These two cities, separated by about 1/2 mile, have been feuding like Hatfields and McCoys for a very long time. It was snooty opera-house Central City vs. working-class Blackhawk; now the tables have turned somewhat - it is old-time charm, small casino Central City vs. glitzy big chain casino Blackhawk. Folks from Denver coming up the 119 will stop in Blackhawk and never make it further up the hill to Central City! Now Central City has built a parkway to get traffic directly to their town, but avoiding any easy connection to Blackhawk. In fact, they would not connect the KOA directly to the parkway because there is a dirt road from here going down to Blackhawk which bypasses Central City! So getting to the KOA is a bit of a round-about, up and down some seriously steep climbs.
Background on the feud over the parkway: Modern-day feud (LAWSUITS) over the Central City Parkway. Certainly an interesting area and a lot of history here.
Our pics from Central City, Blackhawk, and KOA
Never stayed at a KOA but after making our way up the incredibly long and steep climb following the blue campground signs, we decided to try it for a couple nights. The staff here is excellent and very helpful, park is outstanding, 5-star all the way. Plus they will shuttle you into either of the two towns if you give a buck or so for gas.
We also enjoyed the cheap food - $5.99 for prime rib at Red Molly's in Blackhawk, or $7.99 at Century Casino in Central City where the casino staff was very friendly and helpful, and the drinks were free.
So, I guess we didn't pick sides.
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