An alternative to US 160 over Wolf Creek Pass would be US 50 from Penrose through the Arkansas River canyon and over Monarch Pass to Black Canyon of the Gunnison NP. Monarch is an easier pass than Wolf Creek and the route will take you to the northern side of the spectacular San Juan Mountains.
Black Canyon NP campground has electric hookups or you could continue from there to the Elk Ridge campground at Ridgway State Park on US 550 south of Montrose. Drop your trailer there and take a day to drive your TV to Ouray and Silverton over the Million Dollar Highway. Then tow your trailer over Dallas Divide on CO 62 and CO 145 to Telluride, where there are several nearby Forest Service campgrounds with electric hookups (see recreation.gov).
IF you are at all interested in Anasazi ruins and culture, continue south on CO 145 to the Juniper CG (electric hookups) at McPhee Reservoir. From that centrally located cg, you can easily visit Mesa Verde, Canyons of the Ancients NM, Hovenweep NM, and my favorite Anasazi museum anywhere (next door to the campground near Dolores). Then you can head west on US 160 to the Four Corners, Tuba City, Navajo NM, and the Grand Canyon.
If you haven't been to SW Colorado before, you won't regret taking time to see the scenery around Ouray, Silverton, and Telluride. I guarantee it!
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