Wyndham Pagosa Springs recommendations

[susieq]

Enjoy the natural Hot Springs while there!!!!

 

[gravityrules]

If you want to do any of the ranger guided tours at Mesa Verde you need to reserve a time via rec.gov. I think the reservation window opens 2 weeks in advance. We did the Cliff Palace tour, well worth the $8 per person fee. Balcony House is also said to be a great tour, read the descriptions of the tours or watch videos for what is involved.

 

[rickandcindy23]

Pagosa Springs is higher altitude and therefore cooler, but it won't be freezing cold.

If you want to do any of the ranger guided tours at Mesa Verde you need to reserve a time via rec.gov. I think the reservation window opens 2 weeks in advance. We did the Cliff Palace tour, well worth the $8 per person fee. Balcony House is also said to be a great tour, read the descriptions of the tours or watch videos for what is involved.

Do they charge even seniors? We have the park pass.

 

[gravityrules]

Pagosa Springs is higher altitude and therefore cooler, but it won't be freezing cold.

Do they charge even seniors? We have the park pass.

Not to get into the park if you have the pass but they do charge for the guided tours.

 

[Krteczech]

The week prior we are at a WM Estes Park to visit Rocky Mountain NP - with tons of fairly challenging hikes planned for two seniors. The high altitude may be a problem with fatigue, so game plan is to switch to easy hikes if needed. So not much to do at Pagosa Springs for an entire week - so have two rest days to do nothing while there - which will be great!

Joyce

Estes Park is nice and green right now. No fires and a lot of elk roaming around. Remember Timed Entry for RMNP, 9AM-2PM for most of NP, Bear Lake corridor 5AM-6PM. If you don’t have it yet you have a chance to get it exactly at 7PM the day before when held back reservations can be purchased on line. Pictures are from yesterday, 8/25/24.

 

[Jwerking]

Estes Park is nice and green right now. No fires and a lot of elk roaming around. Remember Timed Entry for RMNP, 9AM-2PM for most of NP, Bear Lake corridor 5AM-6PM. If you don’t have it yet you have a chance to get it exactly at 7PM the day before when held back reservations can be purchased on line. Pictures are from yesterday, 8/25/24.

Wow, can't wait - just 8 days away now. First time visiting and hiking in the CO mountains - love the elk everywhere! So lucky there are no forest fires and keeping my fingers crossed and also hoping for cool temps - not great hiking in the heat. We have daily entry to the Bear Lake Corridor for the week of our stay in Estes Park for 6 to 8 am - hope to get in and started on hikes prior to the crowds. Very stressful getting those RMNP reservations when they were released on Aug 1. I also grabbed Long Lake Parking reservations for 8-11 am at Brainard Rec Area for 2 days during our stay at Estes just these past 2 days. Wow, these Long Lake parking spots for the 8 to 11 am were harder to get than the RMNP Bear Lake reservations. Both days, there were only 3 to 5 slots left for that timeframe when I kept refreshing when they were loaded. Anyway, we have all the required park entry reservations needed to allow flexibility due to changes in plans due to rain, etc. The reservation fee was only $2 - so what the heck.

The Mesa Verde tixs for Cliff Palace and Balcony House will hopely not be a problem for our 2 day visit on Sept 22-23. Recent checking of availability for both of those tours show plenty of availability for all times days after being loaded.

My only remaining challenge will be getting reservations for the guided ranger Fiery Furnace hike at Arches NP - those spots are gone instantly when loaded daily. We can always fall back on the self guided hike, but two old people getting lost in the maze will not be pretty. But it is a popular hike, so I am sure we can get help from other hikes and of course, I will download the Alltrails trail map to help guide us.

 

[CO skier]

I was told by a resort rep that we will likely to assigned to the Peregrine complex which is located on the golf course. Is this the golf course where the balloons are flown over?

It is the same golf course, but it is a large, 27 hole golf course. The Sunday launch will probably be around Lake Pagosa, which is just east of the resort. Once the balloons are in the air, you should be able to see them from any unit at the Club Wyndham Pagosa resort, like this

 

[55plus]

If you got this reservation through an auction you won't have any say on the type/location of the unit. You'll probably be in one of the older/less desirable condos.

