Best Glamping near Navajo Dam, NM

Navajo Dam Glamping Retreat Wild-u-can provides remote luxury accommodations perched on cliffs with panoramic views of the surrounding landscape. This glamping destination features three unique sites with canvas tents that include comfortable furnishings, picnic tables, and access to shared toilet facilities. The retreat prioritizes an immersive natural experience while providing essential comforts not found in traditional camping. One guest shared, "Navajo Dam has an awesome glamping setup on top of some cliffs overlooking the area." Guests enjoy firewood provided on-site, making evening relaxation around the campfire seamless. While pets aren't permitted at this eco-friendly glamping site, visitors appreciate the retreat's commitment to maintaining a peaceful atmosphere surrounded by New Mexico's stunning desert terrain.

The glamping experience at Navajo Lake extends to group accommodations through the Relax Wild-u-can group campsite, where multiple safari-style tents are arranged to give each tent its own distinct space. According to a camper, "Navajo Lake Group Camp offers the perfect setup for groups with 4 separate sites so each tent has their own space. They provide the tents so don't worry about packing them!" This site maintains a leave-no-trace approach with trash collection services while preserving the natural environment. Campfires are permitted, enhancing the authentic outdoor experience with modern comforts. For visitors seeking glamping options with more amenities, several resorts within driving distance offer yurt rentals and cabin-style glamping accommodations with full hookups, showers, and other conveniences while still providing access to the region's recreational opportunities at Navajo Lake State Park and the San Juan River.

Best Glamping Sites Near Navajo Dam, New Mexico (14)

    1. Sims Mesa Campground — Navajo Lake State Park

    7 Reviews
    Navajo Dam, NM
    7 miles
    Website
    +1 (505) 632-8645

    $15 - $90 / night

    "Several sites available right on the lake, just steps away from the water. Bathrooms available. Water and trash available just a short walk."

    "Navajo Lake was a last minute reservation to escape the southern heat. SUCCESS, the sites had shelter, access to water and good Marina. Not many marked trails but you can still explore."

    2. Navajo Dam Glamping Retreat Wild-u-can

    3 Reviews
    Navajo Dam, NM
    8 miles
    +1 (505) 793-0094

    $100 / night

    "Navajo Dam has an awesome glamping setup on top of some cliffs overlooking the area.  Check them out and make sure to leave a review on the Dyrt!"

    3. Navajo Lake Relax Wild-u-can (group campsite)

    1 Review
    Navajo Dam, NM
    7 miles
    +1 (505) 793-0094

    $100 / night

    "Navajo Lake Group Camp offers the perfect setup for groups with 4 separate sites so each tent has their own space.  They provide the tents so don't worry about packing them! "

    4. Oasis RV Resort and Cottages

    21 Reviews
    Durango, CO
    30 miles
    Website
    +1 (970) 247-0783

    $47 - $197 / night

    "Full service, laundry facilities, pickleball court, grills in the public area, pool during summer months."

    "CUSTOMER SERVICE: Friendly staff; shuffled our stay around so we could extend and not relocate during the week. 

    WIFI/ CELL SERVICE: Camp wifi and speed seemed to work really well!"

    5. United Campground of Durango

    20 Reviews
    Durango, CO
    37 miles
    Website
    +1 (970) 247-3853

    $45 - $70 / night

    "It's perfect to pitch a tent or of dust, mud or rocks. Their bathrooms and showers are clean and welcome after a long day of riding. We had the train come through just feet from where we camped."

    "We stopped to get out of the heat wave and visit durango. Full Hookups, emptied and reloaded water tanks, did laundry, swimming pool, great showers, 1/4 mi to the park for river accees for tubing."

    6. Sky Ute Casino Resort

    2 Reviews
    Bayfield, CO
    24 miles
    Website
    +1 (970) 563-7777

    "No grass at the sites, but lots of grass all around. The laundry is located beside the pool - you can swim while waiting for our laundry."

    "Clean sites, large enough for big rigs, full hookups, and great staff! Thanks for the fun!"

    7. HTR Durango Campground

    14 Reviews
    Durango, CO
    36 miles
    Website
    +1 (970) 247-5406

    "It was very woodsy, and secluded! It was quiet a hike up and down a hill to go to the bathrooms. I loveeee that they have a dog park!"

    "Several cabins, bathrooms & showers also available, but closed our week (scary virus). Nice, clean, non-heated pool was a plus. Friendly, helpful campsite hosts."

    8. Durango North-Riverside KOA

    15 Reviews
    Cascade, CO
    46 miles
    Website
    +1 (970) 247-4499

    "Bathrooms are stall, showers are stall/ curtained. Camp was clean and well kept. We brought a small grill and scavenged rocks to set it on; ate like kings."

