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Southwest Region

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Southwest Region

States
Arizona Colorado New Mexico Utah
Climate
The Southwest Region is mostly arid but also has a combination of climates due to varying elevations and landscapes including mountains, foothills, high deserts, high plains, plateaus and deep canyons throughout the area. The southern parts of the Southwest Region have the driest and hottest conditions of all the U.S. Regions. The higher elevations in the northern parts of the region in Colorado and Utah experience cooler temperatures and snow in the winter. Camping is great at a KOA campground in this region and most campgrounds are open year-round. Arizona especially is popular for snowbirds during the winter months.

About The Southwest Region
This region offers plenty of outdoor experiences, there are thirteen national parks and many other recreational areas, national monuments and state parks here as well. You will find Utah's Mighty 5 national parks in this region; Arches, Canyonlands, Bryce Canyon, Capitol Reef, and Zion National Park. In Arizona, visit Grand Canyon National Park, and Petrified Forest and Saguaro National Parks. In New Mexico, make a stop at Carlsbad Caverns National Park. Colorado is home to four national parks, Rocky Mountain, Great Sand Dunes, Black Canyon of the Gunnison and Mesa Verde. You will find many ruins of ancestral native peoples in this region, including cliff dwellings and kivas.

The states in this region meet geographically in the Four Corners Monument area, where you can straddle all four of them at once. Popular stops in Arizona include Sedona, Tombstone, Antelope Canyon and Glen Canyon National Recreation Area. New Mexico awes visitors with the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta held in early October every year. New Mexico is also where you will find several impressive national monuments; White Sands, Bandelier, Petroglyph and Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monuments as well as several national historic parks. In addition to all of Utah's national parks, there are great national monuments and state parks here too, including Grand Staircase-Escalante, Cedar Breaks, Natural Bridges and Dinosaur National Monument and Dead Horse Point State Park. Colorado has some interesting sights including Garden of the Gods National Natural Landmark, Colorado National Monument and Dinosaur National Monument. Major metropolitan areas in this region include Phoenix, Arizona, Salt Lake City, Utah, Albuquerque, New Mexico, and Denver, Colorado. Skiing is popular in the winter months in Colorado and Utah.

Places To Go In The Southwest Region

Monument Valley

Monument Valley

Arches National Park, Utah

Aspen, Colorado

Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, Colorado

Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah

Canyonlands National Park, Utah

Capitol Reef National Park, Utah

Carlsbad Caverns National Park, New Mexico

Dead Horse Point State Park, Utah

Eldorado Canyon State Park, Colorado

Elephant Butte Lake State Park, New Mexico

Enchanted Circle Scenic Byway, Taos, New Mexico

Goblin Valley State Park, Utah

Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona

Great Sand Dunes National Park, Colorado

Kartchner Caverns State Park, Arizona

Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado

Monument Valley, Utah and Arizona

Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona

Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado

Saguaro National Park, Arizona

State Forest State Park, Colorado

Zion National Park, Utah

Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado

KOA Campgrounds in the Southwest Region

Arizona

Benson KOA Flagstaff KOA Grand Canyon / Williams KOA Holbrook / Petrified Forest KOA Kingman KOA Mesa / Apache Junction KOA Picacho / Tucson NW KOA Salome KOA Seligman / Route 66 KOA Tucson / Lazydays KOA Willcox / Cochise, AZ KOA Williams / Exit 167 / Circle Pines KOA

Benson KOA

180 West Four Feathers Lane, Benson

Flagstaff KOA

5803 North US Highway 89, Flagstaff

Grand Canyon / Williams KOA

5333 State Highway 64, Williams

Holbrook / Petrified Forest KOA

102 Hermosa Drive, Holbrook

Kingman KOA

3820 North Roosevelt, Kingman

Mesa / Apache Junction KOA

1540 South Tomahawk Road, Apache Junction

Picacho / Tucson NW KOA

18428 South Picacho Highway, Picacho

Salome KOA

64812 Harcuvar Drive, Salome

Seligman / Route 66 KOA

801 E Highway 66, Seligman

Tucson / Lazydays KOA

5151 South Country Club Road, Tucson

Willcox / Cochise, AZ KOA

700 N Virginia Avenue, Willcox

Williams / Exit 167 / Circle Pines KOA

1000 Circle Pines Road, Williams

Colorado

Alamosa KOA Buena Vista KOA Carbondale / Crystal River KOA Colorado Springs KOA Cortez / Mesa Verde KOA Craig KOA Cripple Creek KOA Denver East / Strasburg KOA Denver West / Central City KOA Durango North / Riverside KOA Estes Park KOA Fort Collins / Lakeside KOA Fort Collins North / Wellington KOA Glenwood Springs West / Colorado River KOA Grand Junction KOA Gunnison KOA La Junta KOA Limon KOA Montrose / Black Canyon Nat'l Park KOA Ouray KOA Pueblo KOA Pueblo South / Colorado City KOA Royal Gorge / Canon City KOA Salida / Mt. Shavano KOA Steamboat Springs KOA

