A landscape shot of Blue Mesa Reservoir with peaks in the background
Wildlife in Curecanti National Recreation Area
Sunrise Over Curecanti National Recreation Area
Clouds above peaks and Blue Mesa Reservoir
Curecanti National Recreation Area

About Lake Fork Campground

Lake Fork Campground is on the Blue Mesa Reservoir, near the reservoir's dam. It is a part of the historic Curecanti Recreation Area and is an ideal place to stay for days of boat recreation, hiking and taking in the views of the Black Canyon.

Available sites

82 total sites

Seasonal information

2026 Season availability

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Campground Amenities

Water and Hygiene

Water and Hygiene

  • Potable Water
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Rates, Sites & Availability

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82 Sites Available

Site
Price
🚐 001, Loop: Lower Loop RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Back-in Site
🚐 002, Loop: Lower Loop RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Back-in Site
🚐 003, Loop: Lower Loop RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Back-in Site
🚐 004, Loop: Lower Loop RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Back-in Site
🚐 005, Loop: Lower Loop RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Back-in Site
🚐 006, Loop: Lower Loop RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Back-in Site
🚐 007, Loop: Lower Loop RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Back-in Site
🚐 008, Loop: Lower Loop RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Back-in Site
🚐 009, Loop: Lower Loop RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Back-in Site
🚐 010, Loop: Lower Loop RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Back-in Site
🚐 011, Loop: Lower Loop RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Back-in Site
🚐 012, Loop: Lower Loop RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Back-in Site
🚐 013, Loop: Lower Loop RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Back-in Site
🚐 014, Loop: Lower Loop RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Back-in Site
🚐 015, Loop: Lower Loop RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Back-in Site
🚐 016, Loop: Lower Loop RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Back-in Site
🚐 017, Loop: Lower Loop RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Back-in Site
🚐 018, Loop: Lower Loop RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Back-in Site
🚐 019, Loop: Lower Loop RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Back-in Site
🚐 020, Loop: Middle Loop RV
Pet Friendly · 30 × 24 ft · Paved
🚐 021, Loop: Middle Loop RV
Pet Friendly · 30 × 24 ft · Paved
🚐 022, Loop: Middle Loop RV
Pet Friendly · 30 × 24 ft · Paved
🚐 023, Loop: Middle Loop RV
Pet Friendly · 30 × 24 ft · Paved
🚐 024, Loop: Middle Loop RV
Pet Friendly · 30 × 24 ft · Paved
🚐 025, Loop: Middle Loop RV
Pet Friendly · 30 × 24 ft · Paved
🚐 027, Loop: Upper Loop RV
Pet Friendly · 39 × 26 ft · Paved
🚐 028, Loop: Upper Loop RV
Pet Friendly · 38 × 24 ft · Paved
🚐 029, Loop: Upper Loop RV
Pet Friendly · 38 × 24 ft · Paved
🚐 030, Loop: Upper Loop RV
Pet Friendly · 40 × 25 ft · Paved
🚐 031, Loop: Upper Loop RV
Pet Friendly · 40 × 25 ft · Paved
🚐 032, Loop: Upper Loop RV
Pet Friendly · 40 × 25 ft · Paved
🚐 033, Loop: Upper Loop RV
Pet Friendly · 52 × 12 ft · Paved
🚐 034, Loop: Upper Loop RV
Pet Friendly · 38 × 19 ft · Paved
🚐 035, Loop: Upper Loop RV
Pet Friendly · 38 × 19 ft · Paved
🚐 037, Loop: Upper Loop RV
Pet Friendly · 38 × 19 ft · Paved
🚐 038, Loop: Upper Loop RV
Pet Friendly · 38 × 19 ft · Paved
🚐 039, Loop: Upper Loop RV
Pet Friendly · 38 × 19 ft · Paved
🚐 040, Loop: Upper Loop RV
Pet Friendly · 38 × 19 ft · Paved
🚐 041, Loop: Upper Loop RV
Pet Friendly · 38 × 19 ft · Paved
🚐 042, Loop: Upper Loop RV
Pet Friendly · 38 × 19 ft · Paved
🚐 043, Loop: Upper Loop RV
Pet Friendly · 38 × 19 ft · Paved
🚐 044, Loop: Upper Loop RV
Pet Friendly · 38 × 19 ft · Paved
🚐 045, Loop: Upper Loop RV
Pet Friendly · 38 × 19 ft · Paved
🚐 046, Loop: Upper Loop RV
Pet Friendly · 22 × 10 ft · Paved
🚐 047, Loop: Upper Loop RV
Pet Friendly · 22 × 10 ft · Paved
🚐 048, Loop: Upper Loop RV
Pet Friendly · 22 × 10 ft · Paved
🚐 049, Loop: Upper Loop RV
Pet Friendly · 22 × 10 ft · Paved
🚐 050, Loop: Upper Loop RV
Pet Friendly · 20 × 10 ft · Paved
🚐 051, Loop: Upper Loop RV
Pet Friendly · 22 × 11 ft · Paved
🚐 052, Loop: Upper Loop RV
Pet Friendly · 22 × 14 ft · Paved
🚐 053, Loop: Upper Loop RV
Pet Friendly · 22 × 14 ft · Paved
🚐 054, Loop: Upper Loop RV
Pet Friendly · 28 × 14 ft · Paved
🚐 055, Loop: Upper Loop RV
Pet Friendly · 28 × 14 ft · Paved
🚐 056, Loop: Upper Loop RV
Pet Friendly · 28 × 14 ft · Paved
🚐 057, Loop: Upper Loop RV
Pet Friendly · 28 × 14 ft · Paved
🚐 058, Loop: Upper Loop RV
Pet Friendly · 45 × 23 ft · Paved
🚐 059, Loop: Upper Loop RV
Pet Friendly · 30 × 23 ft · Paved
🚐 060, Loop: Upper Loop RV
Pet Friendly · 30 × 23 ft · Paved
🚐 061, Loop: Upper Loop RV
Pet Friendly · 30 × 23 ft · Paved
🚐 062, Loop: Upper Loop RV
Pet Friendly · 30 × 23 ft · Paved
🚐 063, Loop: Upper Loop RV
Pet Friendly · 30 × 23 ft · Paved
🚐 064, Loop: Upper Loop RV
Pet Friendly · 30 × 23 ft · Paved
🚐 065, Loop: Upper Loop RV
Pet Friendly · 30 × 23 ft · Paved
🚐 066, Loop: Upper Loop RV
Pet Friendly · 30 × 23 ft · Paved
🚐 067, Loop: Upper Loop RV
Pet Friendly · 30 × 23 ft · Paved
🚐 068, Loop: Upper Loop RV
Pet Friendly · 30 × 23 ft · Paved
🚐 069, Loop: Upper Loop RV
Pet Friendly · 50 × 12 ft · Paved
🚐 070, Loop: Upper Loop RV
Pet Friendly · 50 × 12 ft · Paved
🚐 071, Loop: Upper Loop RV
Pet Friendly · 50 × 12 ft · Paved
🚐 072, Loop: Upper Loop RV
Pet Friendly · 50 × 12 ft · Paved
🚐 073, Loop: Upper Loop RV
Pet Friendly · 50 × 12 ft · Paved
🚐 074, Loop: Upper Loop RV
Pet Friendly · 50 × 12 ft · Paved
🚐 075, Loop: Upper Loop RV
Pet Friendly · 50 × 12 ft · Paved
🚐 076, Loop: Upper Loop RV
Pet Friendly · 50 × 12 ft · Paved
🚐 077, Loop: Upper Loop RV
Pet Friendly · 50 × 12 ft · Paved
🚐 078, Loop: Upper Loop RV
Pet Friendly · 50 × 12 ft · Paved
🚐 079, Loop: Upper Loop RV
Pet Friendly · 50 × 12 ft · Paved
🚐 080, Loop: Upper Loop RV
Pet Friendly · 50 × 12 ft · Paved
🚐 081, Loop: Upper Loop RV
Pet Friendly · 50 × 12 ft · Paved
🚐 082, Loop: Upper Loop RV
Pet Friendly · 50 × 12 ft · Paved
🚐 083, Loop: Upper Loop RV
Pet Friendly · 50 × 12 ft · Paved
🚐 084, Loop: Upper Loop RV
Pet Friendly · 50 × 12 ft · Paved