    "The river was right behind our site and there was a small amount of privacy. Pool was superb. My only complaints are that the bathhouse I went to (old one) was pretty rough."

    9. Target Tree Campground

    14 Reviews
    Mancos, CO
    46 miles
    Website

    $24 / night

    "Pros: Really nice big camping spots, pit toilets not too far of a walk, firewood available from hosts, convenient location

    Cons: first come first served (I think some people missed out even this late"

    "Sparkling clean bathrooms. Road noise but it’s not so bad at night. Great camp host. Firewood and water. Lots of hiking nearby."

    10. Lower Hermosa Campground

    12 Reviews
    San Juan National Forest, CO
    46 miles
    Website
    +1 (970) 247-4874

    $20 / night

    "Sites have picnic table and fire pit with grill. Access to camp ground is on a rock dirt road that goes from single to double lane off and on. I drove a 21foot bus with a 16x7 tandem axle trailer."

    "The bathrooms are currently open and super clean! It’s also a great spot to set up base and go straight to the trails for hiking and dirt biking."

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Glamping Reviews near Navajo Dam, NM

121 Reviews of 14 Navajo Dam Campgrounds


  • GThe Dyrt PRO User
    Apr. 29, 2025

    Oasis RV Resort and Cottages

    Oasis RV Resort - Check Satellite View

    Very nice RV / Cabin / Tent resort in Durango, CO. Full service, laundry facilities, pickleball court, grills in the public area, pool during summer months. We chose a mountain view site, which does have lovely views, but the reason for the review title is it is directly above the freeway and we needed earplugs for the traffic noise. Amending to note it is a very well-maintained RV=tent/cabin park, clean restrooms, clearly marked laundry, friendly staff.

  • Joseph W.
    Jul. 25, 2020

    Vallecito Resort

    Beautiful location, poor cell service

    Vallecito Resort in beautiful Bayfield CO. We stayed here 3 days. This park is quite beautiful and well maintained. Staff is super friendly and helpful. There are a lot of seasonal residents here but all seem very friendly. We even joined them for a Christmas in July evening of decorating a tree, desserts and listen to Christmas music. Had a nice size spot #56. Very quite at night. Great location for day trips as we visited three near buy lakes, and Mesa Verda National park (used your America The Beautiful pass for free entrance). I would love to stay here longer and visit more locations but was only able to get three days. Cell service sucks with Verizon up here and WiFi available near office area only.

  • Julia M.
    Nov. 10, 2020

    Oasis RV Resort and Cottages

    Nice site layout; Enjoyable stay! - THIS IS NOT KOA! NOW CALLED OASIS RV

    CUSTOMER SERVICE: Friendly staff; shuffled our stay around so we could extend and not relocate during the week. 

    WIFI/ CELL SERVICE: Camp wifi and speed seemed to work really well! I could use email and stream videos with no delay; however we used a hot spot for work calls to be more clear, but their wifi probably could have been fine to do so. 2 of 4 bars AT&T but calls came in fine throughout the entire park. 

    SITE: Pretty campground layout. Love the"S" curved pull thru sites. We had an"S" shaped site with nice privacy and ease of arriving and leaving because of design. The sites all seemed to be nicely spaced from one another and private even though you are nearby. There were some views and there were a few pretty fall trees and a vacant pasture to look at while sitting at the picnic table. A small creek flows along the edge of site 23. Full hookup; level site; heated water so didn't have to worry about pipes freezing during stay; fire pit; grill; full sun site; rock roads but well maintained and not too dusty; light road noise. I'm sure the sites closer to the highway are louder near the campground entrance; no bugs in October that we experienced. 

    OTHER: Nearby Walmart and shopping center. About 20 min drive from Historic Downtown; about 5 minutes from Anytime Fitness gym. Laundry room was small and they didn't clean our clothes very well, but it was kept clean.

  • Jake C.The Dyrt ADMIN User
    Jun. 7, 2023

    Navajo Dam Glamping Retreat Wild-u-can

    Luxury in the Remote

    Jake from the Dyrt here!  Navajo Dam has an awesome glamping setup on top of some cliffs overlooking the area.  Check them out and make sure to leave a review on the Dyrt!

  • Elizabeth H.
    Jun. 16, 2018

    Oasis RV Resort and Cottages

    Beautiful and helpful

    The campground is set just a couple miles before Durango. They have a swimming pool, laundry facilities, a small dog park, and a very basic playground. They also have a little Caboose from which they serve simple breakfast items, and a little store with a couple of Essentials. Overall the staff was friendly and helpful and our experience was very positive. It was 55 bucks for a pull through site with hookups. We were not allowed to pitch a tent in the camper campsite.

