:3pm - Trail Ridge Road Scenic Drive
Stops:
Fall River Pass
Alpine Visitor Center 
Highest Point on Road
Lava Cliffs
Rock Cut
Many Parks Curve

5:00pm to 6:00pm - Molly B Restaurant - 200 Moraine Ave, Estes Park, CO

9:30pm - Hotel in Burlington, CO
Sloan's Motel Burlington, 1901  Rose Ave, Burlington, CO

Day 9:

8:00am - Leave Hotel

11am to 1130am - Gas/Rest Stop
230pm to 3pm - Gas/Rest Stop
6pm to 630pm - Gas/Rest Stop
930pm to 10pm - Gas/Rest Stop

11:30pm - Arrive Jackson, TN