Leave home August 26-27. 3 days to Denver
Allow 2 hours to visit on 4/29
Allow 2 hours to visit on 4/29.
Stay near Colorado Springs on 4/29.
Allow 2 hours to drive, and 2 hours round trip on 4/30.
The 2 1/2 hours drive to Great Sand Dunes. Stay 4/30. (Labor Day weekend, Friday night.)
Allow half day to visit the park.
Drive 4 1/2 hours to Mesa Verde, staying overnight 4/31 on the way. (Labor Day weekend, Saturday night.)
Spend 9/1 visiting park, and stay overnight in the park.
Silverton, Colorado, United States
Silverton to Ouray is called the Million Dollar Highway, with spectacular views. Spend 9/2 enjoying the drive.
Ouray, Colorado, United States
Continue 9 miles to stay at Orvis Hot Springs 9/2.
Allow an hour to get to the park, then half day to tour. Find a campground after to stay 9/3.
Great park to drive through on 9/4. Allow 2 hours to get to the park, and a couple of hours to drive through. Another 2 hours drive to Glenwood Springs for overnight 9/4.
Glenwood Springs, Colorado, United States
Cute town with more hot springs.
Allow 3 hours to drive to Denver.
Stay in Denver on 9/6-7 (Weekend). (I don't have an itinerary for 9/5, so above dates can be adjusted as desired.)
Stay 3 nights (9/8-9/11).
Drive home 9/11-13.