  • A
    Oct. 12, 2018

    Oasis RV Resort and Cottages

    Great KOA

    The bathrooms are very nice and have two shower houses located on the campground. The breakfast is awesome and it's fun to relax in the pool they have on site. The cabins are very nice as well as the tent sites. All of the staff are great and very helpful when asking about what to do in Durango. We did the drive to Silverton that is absolutely beautiful and checked out Mesa Verde.

  • G
    Jun. 19, 2021

    Sims Mesa Campground — Navajo Lake State Park

    JUNE 2021… PRAY FOR RAIN! PLEASE WE BEG YOU…

    This was the first stop of 3 - 2 night stays on this search to find great camping with easy access to water and preferably within a days drive of my house. I recreational kayak so access to water is at the top of my list of must haves if paddling is on the list of must do’s. This was a survey trip to see what’s out there for folks like me.

    I booked two nights going to quite a bit of trouble of obtain them. I booked all three stays on the same day in March. Two weeks before my trip I receive an email from the Parks department cancelling my reservation, issuing a refund but offering no explanation or offer to assist in finding another spot. Getting to speak to an actual person… could not be done. I left voice mails at the dam, at the. State office and even the Governor’s office but apparently no one was at work. Two weeks later a really helpful gal called to say she had just started two days prior and discovered a full voice mail box. She was absolutely amazing at facilitating a solution within two days. Clarissa, you are a Goddess! Reserve America is a pain to navigate and I will leave it at that.

    Now about the campground. It is exactly what one should expect in a desert landscape. Very few trees and very dusty and rocky. It was 100 degrees when I left for my trip deciding to wait until late afternoon to avoid setting up in the blazing heat. I arrived at 10:00pm or so. It was 73 degrees. I came in from the east side 64 to 527 and there were deer and elk EVERYWHERE!!!! Which is why I arrived so late, you just have to slow down. Mostly cedar and pine and natural gas oil wells EVERYWHERE!!!! I got to my appointed site and I simply could not navigate from where one parks to where the actual site was and which, by the way, while lakeside it was convenient to water it was not. If you have a few people to help haul everything down to where the actual water is great, but alone in 100 degrees. Also, I travel with two small dogs and shade is paramount. Well shade they do have such as it is. The showers were not available due to, you guessed, a water shortage! I just put up the tent and went to sleep which wasn’t too uncomfortable. Next morning at 5:30 the sun was out and the heat was building. I packed up and moved on up to Colorado where it would surely be much cooler.

    I might like to visit Sims Mesa Marina at Navajo Lake again, if it ever fills again and perhaps in the spring or fall but NOT in summer. So many of our fine bodies of water boaters and anglers have come to rely on for recreation are in serious jeopardy due to a 10 year what is termed “Exceptional” drought conditions. It’s really such a shame.

    Side note: be sure to take the Navajo Dam shortcut when leaving Sims. It’s a well maintained, but very dusty road. The views are spectacular and driving across the dam is a bit nerve racking. The drive down from the dam all along the San Juan drainage below the dam is well worth checking out for day use only but there are several “holes” they call them where the fishing is said to be amazing and the parking lot reflected it’s popularity.

    So it’s on to Vallecito Lake outside Bayfield, Colorado. Specifically Pine Point USFS Campground. The search for paddling opportunities continues.

  • M
    Jul. 10, 2021

    Sky Ute Casino Resort

    Nice RV Park

    We grow tired on boondocking and enjoy a nice RV Park sometimes. This RV Park is nicely designed to give you privacy from your neighbors with bushes and trees planted between sites. No grass at the sites, but lots of grass all around. The laundry is located beside the pool - you can swim while waiting for our laundry. However, there is no way to drive to the laundry door; it’s quite a walk carrying your clothes. There are picnic tables and small grills at each site. There’s a small dog park; and, of course the casino nearby for entertainment and dinner out. All sites are asphalt with concrete pads for the tables. The sites are level

  • E
    Oct. 11, 2018

    Oasis RV Resort and Cottages

    Fun place to stay

    Pros

    The campground was relatively small so nothing was too far away. Laundry facilities were nice. Lots of showers that were private stalls. Lots of activities to do. The staff was very friendly and professional. Very clean- they even scrub the heck out of the bbq grills even when they have to stand in the heat of the day doing it. Delicious pizza.

    Cons

    It was close to a highway- BUT it was pretty well set back so it didn't feel unsafe by any means, but there was a lot of traffic noise. Sites are packed pretty tightly and many of the tent sites are not private in the least. We got lucky and got one set back with the cabins. The pool is pretty small, but it was clean and the kids had a great time.


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