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About Ansel Watrous
Number of accommodations: 13
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2026 Season availability
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- River Access
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- Pet friendly
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Reviews (208)
What Guests Are Saying
Ansel Watrous campground offers a beautiful and well-maintained setting by the river, providing enjoyable camping experiences with friendly hosts and great access for fishing and hiking. Many guests appreciate the cleanliness of the facilities and the peaceful atmosphere, making it a favorite spot for relaxation and outdoor activities. However, some reviewers noted issues with site reservations and occasional road noise, but these concerns did not overshadow the overall positive experiences shared by most campers.
What Guests Are Saying
Ansel Watrous campground offers a beautiful and well-maintained setting by the river, providing enjoyable camping experiences with friendly hosts and great access for fishing and hiking. Many guests appreciate the cleanliness of the facilities and the peaceful atmosphere, making it a favorite spot for relaxation and outdoor activities. However, some reviewers noted issues with site reservations and occasional road noise, but these concerns did not overshadow the overall positive experiences shared by most campers.
Review Summary
Angela P
VerifiedJune 29, 2022 • Stayed at: 016, Loop: LOWER
Great place to camp!!! Very clean restrooms!!!
Lindsay H
June 27, 2022
Overall, awesome access to the Poudre. The river gives some great white noise to drown out the traffic. It's really pretty there. The campground itself was ok, the lower section is managed by the host at the upper and one of them was a little rude to my kids. There's a lot of traffic of people that drive through the campground looking for a spots. A simple sign that says the campground is full at the entrance would be helpful. Most people are going really fast when they realize there's no spots. Otherwise, really nice, some spots are shady but some are wide open and it was hot.
Chris C
VerifiedJune 22, 2022 • Stayed at: 012, Loop: LOWER
Great campground
Amber R
VerifiedJune 17, 2022 • Stayed at: 002, Loop: UPPER
This was an amazing campground. We go camping quite frequently in multiple different states/terrain. This was the cleanest vault bathroom I've ever seen. The camp hosts have some kind of fresheners in the bathrooms that make it very nice. This campground is also right next to the river. It was great hearing the sound of the rushing water through the night (we went in June when snow run off was melting and water levels pretty high). There are not very many sites at all, which makes for a lovely little spot to have a quiet camping trip. The sound of the river makes it where you can't hear your neighbor campsites at all. Giant white noise machine for sleeping at night. They also had firewood for sale. We will be back!!
Shannon F
VerifiedJune 9, 2022 • Stayed at: 007, Loop: UPPER
Very nice well kept campground. Restrooms always clean and supplied. Nice just to relax and sit and listen to the river.
Bev B
VerifiedMay 20, 2022 • Stayed at: 006, Loop: UPPER
All went smoothly except that I was not able to use my senior pass when I booked online.
Doug G
VerifiedMay 10, 2022 • Stayed at: 007, Loop: UPPER
Well maintained. Excellent hosts. A great stay.
Jeffrey B
VerifiedMay 9, 2022 • Stayed at: 008, Loop: UPPER
The site was awesome and so was the camp host.
Clint E
April 30, 2022
Great place close to home!
Shawn S
April 25, 2022
lovely, a bit if in and out traffic, yet still peaceful.
Location Ansel Watrous
Address:
9054 U.S Hwy 285
Morrison, CO, 80465
United States
From Fort Collins, take Highway 14 northwest for 13 miles.
The campground is accessible via Highway 14, which is a major road leading northwest from Fort Collins.
Elevation: 1780 feet
99 mi drive to downtown Morrison (about 1 hr 47 min)
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Last updated: September 1, 2026