Riverbend RV Park & Cabins – Montrose, Colorado

Riverbend RV Park & Cabins was our home base when we visited Montrose, Colorado, in May 2024.

We had such a good time in Montrose. We went to a concert in Delta and a musical in Ridgeway with my cousin, her boyfriend, and my cousin’s friend. We visited the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, the Colorado National Monument, the Ute Indian Museum, Montrose Botanic Gardens, relaxed next to the Uncompahgre River which our site backed onto, ate at numerous restaurants, fished in the river and nearby lake, road our e-bikes along a long bike path to Cerise Park and downtown, went to a raging waterfall at Box Cañon Falls Park & Nature Center you can stand near the foot of, and saw wildlife.

The Uncompahgre River is a tributary of the Colorado River. It’s not an especially large river, but it flows quickly and doesn’t have any significant rapids, at least where we were. Every day, we watched rafts taking fisherpeople down the river, numerous stand-up paddleboarders, and few kayakers being carried along by the current.

We explored the Crystal Dam area about 20 miles from Montrose with it’s spectacular outflow.

The Montrose Water Park (WSP) on the Uncompahgre river near downtown is used by swimmers, surfers, wakeboarders, stand-up paddleboarders, and kayakers. The waterpark also has a very challenging disc golf course along a steep hill.

I especially liked fishing in the small, stocked lake adjacent to the RV park. I caught a dozen or so small bluegills and a few trout. I released most of the fish except for the few that I smoked and ate. I opted for an annual Colorado Fishing license at $130/year because I would have needed to purchase multiple short term licenses.

Riverbend RV Park is a well-maintained by friendly staff and a quiet place to stay on the river. It has two small ponds, a nice fenced dog park, large shade trees, and a beautiful greenbelt. The dogs loved walking in the grass next to the river and watching the Canadian Geese families with their young goslings plunge into the fast-moving river. In spring, hanging baskets of flowers are hung from the trees and placed in planters throughout the park.

We thoroughly enjoyed our stay at Riverbend RV Park in Montrose.