Best Tent Camping near Dolores, CO

Recent Tent Reviews in Dolores

899 Reviews of 23 Dolores Campgrounds

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  Paulina B.

  Ranger

  

  Dec. 15, 2024

  Morefield Campground — Mesa Verde National Park

  Mesa Verde’s Gateway

  Morefield Campground, located just inside Mesa Verde National Park, offers a convenient and scenic basecamp for exploring the park’s incredible ancient cliff dwellings and stunning landscapes. The campground is spacious and well-organized, with over 250 sites that accommodate tents, RVs, and trailers. The setting is peaceful, with sweeping views of mesas and easy access to trails like the Point Lookout Trail.

  Amenities are a highlight here, including flush toilets, showers, a well-stocked camp store, and even a fuel station. It’s an excellent choice for families or those who appreciate a few comforts while camping.

  However, campers should be prepared for sudden and severe weather. The high desert location can bring intense storms with strong winds. During our stay, our tent nearly flew away despite being staked down securely, so it’s worth bringing extra gear like sandbags or heavy-duty stakes to keep your setup anchored.

  Overall, Morefield Campground is an excellent choice for exploring Mesa Verde, combining convenient amenities with a beautiful natural setting. Just keep an eye on the weather and pack accordingly to ensure a comfortable stay.

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  Paulina B.

  Ranger

  

  Dec. 15, 2024

  Matterhorn — Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre And Gunnison National Forest

  Comfort Meets Adventure

  Matterhorn Campground, located near Telluride and nestled in the heart of the San Juan Mountains, offers an excellent balance of comfort and outdoor adventure. This well-maintained campground is perfect for campers seeking easy access to Colorado’s stunning alpine scenery without sacrificing convenience.

  The campsites are clean, spacious, and equipped with picnic tables, fire rings, and vault toilets. Some sites even offer electric hookups, making it a great option for RV travelers. The surrounding area is breathtaking, with panoramic views of rugged peaks, lush forests, and wildflower-filled meadows.

  One of the campground’s standout features is its proximity to the Uncompahgre Wilderness and nearby trails, such as the iconic Ice Lake Basin or Blue Lakes hikes. It’s also just a short drive to Telluride, where you can enjoy its historic charm and famous gondola rides.

  The elevation keeps the temperatures cool, even in summer, and the nights are peaceful—perfect for stargazing. The campground is accessible via a paved road, which is a bonus for those with larger vehicles.

  Whether you’re here for hiking, fishing, or simply soaking up the mountain views, Matterhorn Campground provides a great basecamp for exploring Colorado’s high country. With its mix of amenities and natural beauty, it’s a solid choice for both novice and seasoned campers alike.

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  Paulina B.

  Ranger

  

  Dec. 7, 2024

  Madden Peak Road - Dispersed

  Scenic and Secluded

  Madden Peak dispersed camping is a fantastic option for those seeking a peaceful and scenic camping experience near Mesa Verde National Park, Cortez, and Durango. This area is big rig accessible, with relatively flat camping spots, though the access roads can be bumpy at times . Campfires are allowed, making it a cozy spot for evenings under the stars.

  The location offers stunning views of the La Plata Mountains and the surrounding wilderness, providing a serene backdrop for your stay. For outdoor enthusiasts, nearby hiking options include the Madden Peak Trail, which spans 4.5 miles and can be extended to summit Parrot Peak and Gibbs Peak. It's an ideal choice for campers who enjoy combining relaxation with outdoor adventure​.

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  Shannon E W.

  Scout

  

  Nov. 5, 2024

  Chutes and Ladders Dipsersed

  Pleasant stay

  We stayed for 3 nights due to the convenience of Mesa Verde NP. The GPS coordinate on Google were spot on. The driveway was a little rough and can get very pitted with wet weather. We have a 38 foot 5th wheel that had plenty of clearance. We stayed in site 9. They do recommend 30ft and under but we got lucky there was an available site.

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  Kim S.

  Traveler

  

  Oct. 27, 2024

  Morefield Campground — Mesa Verde National Park

  Tons of sites

  While kind of on the pricier side for campgrounds I really enjoyed my 2 nights there in early Oct 24. Easy access to get on the road to the cliff dwellings early in the day, flush bathrooms, tons of sites, trails nearby, a little center with a store, cafe, gas, and most importantly showers. 

  They let you pick your site which is nice so I got a site with a flat spot for my rooftop tent, but some sites are definately more geared to tent camping, but there are tons of site options.

  Would stay again.

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  Fred E.