Reviews

244 reviews

Summary

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Lake Fork Campground offers beautiful views of the lake and surrounding mountains, providing a peaceful atmosphere, particularly during less crowded times. The campground features clean bathrooms, accessible drinking water, and ample amenities for RVs, making it a pleasant stay for many visitors. However, some campers noted limited shade, tight campsite spacing, and the campground's parking lot-like layout, which may detract from the experience for those seeking a more traditional camping environment.

Based on guest feedback

4.2

Overall rating

Based on 244 reviews

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5 stars 50.8% (124)
4 stars 30.7% (75)
3 stars 9.4% (23)
2 stars 4.5% (11)
1 star 4.5% (11)

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Talya B

Verified

July 22, 2023 Stayed at: 048, Loop: Upper Loop

The campground was clean overall, and if a visitor is staying in a motor home or an RV I would highly recommend it as there are impeccable views of the Gunnison River and the night sky. The reason I am giving it such a low rating is not because of the physical aspects of the campground, but the management of the area. As it is a docking site, many boats were docked away from designated areas. This created an issue as many people were parking their boats on grasses and shores close to their campsites, which is not allowed and created an issue for those wanted to use the shores for other recreational purposes. The dry tent sites were very compact and close to one another, and I was a mere few feet away from other campers in their designated areas. In my camping experience at Lake Fork, there were two rowdy groups on each side of my designated camping area who were up partying until late at night. I had gone up to both parties and asked them to be quiet at a reasonable hour, and was surprised by the lack of an enforced quiet hour policy at the campground, especially when the designated camping areas were so close together. Both groups were incredibly rude even after I asked them to be considerate after midnight, which turned my camping trip very sour and led to a poor night of sleep for both me and my partner. If you have a quiet, insulated space or do not mind that kind of atmosphere, then this campground is for you. But if you were looking for a tranquil night under the stars or a place to rest after a long day of driving/hiking/exploring, I would not recommend it for this reason. This was our reason for selecting this site, as it was marketed as a tranquil place to get some rest or camp, but this was unfortunately not the case.