Alamosa KOA

6900 Juniper Lane, Alamosa

Buena Vista KOA

27700 County Road 303, Buena Vista

Carbondale / Crystal River KOA

7202 Highway 133, Carbondale

Colorado Springs KOA

8100 Bandley Drive, Fountain

Cortez / Mesa Verde KOA

27432 E Highway 160, Cortez

Craig KOA

2800 E Hwy 40, Craig

Cripple Creek KOA

2576 County Road 81, Cripple Creek

Denver East / Strasburg KOA

1312 Monroe Street, Strasburg

Denver West / Central City KOA

605 Lake Gulch Rd Co Rd 6, Central City

Durango North / Riverside KOA

13391 CR 250, Durango

Estes Park KOA

2051 Big Thompson Ave., Estes Park

Fort Collins / Lakeside KOA

1910 Lakeside Resort Lane, Fort Collins

Fort Collins North / Wellington KOA

4821 E. County Road 70, PO Box 130, Wellington

Glenwood Springs West / Colorado River KOA

629 River Frontage Road, Silt

Grand Junction KOA

2819 Highway 50, Grand Junction

Gunnison KOA

105 County Road 50, Gunnison

La Junta KOA

26680 Highway 50, La Junta

Limon KOA

575 Colorado Avenue, Limon

Montrose / Black Canyon Nat'l Park KOA

200 N Cedar Avenue, Montrose

Ouray KOA

225 CR 23, Ridgway

Pueblo KOA

4131 Interstate 25 North, Exit 108, Pueblo

Pueblo South / Colorado City KOA

9040 Interstate 25 South @ Exit 74,, Pueblo

Royal Gorge / Canon City KOA

559 County Road 3A, Canon City

Salida / Mt. Shavano KOA

16105 US 50 West, Salida

Steamboat Springs KOA

3603 Lincoln Avenue, Steamboat Springs

New Mexico

Alamogordo / White Sands KOA Albuquerque KOA Albuquerque North / Bernalillo KOA Carlsbad KOA Grants KOA Las Cruces KOA Las Vegas, New Mexico KOA Lordsburg KOA Raton KOA Santa Fe KOA Silver City KOA Tucumcari KOA

Alamogordo / White Sands KOA

412 24th Street, Alamogordo

Albuquerque KOA

12400 Skyline Road NE, Albuquerque

Albuquerque North / Bernalillo KOA

555 South Hill Road, Bernalillo

Carlsbad KOA

2 Manthei Road, Highway 285, Carlsbad

Grants KOA

26 Cibola Sands Loop, Grants

Las Cruces KOA

814 Weinrich Road, Las Cruces

Las Vegas, New Mexico KOA

76 County Road a25a, Las Vegas

Lordsburg KOA

1501 Lead Street, Lordsburg

Raton KOA

1330 South 2nd Street, Raton

Santa Fe KOA

934 Old Las Vegas Highway, Santa Fe

Silver City KOA

11824 Highway 180 E, Arenas Valley

Tucumcari KOA

6299 Quay Road AL, Tucumcari

Utah

Bear Lake / Marina Side KOA Bear Lake / Trail Side KOA Beaver KOA Brigham City / Perry South KOA Cannonville / Bryce Valley KOA Cedar City KOA Fillmore KOA Flaming Gorge / Manila KOA Green River KOA Moab KOA Monument Valley KOA Panguitch KOA Richfield KOA Salt Lake City KOA Springville / Provo KOA St. George / Hurricane KOA Vernal / Dinosaurland KOA

Bear Lake / Marina Side KOA

485 North Bear Lake Blvd, Garden City

Bear Lake / Trail Side KOA

145 N. 300 W., Garden City

Beaver KOA

1428 N Manderfield Road (Hwy 357), Beaver

Brigham City / Perry South KOA

1040 West 3600 South, Perry

Cannonville / Bryce Valley KOA

215 N RedRock Drive, Cannonville

Cedar City KOA

1121 North Main, Cedar City

Fillmore KOA

410 West 900 South, Fillmore

Flaming Gorge / Manila KOA

320 West Highway 43, Manila

Green River KOA

235 South 1780 East, Green River

Moab KOA

3225 South Highway 191, Moab

Monument Valley KOA

Milepost 2, Highway 163, Monument Valley

Panguitch KOA

555 South Main Street, Panguitch

Richfield KOA

590 West 600 South, Richfield

Salt Lake City KOA

1400 West North Temple, Salt Lake City

Springville / Provo KOA

1550 North 1750 West, Springville

St. George / Hurricane KOA

5800 North Old Highway 91, Hurricane

Vernal / Dinosaurland KOA

930 North Vernal Avenue, Vernal

Canyonlands National Park, Utah

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