Established Camping
Bradfield Recreation Site
About
Bureau of Land Management
Bradfield is a large, open campground with a day use area and boat ramp. There are 17 designated camping spurs with picnic tables and fire rings. Ten of the sites have shade structures and one site is fully accessible for those with disabilities. There are two vault restrooms and two potable water hand pumps (seasonally operational, generally April 1st -Sept 30th). There is also an additional camping loop geared toward more dispersed camping for equestrian users (a rustic and un-maintained non-motorized trail leads downriver from here for about 8 miles, with several river crossings). The day use area has three picnic tables and shade trees. There is an $8/night camping fee on a first come first served basis. The busiest time of year is when there is a 'boatable release' on the lower Dolores from McPhee Reservoir, generally mid-April to mid-June. For more information, please contact the Tres Rios Field Office. ADA Access: Accessible Vault Restrooms
Fee Info
Day use Picnicking is Free.
Camping: $8/Night
Location
Bradfield Recreation Site is located in Colorado
Directions
Take Colorado Highway 184 NE from Dolores to US Highway 491. North of Pleasant View, turn east on CR T, north on CR 16, then east again on CR S down to the Dolores River.
Coordinates
37.65015006 N
108.73666082 W
Access
- Drive-InPark next to your site
- Walk-InPark in a lot, walk to your site.
- Boat-InSites accessible by watercraft.
Stay Connected
- WiFiUnknown
- VerizonAvailable
- AT&TUnknown
- T-MobileUnknown
Site Types
- Tent Sites
- RV Sites
- Standard (Tent/RV)
- Group
Features
For Campers
- ADA Access
- Trash
- Picnic Table
- Phone Service
- Reservable
- Toilets
- Alcohol
- Pets
- Fires
Well spaced sites, little shade
Nice camping area. Old fashioned water pump on-site. Sites were well dispersed and pretty big and level. There were a quite a number of people parked nearby fishing the river. It was not a problem but at first we were surprised when we drove in a saw a bunch of vehicles. We arrived on a Friday in early June and easily found a site.
If peace and quiet is your goal!
Beautiful spot on the Delores River. $8/night. Lovely babbling sounds from the river as it heads south from the San Juan Mountains - after being captured and released from McPhee Reservoir. Interesting story that chronicles the river and jumps off from this site ( https://www.outsideonline.com/2399557/dolores-river-colorado-climate-change ). Vault toilets (please remember to keep the lid down). Water available from central pump. Must haul trash out. On a Sunday there we two other campers. Nice and quiet! Long well graded gravel road from Hwy 491.
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So Many Stars
The sites all had ample space between them, but no real barrier. There was no light pollution, so the milkyway photos were amazing! Huge sites, picnic table with shelter, fire pit and pit toilets. It was 100% worth the $8.
We had it to ourselves 11/30/19.