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Talya B

Verified

July 22, 2023 Stayed at: 048, Loop: Upper Loop

The campground was clean overall, and if a visitor is staying in a motor home or an RV I would highly recommend it as there are impeccable views of the Gunnison River and the night sky. The reason I am giving it such a low rating is not because of the physical aspects of the campground, but the management of the area. As it is a docking site, many boats were docked away from designated areas. This created an issue as many people were parking their boats on grasses and shores close to their campsites, which is not allowed and created an issue for those wanted to use the shores for other recreational purposes. The dry tent sites were very compact and close to one another, and I was a mere few feet away from other campers in their designated areas. In my camping experience at Lake Fork, there were two rowdy groups on each side of my designated camping area who were up partying until late at night. I had gone up to both parties and asked them to be quiet at a reasonable hour, and was surprised by the lack of an enforced quiet hour policy at the campground, especially when the designated camping areas were so close together. Both groups were incredibly rude even after I asked them to be considerate after midnight, which turned my camping trip very sour and led to a poor night of sleep for both me and my partner. If you have a quiet, insulated space or do not mind that kind of atmosphere, then this campground is for you. But if you were looking for a tranquil night under the stars or a place to rest after a long day of driving/hiking/exploring, I would not recommend it for this reason. This was our reason for selecting this site, as it was marketed as a tranquil place to get some rest or camp, but this was unfortunately not the case.

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Judy P

Verified

July 10, 2023 Stayed at: 071, Loop: Upper Loop

It would be so helpful to have the showers open at the campgrounds again. This was a service that my family always took advantage of and were happy to contribute the fee to use the showers.

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Judy P

Verified

July 10, 2023 Stayed at: 071, Loop: Upper Loop

It would be so helpful to have the showers open at the campgrounds again. This was a service that my family always took advantage of and were happy to contribute the fee to use the showers.

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Rachael H

Verified

July 4, 2023 Stayed at: 050, Loop: Upper Loop

The walk in sites have a great view and are still close to parking lot and bathrooms which are clean and stocked. Camp hosts were present, friendly and helpful.

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Rachael H

Verified

July 4, 2023 Stayed at: 050, Loop: Upper Loop

The walk in sites have a great view and are still close to parking lot and bathrooms which are clean and stocked. Camp hosts were present, friendly and helpful.

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Michael H

Verified

June 28, 2023 Stayed at: 058, Loop: Upper Loop

They really made a nice campground. The camp hosts were so nice. When I booked I thought we would be in a parking lot. And it kinda is but really was an amazing parking lot:). I highly recommend this for anyone who wants to fish or if you need a launchpad for other activities. Or for someone like me that doesn’t want to camp in a dirt lot.

Truthfully was a great spot with great views.

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Nathan H

Verified

June 28, 2023 Stayed at: 046, Loop: Upper Loop

The campgrounds are very well maintained. The bathrooms are very nice. The scenery is fantastic and best of all there were no bugs! Would recommend staying there and I'll be back.

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Michael H

Verified

June 28, 2023 Stayed at: 058, Loop: Upper Loop

They really made a nice campground. The camp hosts were so nice. When I booked I thought we would be in a parking lot. And it kinda is but really was an amazing parking lot:). I highly recommend this for anyone who wants to fish or if you need a launchpad for other activities. Or for someone like me that doesn’t want to camp in a dirt lot.

Truthfully was a great spot with great views.

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Nathan H

Verified

June 28, 2023 Stayed at: 046, Loop: Upper Loop

The campgrounds are very well maintained. The bathrooms are very nice. The scenery is fantastic and best of all there were no bugs! Would recommend staying there and I'll be back.

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Location & Directions for Lake Fork Campground

102 Elk Creek, Gunnison, CO 81230 United States

Elevation: 2,301 ft

Getting There

Lake Fork campground is located off of Hwy 50 between Gunnison and Montrose, along Blue Mesa reservoir.

Nearest town

Gunnison, CO - 29 mi

About 34 min to downtown

Highway access

Lake Fork Campground is accessible via Highway 50, which runs between Gunnison and Montrose.

Near Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park

The closest entrance is: South Rim Entrance Station

Approximate drive: 24.9 mi · 43 min

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Last updated: November 2, 2026

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