Confederate Campground

Confederate Campground is a Bureau of Reclamation campground on the shore of Canyon Ferry Lake. This small free campground does not have developed campsites with the exception of the one ADA available campsite. Their appears to be six camping spots, five that have rock made fire rings, the only developed site is the ADA site which has a concrete parking pad and metal fire pit. No picnic tables are available at this campground. The campground does have a ADA accessible vault toilet directly across from the ADA campsite. Two of the campsites sit along the lakes beach. Don't be expecting a nice sandy beach however, this is a gravel beach, but still nice. Two sites are near the vault toilet and ADA site, these sites sit on the edge of the lake among cotton wood trees and willows. The final location is away from the other sites in a grassy area near large cotton woods. Camping at Confederate campground is limited to 14 days. There is no water, trash service or picnic tables so come prepared. Their is not a boat launch at this campground, but boats can easily be launched from the rocky beach area. All water craft regardless of size must be inspected prior to launching at Canyon Ferry Lake.

Relax on the shore of Canyon Ferry Lake

There’s a few different sites to choose from in the area. A lot of them are close to the pit toilet near the rock beach. Most have fire rings and picnic tables. No water. The best spot that we stayed at was on top of the cliff. It was gorgeous but super windy. 14 day stay limit. Pls make sure to leave no trace and don’t leave trash. A group of guys camped on one of the site and trashed it. Even buried the fire pit completely with sand to the point you could barely see it and then left trash on top

Lower Confederate Dispersed Camping

Got here at around 5pm on a Saturday night and there were plenty of options which made me very happy. We ended up pulling off to the first spot on the right since there were more people farther to the left, and I like to be secluded a bit. Right next to the lake, had a picnic table and a large rock fire ring available. Was pretty windy but not as bad as I was expecting being so close to the lake. Very pretty sunset and crystal night sky. Saw plenty of satellites zipping around up there. Definitely a spot worth stopping for. 10/2/21

Beautiful peaceful spot

After staying at another campground on Canyon Ferry and finding it not exactly what we were looking for, we went scouting, looking for a place to stay that isn’t super crowded or overused. We came upon Confederate and loved it. Great views, Great Lake access for fishing, boating, etc. There are spots in the trees to escape the wind more or you can stay right on the beach and try to position yourself so the wind isn’t terrible. Right by a creek that you can walk and it’s an easy drive to spots for fishing/bow fishing. Family loved it. Will be our go to spot from now on

A Favorite!!

On a Wednesday night there was no one else around. A little buggy during the day and really buggy at sunset (though they didn’t seem to be biting just buzzing). Big fish were really active right off shore for fishing. Easy access to campsites and nice view of lake and mountains. 

Quiet, bugs, and fish

Love the spot, not many people, picnic tables/fire pits at each pull through spot. Pit toilet was locked. The mosquitoes were absolutely blood thirsty and aggressive and after multiple reapplications of bug spray we had to call it quits. The fire barely kept them at bay, but we still got a few bites sitting next to the heat. 