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2026 Season availability
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Reviews (31)
What Guests Are Saying
Transfer Campground offers a beautiful setting with friendly and helpful hosts, making for a pleasant camping experience. Visitors appreciate the cleanliness and maintenance of the grounds, along with well-kept bathrooms and stunning scenery. However, some minor downsides include a busy nearby road, limited shade, and the absence of trash service, which require some planning for future visits.
What Guests Are Saying
Transfer Campground offers a beautiful setting with friendly and helpful hosts, making for a pleasant camping experience. Visitors appreciate the cleanliness and maintenance of the grounds, along with well-kept bathrooms and stunning scenery. However, some minor downsides include a busy nearby road, limited shade, and the absence of trash service, which require some planning for future visits.
Review Summary
Paul S
VerifiedJuly 15, 2021 • Stayed at: 001, Loop: Transfer
The campground host, Daniel Boonedocker was the best! You have a good ambassador in him.
Location & Directions for Transfer Campground
17541 Fs 565, Mancos, CO 81328 United States
Elevation: 2,720 ft
Getting There
<p>From Mancos, CO: travel 1/4 mi north on Hwy 184, turn right on West Mancos Road (Forest Road 561) and travel 10.5 mi to the campground. Most of the road is unpaved, but has a good gravel surface. PLEASE NOTE that the Horse Sites are located b...
From Mancos, CO: travel 1/4 mi north on Hwy 184, turn right on West Mancos Road (Forest Road 561) and travel 10.5 mi to the campground. Most of the road is unpaved, but has a good gravel surface. PLEASE NOTE that the Horse Sites are located before reaching the campground on the opposite side of the road off FSR 561, a totally separate area.
Highway access
Transfer Campground is accessible via Hwy 184, which connects to US Highway 160 approximately 15 miles to the south.
Policies & Rules
General
- The extended summer season will continue starting 9/28 through 10/19/2025, FCFS only campsites. No Water will be available during this time. Please plan accordingly. Restrooms will still be available. No trash service. "Pack It in - Pack It Out". Group campsite is not open during this time.
- Although livestock is not allowed in the main campground, there are campsites for stock users OUTSIDE the main campground ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE of Forest Rd. 561, with H01, H02, H03 & H04 sites adjacent to a corral. PLEASE NOTE that the Horse Sites are located before reaching the campground on the opposite side of the road off FSR 561, a totally separate area.
- Click here for more information on the San Juan National Forest
- Don't Move Firewood: Prevent the spread of tree-killing organisms by obtaining firewood at or near your destination and burning it on-site. For more information visit dontmovefirewood.org.
- First come first serve sites available
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
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