Nataional DML Meet

DIRECTIONS TO LONE DUCK CAMPGROUND
(and other albeit scatterbrained advice on navigating Colorado Springs)

In Colorado Springs, exit Cimarron St. (US 24) from I-25
Take Cimarron/24 west - toward the mountains. (It's a left turn onto Cimarron regardless if you exit 25 NB or SB)
NOTE - stay on 24 (keep going straight) from this point as Cimarron will veer off!
Proceed on 24 through Manitou Springs, after which you'll begin climbing Ute Pass. Expect several miles of windy, 7% grade travel once out of town
After several miles, the road straightens a bit, and you'll hit the red light in Cascade. Proceed through the light.
A little over 1 mi from the light, watch for a tourist-trappy roadside stop on your left named "Bust, Colorado." Lone Duck sits just down the hill from this.
Take the 1st left after Bust - the sign points to Green Mountain Falls. Make a U-turn here & head back the other direction on 24 very briefly. 1st right after your U-turn is the Lone Duck entrance.

Footnote on I-25 through Colorado Springs - the expressway on the north side of town is in the middle of major reconstruction which won't wrap up until 2007. Possibility of delays exist, especially during rush hours. Lately, 25 shuts down to single lanes overnights & on some weekends, which creates major backups, so good luck & fair warning!

Here are 2 surface street alternatives if you hit traffic: Option 1 - exits 25 shortly after the construction zone starts. Will take maybe 15-20 mins to get through town. Exit I-25 @ Woodmen, then..... R on Woodmen (street name changes to Rockrimmon shortly after the exit. Sign at a light points Woodmen to the right. Go straight ahead onto Rockrimmon.) R on Vindicator L on Centennial R on 30th St. Proceed on 30th past Garden of the Gods, it will tee off at Colorado Ave. in Manitou Springs R on Colorado, then take the immediate 1st left onto 31st (suicide lane change here) You'll immediately connect with the 24 expressway, turn right, & up the pass you go per above. Option 2 - use this if traffic backs up as you approach town. Gets you off 25 sooner. Basically, this is just a workaround to get you onto Woodmen, then you can proceed as per Option 1... Exit 25 @ Briargate Exit routes directly onto Briargate, then.... R on Lexington R on Woodmen You'll pass under 25 on Woodmen, then proceed as per Option 1 above (WEIRD FOOTNOTE - You get off 25 on Briargate Pkwy, and you'll cross Briargate Blvd. on Lexington. Not the same street. Don't let it confuse you! FROM THE COLO SPRINGS AIRPORT: In simple terms, just follow the signs to I-25 (very well marked) take 25 north, then exit at Cimarron (2nd exit - Tejon/Nevada, then Cimarron) & proceed as per the top of the page. For those of you analytics out there: You exit the airport on Drennan Rd, then.... R on Powers L on Fountain Fountain is US 24. Eventually turns into the MLK expressway & connects with I-25. Proceed to Cimarron, then per above Finally, avoiding Denver is A Very Wise Thing To Do (whenever possible.) Legendary congested expressway traffic, and sorry folks, the E-470 beltway on the east side of town is one of the most expensive toll roads in America. $11.00 one way to take it the full length, double that at least if you're if you're towing something. Strongly suggest taking US 24 directly into Colo Springs from I-70 at Limon (about 70 mi) & thus bypass Denver altogether. If you do approach Denver via 1-76 (coming from I-80) try and avoid rush hours; 6-9 & 3-6 weekdays.