Dispersed Camping

Priest Lake Dispersed Camping Area

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Accessibility is not guaranteed, always scout ahead before driving down dirt roads.

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Access

  • Drive-In
    Park next to your site
  • Walk-In
    Park in a lot, walk to your site.

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  • T-Mobile
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Site Types

  • Tent Sites
  • Standard (Tent/RV)
  • Dispersed

Features

For Campers

  • Picnic Table
  • Reservable
  • Toilets
  • Alcohol
  • Pets
  • Fires

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TThe Dyrt PRO User
Reviewed Oct. 10, 2023

Mountain View

Great views. There were quite a few people though.

Month of VisitNovember
Derek B.
Reviewed Sep. 20, 2023

Easy but busy

Any car can make it to the lot. The lot has some holes and rocks but again, any car could make it to a spot. There were people coming it at all hours of the night, and camping area was more of a small parking lot, with people parked within about 4 feet of eachother. Works if you’re just looking for a place to sleep. There were a few decent Brooke trout in the lake just below that were easy to catch with a fly rod. NOT friendly for large RVs as the signs say, but they will likely be in there trying to park despite not fitting, and thus causing issues for everyone else.

Month of VisitOctober
Greg L.The Dyrt PRO User
Reviewed Aug. 8, 2022

Small tight - NO TTs or Big RVs

Small rough road FREE dispersed area. 7 day camping limit. Lake is a pothole weedy area not really good for floating IMO..go to the public access at the much larger Trout Lake. Nine designated campsites are all walk in tent sites. One small vault toilet, no dumpsters or water. NO TTs allowed as NO turnaround. No big RVs either. Access road is rough rocky.

Month of VisitSeptember

Location

Priest Lake Dispersed Camping Area is located in Colorado

Detail location of campground

Directions

Travel approximately 8 miles south on State Highway 145 from Telluride, CO. Turn left on County Road 63A, then left on to Forest Road #628. Proceed one-half mile north on #628 to the Priest Lake Camping Area.

Coordinates

37.8346218 N
107.88046318 W

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