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Road trip to Denver via I-70. Suggestions to stay in Missouri and/or Kansas?
Strider:
Hello all,
I am planning to visit Denver, Colorado for the first time in the first weekend of October. It will be 6 day road trip for me, so I will leave NC on Thursday using I-40 West going to Nashville, then up I-24 and going through Kentucky and Illinois to I-57, from there to I-64 West to St Louis, MO, then pick up I-70 from there and going all the way to Colorado in which I plan on arriving on Friday sometime. And then, on the way back to NC on the following Monday: the reverse route and finally arriving back in NC on Tuesday.
I plan on driving half of the total mileage before stopping for the night somewhere. Google Maps put the half way in Boonville, MO or Columbia, MO. (Between Greensboro and Denver) However, I don't know those cities very well....
The question is: Do you know of any towns that is safe for me to sleep in a hotel there overnight in Missouri and/or Kansas? (Or any suggestions would be great too.)
SkyPesos:
Columbia is MO's flagship's college town, so you should be fine there. Also it's the larger of the two cities you've mentioned, so more hotel options.
thenetwork:
Most of the towns outside of your larger Metropolitan areas in Kansas and Missouri (Kansas City and Topeka) are of the small-town variety and are generally safe towns. However, nearly every town does have at least one shady hotel/motel near the interstate exits.
I would do my research on specific properties via Yelp or TripAdvisor.
I would also recommend doing the majority of travel miles on Day 1, so the rest of the trip into Denver is shorter on the 2nd day -- There is a lot LESS scenery between Salina, KS and just before Denver...unless you are into flat-lands, fields and cattle.
Rothman:
What exactly is the safety concern?
dlsterner:
--- Quote from: Strider on September 03, 2023, 05:51:13 PM ---Hello all,
I am planning to visit Denver, Colorado for the first time in the first weekend of October. It will be 6 day road trip for me, so I will leave NC on Thursday using I-40 West going to Nashville, then up I-24 and going through Kentucky and Illinois to I-57, from there to I-64 West to St Louis, MO, then pick up I-70 from there and going all the way to Colorado in which I plan on arriving on Friday sometime. And then, on the way back to NC on the following Monday: the reverse route and finally arriving back in NC on Tuesday.
I plan on driving half of the total mileage before stopping for the night somewhere. Google Maps put the half way in Boonville, MO or Columbia, MO. (Between Greensboro and Denver) However, I don't know those cities very well....
The question is: Do you know of any towns that is safe for me to sleep in a hotel there overnight in Missouri and/or Kansas? (Or any suggestions would be great too.)
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--- Quote from: SkyPesos on September 03, 2023, 06:11:51 PM ---Columbia is MO's flagship's college town, so you should be fine there. Also it's the larger of the two cities you've mentioned, so more hotel options.
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One concern with Columbia being home to a major college (and one in the SEC) is the football schedule, which can wreak havoc on nearby motel and hotel availability (sometimes for a day or two before and after the games as well). Looks like on October 7, Missouri is hosting LSU. Be prepared for the possibility that room availability may be limited.
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