Rock Creek Designated Dispersed Camping

Used an F150 with aftermarket tires pulling a 19' travel trailer with also larger tires. I think I bottomed out the tongue once on the ride up once you get past Campsite 6 or 7. 

There are some serious potholes and rocks so if you have low clearance, hit one of the early sites. They are not as secluded, but it's a great area for free camping with a town only 15-minute drive away.

I got here on a Thursday evening about 6 and saw plenty of people drive in after me only to turn around so I think the deeper spots past 10, 11, 12 area get filled much earlier.

This spot was easily accessible with high clearance. I arrived at 11am on Wednesday July 3 and only two sites were occupied.

Some of the sites were close together, basically one plot of land with multiple sites so privacy could be an issue. I stayed at site 16. The pull in makes it totally private from the road. It is shared with site 17 but the way each site would park still keeps it pretty private. There was an aspen grove perfect for hanging a hammock and shade to hang out during the day.

If you plan on hiking the trail at the end of the road there are A LOT of downed trees

We drove up Thursday afternoon June 20. The directions on here are good. They take you off of Highway 9 and about 5 minutes you take a left and pass trail head (cant rmemeber the name) and parking lot and you continue on a pretty bumpy ride for about 10 minutes (you start hitting sites about 5 to 7 minutes in)

I have a higher clearance Nisson Murano (not 4wd) and drove pretty slow. There are a lot of ruts and large rocks you need to maneuver around. Even getting there by 4pm on a Thursday the 1st 9 sites were already gone so I drove I to the area where there were 5 or so sites together. There was only 1 other site taken so I took the farthest one from it (Site 14). Definitely was the best in that grouping because it was farther away from the others. 1 other guy showed up later around 9pm. He was in a low clearance and had a flat from the drive.

Site 14 was great as there is a nice flowing creek right behind so offers that peaceful sound and helps drown out other people. Come Friday night all sites were taken and I think some people actually camped in places they weren't supposed too. So it got pretty crowded

I don't know what sites 15 through 23 look like as I didn't want to drive on that road anymore. We hiked and went to Dillon Amphitheater so in the 4 days we were there had to drive in and out 8 times so keep that in mind it will put some wear on your vehicle if you are leaving a lot to do other things In Summer I'd assume if you want closer sites to get there by Wednesday if you can.

Great firepits. No trash can anywhere so you will have to haul out your trash.

No Verizon or TMobile service

While the drive up was a little sketchy for us with our pull behind trailer, we made it up there. We weren’t really sure where it was either. GPS takes you to a small area that says no camping. Pull through there past the signs and drive up the dirt road. You won’t regret it. Spacious spots with fire pits. Can’t beat those views for free!

While the sites are a little close together there are tons of sites that provide different amenities. Some sites could be better for trailers, and others good for groups, few good for more privacy. There is a good amount of traffic heading towards the trail head but it was still quiet. Even had a moose run through our camp! Would recommend a 4wheel drive car, or a very careful experienced off road driver; I was able to make it in my Camry but went at a snails space and it was a pretty rough drive. Great trip overall!!

Really lovely. Easy to grab a spot over the weekend on Friday night. Need 4x4 for the road up. Large campsites .

Awesome dispersed site close to Silverthorne. The address on here takes you to the trailhead/road entrance, after which you need to drive another mile or so down a bumpy road to get to the start of the spots. Saw a sedan out there and some bigger rigs, but would recommend a vehicle with some clearance and four wheel drive as there was plenty of rocks and dips in the road. Also saw multiple cars turn around Saturday afternoon, so try to get there earlier in the day if planning to camp on the weekend.

Really neat campsite but super busy road on a weekend.

Overall good site. Road isn’t too bad but not great. Anything more than a civic should be able to make it. We camped on the side away from the creek but found some secluded areas. Highly recommend

We found the perfect little camp site beside the creek. Secluded and beautiful. Road was a little sketchy but we made it in our van. Zero cell service on Verizon.

Popular place. Lot of people driving in looking for a spot. Only 24 spots. First come first serve. Slightly rocky road.

We’ve been here 2x - once in late May and once in late June. Both times we secured great spots, but the June visit was overrun with mosquitos to the point where we couldn’t spend time outside of the rig. Nice hike to Boulder Lake ~ 7.5+ from where we camped.

Newly designated sites for dispersed camping gives some structure. Camp rings are the only amenity. No complaints about the sites, but my neighbors played electronica until 1 am so I'm having a hard time being too positive. The road to the sites has a few tricky spots but is 2wd accessible.

Great spot about 10-15 minutes from Silverthorne. Easy access off of highway 9 and up a dirt road, just a little bumpy but easily cleared in my RAV4. Traffic from other campers throughout the weekend but overall a great place! Lots of Aspen and chipmunks and the sound of the creek was lovely. It looks like all the spots are pretty flat and have a fire ring.

WARNING: The road to the camping locations is very bumpy, narrow, and has some large rocks. AWD with high clearance or 4x4 is recommended.

This location was great! I was looking for a quick dispersed camping spot near Dillon, Co that was not to far from town. Take Rock Creek Trailhead off of country road 1350. There are roughly 4-5 large spots where an RV could be parked, and then lots of drive in, or tent spots. The best camp spots are tent locations that require you to leave your car, but I was able to find a great spot near the river with plenty of space for a full size truck with roof top tent.