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"Beautiful camping spot high in the San Juan’s about 25 minutes from Telluride. Access via rugged dirt road."
"Dirt road to high alpine setting, big views and lakes - mountain camping at its finest!
4WD recommended for the drive up - water crossings and some good ruts."
"This campsite is great if you want to do Telluride on a budget - it's free. It's right next to the town and is used a lot for Telluride's summer festivals."
"It's a pretty park with a small waterfall just steps from it, and right along the San Miguel river, but the obvious draw is being steps from Telluride's Main Street and its park complex. "
$28 / night
"the sites are full, or snag a hotel near 550 when we don't want to chance a night on a slope."
"It's near the town of Ouray which IMHO beats Telluride's pretentiousbess in spades which I is just over the Imogene Pass a popular 4x4 trail. An easier 4x4 trail is the Alpine Loop also nearby."
"It is only 15 minute drive from Telluride, but once you are there you are immersed in wilderness. Great for car camping, solid fishing, bonfire pits and bathrooms available."
"Several trailheads are nearby. Scenery is absolutely gorgeous and is situated at 10k feet next to Priest Lake which is just a big pond."
"I took the upper road from 62 and yes, it was a bit rocky, but I read that the other way from Telluride was rutted out as well. It's only 3mi of true 4x4 road to get up to the bluff."
"Easy to get to from the Telluride side, amazing views, and not overly crowded when I was there. Easy access to Telluride and used the City Park’s facilities since this obviously has none."
"Was a really nice area with a ton of campsites off the dirt path or close to the river."
"Lots of fire rings scattered around the rocky area. This site can get very full and very loud as it is very popular and close to Silverton."
$25 - $45 / night
"multiple bathrooms throughout the park to accommodate campers, showers ($5 for 4 minutes- not the greatest but hey its hot water) plus fire rings and bear safe trash bins. the lake is stocked with trout"
"I've spent quite a bit of time at various sites around this campground during annual vacations and using it as a base for geological field work nearby."
"Great sites, lovely staff, dog park, great BBQ, band at night ... really a top notch KOA."
"At the back of the campgrounds was Bachelors Stables, horse trail riding was offered which we highly recommend."
$26 - $40 / night
"This place is close to Telluride Mountain and fairly close to Telluride. You can take two gondola rides from Telluride Mountain down into Telluride."
"Matterhorn Campground, located near Telluride and nestled in the heart of the San Juan Mountains, offers an excellent balance of comfort and outdoor adventure."
$50 - $99 / night
"Nestled in a valley with beautiful view next to Uncompahgre River with wonderful walking path. Gravel parking right off hwy 550. Laundry, showers, restaurant."
"The location is excellent and has beautiful views of the mountains surrounding it. Town is close by and you can walk to it via the river walk that runs alongside the RV park. "
TravelerFor the price it’s a great place to camp near telluride. Sites are close together but have some trees for privacy. Porta potty’s have seen better days but are there for use. Don’t trust the Apple Maps directions took us to a wrong site but following written directions on website got us there. Spots filled up by 8pm so recommend getting there earlier.
ScoutPaved road in Campground along river. Walking distance to town with cafe and bakery and frequent food trucks/bands. only 1 1/2 hours from Telluride (Don't skip a visit to Telluride for free Gandola ride up/down two sides of mountain. Super scenic hyway.
$50 per night (full hookups, gravel spots), $60 for river front. Beautiful large common space for meetings and cooking out. Grills available for use outside shower / bathroom hourse which is part of the large common space and checkin. Stayed two nights.
TravelerI love this campground. It is only 15 minute drive from Telluride, but once you are there you are immersed in wilderness. Great for car camping, solid fishing, bonfire pits and bathrooms available.
GuideThis place is close to Telluride Mountain and fairly close to Telluride. You can take two gondola rides from Telluride Mountain down into Telluride. The campground is nestled in the trees with a few open sites in the middle. The camp hosts were very friendly and kept the place tidy. There is firewood for sale. The main bathroom has running water, flush toilets and hot showers, which I honestly can say was pretty great. We were at site 15 which was pretty small but we were able to get in there with our rooftop tent on a truck. Some sites are next to a stream but also close to the highway. There are a few pull through sites.
What was not mentioned in other reviews is there is a dirt road above the campground called Priest Lake Road which leads to Priest Lake that has tent sites on the lake and then further up is Trout Lake. Trout Lake has a boat ramp and you can paddle board there. I wish I had known that, as I would have brought my paddle board.
The Galloping Goose Trail is right behind site 15 and apparently goes all the way to Telluride.
GuideCamping here was nice. Limited trees so summer can be rough in direct sunlight. Sites are okay size wise. Bathroom and shower facilities were clean. Very pretty area. Park staff were super friendly. 5 min from Ridgeway, 25 from Ouray, 45 from Telluride.
RangerThis campsite is great if you want to do Telluride on a budget - it's free. It's right next to the town and is used a lot for Telluride's summer festivals. Its more than a campground it is also where a lot of town events are held and also has sports venues. There's also grills, bathrooms, picnic tables, a dog park, and a pond. Unless you're at a festival, the campground isn't where you will want to spend your time though. The campground is very close to Bridal Veil Falls, a huge free fall waterfall. You can drive or hike up to it, and climb around on the rocks and get blasted by cold water from the falls. It's huge. There's also a bunch of awesome hikes around Telluride - the San Juans are my favorite part of Colorado.
GuideThis campground was just taken over by the forest service. It used to be dispersed camping, but now it is $14 per site. Picnic table provided at every site and large fire ring at most sites. Bring your own fire wood or buy a bundle for $10. One portable toilet near the entrance. Campground host is super friendly!! The campsites are a little close, so not a ton of privacy, but a beautiful river flows right through the campground. Easy to access, about 25 minutes from Telluride.
GuideBeautiful camping spot high in the San Juan’s about 25 minutes from Telluride. Access via rugged dirt road. Saw some stock SUVs (CRVs, Subaru’s, etc.) but questionable to get there without higher clearance and 4WD. There are only 20 designated camping spots with fire rings (portapotties nearby). Sites fill by about noon every day of the week and all sites are walk in. Of the 20 sites, most are shady and have views of the lakes. 3-4 sites are pretty bad, have no views, limited areas for tents, etc. This is an incredible camping spot if you get a good site.
GuideThis is a small campground with 3 designated campsites not far from Telluride, CO. It's right next to the San Miguel River and the location is gorgeous.
If all of the campsites are taken you can camp in the small parking lot at the end of the campground. They don't let you camp in the turn around road next to the boat ramp so watch out for the signs.
You should be able to bring any size of RV into the campground and get out easily if people have followed the no parking in the turn around rule.
There are vault toilets and each campsite has a picnic table and fire pit.
The main downsides to this campground are the limited number of campsites and the highway which is above the campground. There's a lot of road noise at night.
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