The Lost Site - Dispersed Campsite

Pretty crowded on a weekday, was lucky to find a spot, there’s barely any of them. It’s a great spot to sleep the night, but it’s more like a bunch of parking spots. Cool little river nearby. Highway next to it is very loud. Don’t make this your go-to for camping, but if you need a spot to sleep in your car, it’s fine. You’re pretty much guaranteed to be close to other campers.

Great spot close to town. There are around 10-15 designated spots on this road. It is close to a river, so there are a lot of mosquitos in the evenings (as of early June 2026) and is close to the highway. The highway noise didn’t bother us at all. It was a very peaceful spot with the sound of running water and great hammocking trees.

Beautiful quiet spot. Large sites with pull thru. Easy turn around. No facilites and cold in October

We saw neither picnic table nor toilet as mentioned in the introductory paragraph. Still, it is a good place to pull over for a night or two of dry camping. It is close to the highway but not much noise at night. It does seem to be frequented by locals walking dogs, mountain biking, pitching a tent or car camping. No privacy to speak of. It’s mostly pulling over to the side of the road. The dirt road was quite smooth.

Probably about a mile into the woods on very smooth dirt roads, alot of places to park

First comes first. I planned to stay one night, but then decided to take advantage of the area and stay an extra night. Since I travel in SUV converted into mini camper - I parked next to a river ( love the sound of flowing water) Toward the end of the road there are multiple fireplaces and tent areas which got occupied the next day by a nice group of mountain bikers. Personally I enjoyed the area just to relax with a small hike/walk along the river. It’s a great place to stop for road travelers or to spend the weekend with friends/family in RV .
When you come off the road - go all the way to the end ( stay right). Yet there are additional areas if you would go left at the fork.

First solo campervan night and ended up here coming from Denver. Easy access, felt safe and was quiet. Good accessible option for altitude as it was snowing further up the pass at the time.

Plenty of room for large and small campsites. Pull off areas right next to the dirt road mainly. Not a ton of trash which is awesome!!

Nothing spectacular, quite a few spots along the road and a nice view of winterpark down below. We only stopped for a night, it was a Friday so fairly busy.

This place was a disappointment. The previous reviewer stated that there are a lot of dispersed sites, but I counted less than 10 and all of the good ones were taken on a weekday. It seems like the locals and tourists love this spot, but it is way too small. I went towards the end where it seemed there were several RVs who seemed to have made it their permanent establishment with picnic tables, fully furnished patio equipment and weird looks to go with it.

Nevertheless I chose not to stay here and drove up to Vasquez where I had complete privacy and a large area all to myself.

Right off the highway near Winter Park, this forest service access point has several campgrounds along the road. Fairly quiet, well-trafficked, you can put your RV, trailer, or tent up for the night in any spot you find suitable. Honestly a great under the radar spot.