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The Dolores River Campground has a new place for campers to lay their heads.<\/p>\n
It still offers tent, camper and RV sites, as well as the option between camping cabins or full-service cabins.<\/p>\n
But now, the campground provides a more unique option: a vintage trailer.<\/p>\n
Billy and Lainey Beyhan purchased the campground in May of 2013, leaving their corporate jobs behind and relocating from Grand Junction.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe just decided to give up corporate life and buy a campground,\u201d explained Lainey. \u201cWe were just like, \u2018Hey campground for sale. Let\u2019s sell everything we own and go down there and run a campground.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n
An old Spartan travel trailer was included in the purchase, but it came in poor condition and the couple was unable to find anyone to restore it.<\/p>\n
Instead, they came across a 1950 Spartan Spartanette trailer in great condition and purchased it.<\/p>\n
\u201cVintage trailer rentals are really a thing now,\u201d said Lainey. \u201cSo we had the two types of cabins, and then we just loved the idea of the vintage trailers.\u201d<\/p>\n
The 31-foot trailer comes with original woodwork, a full kitchen with a refrigerator, a queen-size bed and a bathroom with a toilet and sink.<\/p>\n
The Spartanette is available to rent on a nightly basis ($95) or weekly ($570), and the Beyhan\u2019s are close to adding a second vintage trailer.<\/p>\n
They have a 1953 Airstream trailer given to them by friends that they\u2019ve been restoring with the intention of renting out, and Lainey anticipates that it will be ready to rent this year.<\/p>\n
But they\u2019re not limiting their new camping options.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe want to get an old houseboat and park it on our pond and redo that as a rental,\u201d Lainey said excitedly. \u201cLike an old one, not one of those big 60-foot houseboats, but a cute little funky \u201960s or \u201970s houseboat.\u201d<\/p>\n
Lainey added that among the campground\u2019s upgrades include its expanded gift shop with souvenirs and locally made products.<\/p>\n
The campground is at 18680 Colorado Highway 145. The gift shop is open Monday through Saturday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sunday, and the camping season runs from May 1 \u2013 Oct. 24, with one full-service cabin available year-round.<\/p>\n