  Traveler

  

  Oct. 24, 2024

  Golden Horn Dispersed

  Perfect for Solitude and Views

  Great campground just 10 minutes from Silverton. Several spots are right next to a small stream, creating a peaceful atmosphere. The vault toilet helped us conserve water, and we used the public shower/bathroom in Silverton, which was very convenient. It's also close to many hiking trails, making it a great base for outdoor activities.

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  David O.

  Scout

  

  Oct. 24, 2024

  Morefield Campground — Mesa Verde National Park

  Beautiful, quiet restful

  Two nights here. Boondocks go, no water needed, but great location, restrooms nearby. Very peaceful.

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  Diana K.

  Scout

  

  Oct. 18, 2024

  Mesa Verde National Park Boundary (BLM Land)

  Great spot!

  Camped at site #11. Beautiful sunset view. We drove a 4WD truck with truck bed camper with no problem. Never took it out of 2WD.

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  Juliana R.

  Traveler

  

  Oct. 13, 2024

  Haviland Lake Campground

  Amazing campsite

  Reasonable prices & open during the winter.

  The lake is beautiful and a great trail network around the camp, good for trail running.

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  Juliana R.

  Traveler

  

  Oct. 13, 2024

  United Campground of Durango

  Good location, quite expensive

  Clean, hot showers and large laundry room.

  One of the more beautiful RV sites, sitting along the silverton & Durango tourist train.

  However given we don’t even plug in, $78 including tax is too expensive for us.

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  Juliana R.

  Traveler

  

  Oct. 13, 2024

  Mesa Verde National Park Boundary (BLM Land)

  Beautiful spot to camp when visiting Mesa Verde

  17 spots all pretty spaced out, filled up around 5pm on Sunday October 12 (but this could be due to the Indigenous Peoples day being tomorrow).

  The surrounding landscape is beautiful.

  We didn’t find the road too bad in our Ram Promaster, but we have a pretty high clearance.

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  taren C.

  Scout

  

  Oct. 11, 2024

  Cherry Creek Gravel Lot

  Beautiful views, flora and fauna

  Beautiful place! It's pretty easy to get into, there are more secluded places up the hill a ways but it gets kinda rough. You can hear the highway, but it's not much. Just ambient background noise. I got a spot with shade all day, so that was awesome. There was one night an inconsiderate person parked his company truck and camper as close to me as was possible with wide open space all over and ran his generator. Luckily he was gone the next day.

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  Erika R.

  Scout

  

  Oct. 10, 2024

  Alta Lakes Campground (Dispersed)

  LONG dirt road, but worth it

  The off road trail it get to Alta lakes took us about 40-50 minutes in my boyfriends F-150. The views were amazing so neither of us really minded. We enjoyed our 1 night stay and did not struggle to find a spot

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  J. F.

  Scout

  

  Oct. 9, 2024

  Tico Time River Resort

  Not worth all the hype

  We thought it would be great to check out Tico Time last weekend, but our experience was disappointing. We had reservations for Friday and Saturday night, but when we arrived, there was no one to help us find our campsite. After driving around aimlessly, we finally found our spot. 

  However, the place gave off a rundown, homeless camp vibe with old camp trailers, a hippie bus, and even a car on blocks, and another trailer had two motorcycles in various stages of being dismantled.

  The zip line was a letdown, and there wasn't much shade due to the lack of trees. We wished we could have gone to the river to cool off. After just one night, we decided to move on and found a better spot further up the road in the mountains north of Durango.

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  Tamara T.

  Guide

  

  Oct. 6, 2024

  Priest Lake Dispersed Camping Area

  For free and nice view

  We arrived at a Saturday around 3 pm and still had many opportunities to find a place. Lovley place to stay. As a toilet. I can recomment to stay there in fall.

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  Francis W.

  Traveler

  

  Oct. 6, 2024

  The Views RV Park & Campground

  Very tidy, very comfortable .

  Very well maintained campground. Stayed in tent. Bathroom and shower new and very clean. Excellent views.

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  Alice S.

  Legend

  

  Oct. 2, 2024

  Bayfield/Durango Dispersed Camping

  Really Convenient Location

  The site is literally right off of hwy 160. If your gps tries to send you through residential areas or on county roads don’t listen to it.

  There are quite a few available spots and most are pretty big. Roads can be a bit rough the farther back you go but it’s got large easy to access spots close to the front. It’s pretty busy but still plenty of room for everyone to have their own space.

  Phone and internet connection is excellent!

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  Mark B.

