Between Denver and Durango you will not avoid mountain driving. Its a matter of picking your poison. Most scenic route is 285 from east of Denver thru Conifer, FairPlay and the Salida. Warning - there is a lot of construction on C-470 between the I-25 and Wadsworth with very narrow lanes. I would not recommend taking an RV - We did it once and was no fun and pretty scary. We won't do it again until they are done. Alternative is to take either Hiway 6 or I-70 to the C-470 and then go south to the US-285 exit (you can stop at Red Rocks if you like and run some bleachers, or just admire the view)
You do have quite a climb out from the C-470 to Conifer, but its not a problem for RV's. You will just end up going slow. From Conifer to Salida isn't an issue. At Salida you head west on US to Poncha Springs and then have a choice of continuing west on US 50 or south on US285.
The US 50 route takes you over Monarch Pass to Gunnison and then onto Montrose. Monarch is a fairly steep pass and its mountain driving, but again not a tough road for an RV. On the way you can stop at Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park (we are going there next week). At Montrose you head south on 550 to Ouray and the Million Dollar Hiway. Its got some steeps and switchbacks going out of Ouray, but if you survived Monarch, you can survive the Million Dollar Hiway. You can stop in Silverton on the way to Durango.
If you take 285 south out of Poncha Springs you then turn west on 112 or 160 - You can stop by Great Sand Dunes National Park. West on 160 takes you to Wolf Creek Pass - about the same as Monarch Pass and then down into Durango. Once you are through Wolf Creek Pass, there isn't much mountain driving into Durango.
Alternative to taking 285 is is to go south on I-25 to Colorado Springs and take 115 south to US-50 or follow I-25 to Pueblo and catch US-50 there. Or go further south on the I-25 to Walsenburg and catch the 160. Taking US-50 from Colorado Springs or Pueblo will take you past the Royal Gorge. Taking 160 puts you into Alamosa. Not a lot of scenery on either segment.
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Rick
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