Best Tent Camping near Shiprock, NM

Recent Tent Reviews in Shiprock

418 Reviews of 10 Shiprock Campgrounds

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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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  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

  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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  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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  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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  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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  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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  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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  Patricia N.

  Ranger

  

  Sep. 23, 2024

  Angel Peak NM Badlands | Dispersed Camping

  Breathtaking views

  Traveling to Colorado from Albuquerque NM and this was a perfect place to camp. Arrived early Friday afternoon and got the only spot left our 26' toy hauler would fit in. 

  If you get there later in the afternoon on a weekend you will have a hard time finding a place in the official camping spots but you can disperse camp if the camp ground area is full. 

  We had good cell service with Verizon. It was cold for us but we had a nice fire to keep us warm.

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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

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  Noel L.

  Guide

  

  Sep. 10, 2024

  Moore's RV Park & Campground

  Old KOA but better

  This is not desert Rose campground but Morris campground. An old KOA from the '70s. Very well maintained and clean. Very friendly staff and helpful. Would stay again.

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  Scott S.

  Guide

  

  Sep. 6, 2024

  The Views RV Park & Campground

  Views

  Don’t let the dilapidated mobile home near the entrance scare you away. This place is super well maintained. Every site is well thought out and has great hookups. I thought a plug water and sewer was pretty uniform. Our site had a pedestal with 20/30/50 amp and then another with 30 20 feet further into the site. Lots of shade. The sites along the south edge of the property have amazing views of the Cortez valley and Sleeping Ute Mountain. Really nice communal fire pit, dog park and some trails too. Some sites have a beautiful brick fire ring too.

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  Lorene N.

  Guide

  

  Sep. 4, 2024

  Morefield Campground — Mesa Verde National Park

  Ok has showers

  Fine for a night. Didn’t think it was anything special but there are showers. Good price

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  Brian C.

  Scout

  

  Sep. 2, 2024

  Forest Road 316 Roadside Camp

  Decent spot that did the trick

  We got to town late and our preferred spots were all taken, so we came here as a backup. The spots are all right off of the road and easy to get to. The views aren’t much, but they’re good spots. There’s a bit of traffic on the road but nothing out of the ordinary.

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  Brian C.

  Scout

  

  Sep. 2, 2024

  Mesa Verde National Park Boundary (BLM Land)

  Get there early

  This is a great spot, but there are only 15 sites, then it turns in to gated off private property. Get there early to help make sure you can find a spot.

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  Jacob D.

  Guide

  

  Aug. 31, 2024

  Forest Road 316 Roadside Camp

  Great Spot - Not Very Wild

  Awesome spot, TONS of places to pitch a tent or park a camper.

  That being said - lots of generators, moderate views, cars driving by often.

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  Cas M.

  Traveler

  

  Aug. 31, 2024

  Sand Canyon

  Great views

  Beautiful views, good cell reception. Could hear neighbors but people were quiet and respectful. Also lots of bats flying around!!

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  Kevin H.

  Traveler

  

  Jul. 26, 2024

  Brown Springs Campground

  Simple, comfortable spot

  Free BLM campground. Modern and well kept. Only a few others there the night we stayed so it was quiet and peaceful

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  Jerry R.

  Guide

  

  Jul. 25, 2024

  Angel Peak Scenic View Campground

  Great view clean restroom

  31/2 miles gravel road good shape

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  Elvira M.

  Traveler

  

  Jul. 17, 2024

  Chutes and Ladders Dipsersed

  Nice camp

  It was very easy to find, with good signs. We got here at 1030pm, and got one of the first campsites. Unsure of how many free there were. It was quite a bumpy road, but no problems for our RV. We did however get screamed at my a man in a tent on the campsite on the side of us, but ended up staying in place and had no problems.

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  Elvira M.

  Traveler

  

  Jul. 17, 2024

  CR 34 Dispersed Campground

  Start of camps

  Tuta was not the place for the campsites, but rather the start of the road where you can find X amount of campsites.

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  Laura W.

  Scout

  

  Jul. 15, 2024

  Ancient Cedars Mesa Verde RV Park

  Don't stay here

  My family and I have been to so many different campgrounds over the years and this one was the worst one I've ever seen. When we got there the place was filled with signs that basically said children couldn't do anything or only registered guests can do this. They also advertise putt putt but they had a tree that hung over one of the holes 2 feet off the ground making it almost impossible to play. As we got there a thunder storm was coming in making us uncomfortable setting up a tent. When we asked about switching to a cabin she told us it was a 2 night minimum and didn't even ask if we wanted to pay for 2 nights even though the cabins were completely empty. We ended up asking if we could car camp and she was very hesitant to even let us. When we got to our site it was so uneven and unmaintained that we couldn't even set up a tent if we wanted. There was also barely any gravel and with the rain car camping was a no. Even though we couldn't stay there because of the conditions she refused to give us a refund even a partial refund. As we were leaving with no place to stay she started smirking. We had to sleep at the Loves because everything else was booked. I'm am very disappointed, avoid this place at all cost.

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  Grace R.

  Scout

  

  Jul. 10, 2024

  Chutes and Ladders Dipsersed

  Really nice up until it rained

  We stayed at campsite 4 and it was pretty nice spot. All the sites were pretty spread out and the road was good. It ended up raining overnight. We're from Minnesota so I had no idea the mud was going to be so horrible. My shoes were caked. The tent ended up super muddy. We were slipping and sliding on the road.