  Guide

  

  Sep. 30, 2024

  Mesa Verde National Park Boundary (BLM Land)

  Narrow, rough, steep service road

  The only reason I give this place a 3 is because of the close proximity to Mesa Verde NP. This stay is only for high clearance vehicles and small RV's. Deep drain ditches between service road and sites. All sites are extremely uneven. Also the road and sites have sharp crushed shale stone. I have a 35 foot 5th RV and was way too big for this place. But by the grace of God I managed to back into site 12. How the use planks to shore up the ditches so I could get in without bottoming out. I will not return.

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  Carol B.

  Guide

  

  Sep. 29, 2024

  Hovenweep National Monument

  A treasure! Interesting place and lovely campsite

  Hovenweep is a national monument with small but modern quiet campgrounds. The dark skies for amazing stars are spectacular. While they do not have showers, their bathrooms were clean and convenient to the loop of campsites. It was quiet and the rangers were friendly and warm. The Hovenweep monument archeological treasures are well worth scheduling a few hours to hike and visit. There are several ancient structures on the site (a small canyon) and the hikes are short and sooooo worth doing.

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  Matt H.

  Scout

  

  Sep. 25, 2024

  Junction Creek Campground

  Awesome tidy and private sites

  Junction Creek campground is a lovely place to stay. The price is good, the hosts are just soo friendly and helpful. The site was even swept clean of pine needles as the toilets are very fresh. 

  The whole experience was very good with well spaced sites and flat ground all between the trees. 

  There is great walking and mountain biking right from camp too! Enjoy!

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  Kaltra B.

  Scout

  

  Sep. 24, 2024

  Bayfield/Durango Dispersed Camping

  Next to highway, 5g connection

  Going east from Durango, you make a right turn on silver hills road. You will see the blm sign. Gravel road, fire pits. We stayed in a camper van at one of the first spots and had 5g internet with AT&T. Can hear highway noise

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  Michael

  Ranger

  

  Sep. 24, 2024

  Mancos State Park Campground

  Nice stop in Southwest Colorado

  Monday evening, third week of September site 25. Quiet. Well spaced sites. Sloped towards lake. At least this site and 26 would be difficult to find level spot for tent and requires lots of rocks or blocks to level rv. Note west side of lake campsites are 6 miles from US160. Deer came out around 6 pm. Bear area, none seen. Nice stopping place.

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  Yvette H.

  Scout

  

  Sep. 23, 2024

  Stoner RV Resort

  Welcoming park in a great location

  From the time we pulled into the campground,  full of grass with huge trees, we felt at home. We had a warm greeting and received a welcome gift with yummy treats and fresh eggs. We were led to our spot that backed up to a creek. There was a fire pit, fire wood, bbq, table and chair swing at the camp spot. Also included are free laundry facilities, movies on a big screen (popcorn included) and we were lucky enough to have a band play one day and a solo guitarist another. Scott goes out of his way to make you comfortable. It was raining when we were watching the band play, he brought us an umbrella to use, very thoughtful. We would recommend this place to everyone, dog friendly, kid friendly, with a play area for both. There are nice tent camping spots as well.

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  Levi S.

  Traveler

  

  Sep. 23, 2024

  CR 34 Dispersed Campground

  BLM By Mesa Verde

  Got here on a Sunday night at 9pm and site 7 was open. Perfect spot if you're visiting Mesa Verde.

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  Emma T.

  Traveler

  

  Sep. 16, 2024

  Sunshine Campground

  Peaceful camping right outside of Telluride

  Beautiful campsite surrounded by aspens and views of Wilson and Sunshine peaks nearby. Clean, quiet, right off of highway 145 but little road noise at the campground.

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  Padej G.

  Scout

  

  Sep. 14, 2024

  Haviland Lake Campground

  Quiet and Peaceful Campground.

  This is a National Forests campground, and many of the sites have electricity, but nothing else. The sites are reasonably graded gravel sites. Some are pull-thru while others are back-in.

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  Laurance L.

  Traveler

  

  Sep. 10, 2024

  Ancient Cedars Mesa Verde RV Park

  Extremely strict cancellation policy

  Made a Rez 5 months ago and didn’t see the fine print cancellation policy stating 14 days out no refund. I had to make new plans due to unforeseen circumstances and called to find out that 13 days out is too bad for me. Not any concessions or credits for future stays, nada zilch. So for a slow time of year they just print money hoping no sees their fine print. I’m a business man and I’ve always seen rules as an opportunity to make someone’s day not motivation to make negative reviews. Maybe I’m old school but there was zero expense on their part and 5 months of cash holding for them. I guess their business is doing so well that they send people the other direction when looking for a place to stay