Matterhorn

Matterhorn is such a nice and quiet campground that has plenty of space between each site. Perfect location. Camp hosts were fantastic too!

The driveway is full of potholes that were present last year. On site managers states multiple requests to the Forest Service to repair the road have gone unanswered.

The CG's Host - Joslyn - was great to work with. I arrived with a 1 night reservation and she assisted me in identifying a First come-First serve site that I was able to occupy for my entire 7 night stay. The Assistant Hosts were also friendly and helpful. The rest rooms were clean throughout my stay. 1 issue I would note: 1 toilet stall in the men's restroom was O-O-O and I believe has been for a long time. I am not suggesting that is the fault of the hosts, but should get resolved. Matterhorn is a beautiful campground located a couple miles from Lizard Head Pass and ~15 minutes south of Telluride. There are great hiking/biking opportunities available without ever going 'into town'. The CG sits alongside HWY 145, but is easy to ignore. The mountains are stunning in this area of Colorado and the night sky is truly amazing on clear nights. Enjoy!!

There was no prior communication via email reminders that water was not available.

Matterhorn is one of our favorite places to camp. However, with our last visit we found the same giant pot holes in the road that have been there for the last two years. The vault toilet had still not been pumped out and it was full last fall. The water was not yet turned on. I can understand the water situation given how early in the season it is but it would be really helpful if the Forest Service, the contracted campground mangers and Recreation.gov could coordinate and notify campsite reservation holders that fact a head of time. There are really no other options for drinking water in the area other than driving to Telluride or Mountain Village and buying bottled water. Fortunately we know the odds of water being available at USFS campgrounds is only 50/50 so we came prepared. Campers should also know that even if basic amenities like water or vault toilets are temporarily unavailable the campsite fees remain the same.

Such a beautiful camping spot! We absolutely loved the Matterhorn site. We had spot 016. The only thing is we were there for a wedding and were hoping to take advantage of the showers to get ready for it but a pipe burst or something and no running water was available. We managed because we brought water with us so everything worked out fine. Highly recommend camping here!

Remote from Telluride, the night shy is flooded with stars. Campsites shaded by mountains but very close to each other. Roads full of potholes. Hosts were awesome. Just enough internet to send/receive texts or stream audio... forget about sending pics. Beautiful area!

Nice campground, well kept and clean facilities. Running water bathrooms and showers are a plus. Great hosts.

Great camping, horrible camp host.
The Camp Coast was never around during the day, and was not helpful, was downright right rude!

This is the longest we've ever stayed at one campsite, 4 nights, as we usually opt for dispersed camping. There is no cell coverage for miles, and we loved it! The showers are included and are better than I expected: warm-ish and plenty of room. But as basic as it gets, mostly just a strong spray of water. Most of the campsites on the outside of the circle are fairly private, some very private. 18 was our favorite, but the ones by the creek are also great. There was a bit of road noise, but considering how close we were it wasn't awful. We found the host very gracious and felt she took good care of the property. There is also a no-trailer campground up the road called Priest Lake which was entirely FF and mostly empty. There is a wonderful walk through beautiful meadows between the campgrounds. We also saw amazing dispersed campsites on the way to Hope Lake trailhead!