Other than that, Pagosa Springs is a great resort with a lot going on on property and in the community.

 

[CO skier]

If you got this reservation through an auction you won't have any say on the type/location of the unit. You'll probably be in one of the older/less desirable condos.

Other than that, Pagosa Springs is a great resort with a lot going on on property and in the community.

gravityrules took their vacation in July in a Peregrine unit, one of the "newer" sections.

We are at Wyndham Pagosa now in a Peregrine B side unit.

 

[gravityrules]

Our 'B' side (smaller than 'A' side) Peregrine unit was nice, seemed to have been recently renovated so we didn't feel slighted for having reserved through Skyauction. Check out my review on TUG.

BTW, no sales pressure. Not even asked which was fine with us!

I checked RCI a week ago or so and there was quite a bit of Wyndham Pagosa inventory available in Extra Vacations at very attractive rates.

 

[Floridaman76]

There used to be a Wyndham Pagosa HOA webpage that listed all the sections and it seems to no longer exist. Does anyone know what happened?

I was looking to book in Winter 2025/26 and wanted to get section specific info, which I have in the past.

 

[pagosajim]

There used to be a Wyndham Pagosa HOA webpage that listed all the sections and it seems to no longer exist. Does anyone know what happened?

I was looking to book in Winter 2025/26 and wanted to get section specific info, which I have in the past.

Wyndham Pagosa Owners Association

Wyndham Pagosa POA

wyndhampagosa.net

 

[Floridaman76]

Wyndham Pagosa Owners Association

Wyndham Pagosa POA

wyndhampagosa.net

Thank you, when I googled this earlier I got a completely different URL which did not work. This one is working.

 

[GT1]

Wyndham Pagosa Owners Association

Wyndham Pagosa POA

wyndhampagosa.net

Thanks for posting this link. I'm looking at a February 2026 stay in any one of the Colorado Wyndhams. Any opinions about staying at Pagosa during that time of the year?

 

[GT1]

I see this availability describing the different HOAs. Can anyone weigh in on what these units look like and maybe which you would/wouldn't recommend? It's for a younger couple, no kids. Thanks!

 

[Floridaman76]

I see this availability describing the different HOAs. Can anyone weigh in on what these units look like and maybe which you would/wouldn't recommend? It's for a younger couple, no kids. Thanks!
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Look at the Pagosa HOA webpage, it is the best source of info for this location.

There's several Wyndham locations which have different HOA's with substantially different "sections", and you can book them separately and/or request them through the resort.

 

[pagosajim]

I see this availability describing the different HOAs. Can anyone weigh in on what these units look like and maybe which you would/wouldn't recommend? It's for a younger couple, no kids. Thanks!
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The list of POAs in that booking are for points chart purposes only. Point totals for those associations are the same for each of the unit types (1BR Suite, 1BR Deluxe, 2BR Deluxe, 2BR Lockoff, etc.). There is a separate points chart for Peregrine and Teal Landing associations with slightly higher point values for each unit type.

Important also to note tin your example hat only Ptarmigan and Village Pointe have 1BR units. As mentioned above, best to browse the POA website for a better understanding of unit style/layout.

 

[GT1]

The list of POAs in that booking are for points chart purposes only. Point totals for those associations are the same for each of the unit types (1BR Suite, 1BR Deluxe, 2BR Deluxe, 2BR Lockoff, etc.). There is a separate points chart for Peregrine and Teal Landing associations with slightly higher point values for each unit type.

Important also to note tin your example hat only Ptarmigan and Village Pointe have 1BR units. As mentioned above, best to browse the POA website for a better understanding of unit style/layout.

Aha! That explains why looking at all the POAs had me confused when most didn't show 1BR units in the POA floor plans. Appreciate your clearing up my confusion!

 

[CO skier]

I'm looking at a February 2026 stay in any one of the Colorado Wyndhams. Any opinions about staying at Pagosa during that time of the year?

Important also to note tin your example hat only Ptarmigan and Village Pointe have 1BR units.

Village Pointe will, apparently, cease as a timeshare 12/31/2025, so only Ptarmigan, Peregrine and Teal Landing will have 1 bedroom units available for February, 2026.