Best Tent Camping near Shiprock, NM
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Best Tent Sites Near Shiprock, NM (10)
1. Ute Mountain Tribal Park Campground
Towaoc, Colorado1 Review•14 Saves**It must be noted that the Ute Mountain reservation is sovereign nation and we respectfully ask that you to please respect our ways of life and culture beliefs.
Please be aware that this campground is located on tribal lands of a sovereign nation and subject to tribal laws and regulations. Please familiarize yourself with the rules and regulations of this campground violations may be considered trespassing on Federal Indian Reservation. You may also come across tribal members who live in the area who are going about their business, please be respectful of them and their privacy. And to end on a good note, thank you for your interest in staying in a campground on a tribal nation – your patronage and respect for these tribes and their unique cultures and histories can ensure that the relationship outdoor community continues to be positive. If you are looking for more information, please feel free to connect with @NativesOutdoors and len@natives-outdoors.org
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- Picnic Table
2. Canyons of the Ancients, Sand Canyon (Road 4725)
Cortez, Colorado5 Reviews•14 Photos•145 Saves- Pets
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- Standard (Tent/RV)
3. Forest Road 316 Roadside Camp
Mancos, Colorado6 Reviews•3 Photos•48 Saves- Pets
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- Dispersed
- Alcohol
5. Buffalo Pass Campground
Newcomb, New Mexico1 Review•6 Saves- Pets
- Fires
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- Picnic Table
- Alcohol
$5 / night
6. Cherry Creek Gravel Lot
Hesperus, Colorado2 Reviews•1 Photo•20 Saves- Pets
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- ADA Access
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8. Kelly Place B&B
Be the first to review!Towaoc, Colorado•4 Saves- Pets
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- Toilets
10. South Shore Campground
Be the first to review!Canyon De Chelly National Monument, Arizona•5 Saves- Pets
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Recent Tent Reviews in Shiprock
420 Reviews of 10 Shiprock Campgrounds
Paulina B.
Ranger
Morefield Campground — Mesa Verde National Park
Mesa Verde’s Gateway
Morefield Campground, located just inside Mesa Verde National Park, offers a convenient and scenic basecamp for exploring the park’s incredible ancient cliff dwellings and stunning landscapes. The campground is spacious and well-organized, with over 250 sites that accommodate tents, RVs, and trailers. The setting is peaceful, with sweeping views of mesas and easy access to trails like the Point Lookout Trail.
Amenities are a highlight here, including flush toilets, showers, a well-stocked camp store, and even a fuel station. It’s an excellent choice for families or those who appreciate a few comforts while camping.
However, campers should be prepared for sudden and severe weather. The high desert location can bring intense storms with strong winds. During our stay, our tent nearly flew away despite being staked down securely, so it’s worth bringing extra gear like sandbags or heavy-duty stakes to keep your setup anchored.
Overall, Morefield Campground is an excellent choice for exploring Mesa Verde, combining convenient amenities with a beautiful natural setting. Just keep an eye on the weather and pack accordingly to ensure a comfortable stay.
- Paulina B.Ranger
Madden Peak Road - Dispersed
Scenic and Secluded
Madden Peak dispersed camping is a fantastic option for those seeking a peaceful and scenic camping experience near Mesa Verde National Park, Cortez, and Durango. This area is big rig accessible, with relatively flat camping spots, though the access roads can be bumpy at times . Campfires are allowed, making it a cozy spot for evenings under the stars.
The location offers stunning views of the La Plata Mountains and the surrounding wilderness, providing a serene backdrop for your stay. For outdoor enthusiasts, nearby hiking options include the Madden Peak Trail, which spans 4.5 miles and can be extended to summit Parrot Peak and Gibbs Peak. It's an ideal choice for campers who enjoy combining relaxation with outdoor adventure.
Shannon E W.
Scout
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.
Kim S.
TravelerMorefield 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.
- DDavid O.Scout
Morefield Campground — Mesa Verde National Park
Beautiful, quiet restful
Two nights here. Boondocks go, no water needed, but great location, restrooms nearby. Very peaceful.
- DDiana K.Scout
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.
- JJuliana R.Traveler
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.
taren C.Scout
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.
J. F.Scout
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.
- FFrancis W.Traveler
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.
- Mark B.
GuideMesa 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.
Carol B.Guide
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.
- MMichaelRanger
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.
Levi S.Traveler
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.
- Patricia N.Ranger
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.
- LLaurance L.Traveler
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
Noel L.Guide
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.
- SScott S.Guide
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.
- LLorene N.Guide
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
- BBrian C.Scout
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.
- BBrian C.Scout
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.
- Jacob D.Guide
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.
Cas M.Traveler
Sand Canyon
Great views
Beautiful views, good cell reception. Could hear neighbors but people were quiet and respectful. Also lots of bats flying around!!
- KKevin H.Traveler
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
- JJerry R.Guide
Angel Peak Scenic View Campground
Great view clean restroom
31/2 miles gravel road good shape
Elvira M.TravelerChutes 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.
- Elvira M.Traveler
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.
Guide to Shiprock
Tent camping near Shiprock, New Mexico offers a unique blend of natural beauty and cultural experiences, making it an ideal getaway for outdoor enthusiasts.
Tent campers appreciate these amenities
- The Ute Mountain Tribal Park Campground allows pets and features picnic tables, perfect for a comfortable stay.
- At Canyons of the Ancients, Sand Canyon (Road 4725), campers can enjoy fires and have access to firewood, enhancing the camping experience.
- Forest Road 316 Roadside Camp is big rig friendly and permits campfires, making it a convenient choice for larger groups.
Some prices for tent camping range from $0 to $20
- Camping at Canyons of the Ancients, Sand Canyon (Road 4725) is free, allowing for an affordable outdoor adventure.
- The Ute Mountain Tribal Park Campground may have fees, but it offers a unique cultural experience in a tribal park setting.
- Cherry Creek Gravel Lot provides a budget-friendly option for those looking to camp without breaking the bank.
Local attractions to explore
- The scenic views and hiking opportunities at Canyons of the Ancients, Sand Canyon (Road 4725) make it a must-visit for nature lovers.
- Buffalo Pass Campground offers access to beautiful landscapes and is a great spot for wildlife viewing.
- The remote and peaceful setting of Cannonball Mesa provides a perfect backdrop for stargazing and enjoying the tranquility of nature.
Frequently Asked Questions
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According to TheDyrt.com, the most popular tent campground near Shiprock, NM is Ute Mountain Tribal Park Campground with a 2-star rating from 1 review.
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