About Dowdy Lake
Number of accommodations: 50
Seasonal information
2026 Season availability
Campground Amenities
Water and Hygiene
- Potable Water
Water Access
- Lake Access
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Reviews (836)
What Guests Are Saying
Dowdy Lake offers a beautiful campground with well-maintained sites and restrooms, stunning scenery, and abundant wildlife, making it a favorite spot for campers. Many visitors appreciate the peaceful atmosphere, clean facilities, and helpful camp hosts. While some minor issues, like noise from nearby roads and bright restroom lights, were noted, overall experiences have been positive, with enjoyable outdoor activities and a pleasant camping environment.
What Guests Are Saying
Dowdy Lake offers a beautiful campground with well-maintained sites and restrooms, stunning scenery, and abundant wildlife, making it a favorite spot for campers. Many visitors appreciate the peaceful atmosphere, clean facilities, and helpful camp hosts. While some minor issues, like noise from nearby roads and bright restroom lights, were noted, overall experiences have been positive, with enjoyable outdoor activities and a pleasant camping environment.
Review Summary
Robert H
VerifiedJuly 7, 2022 • Stayed at: 043, Loop: E
Campground experience was great. Restrooms were very clean and well tended to. Other campers were friendly and respectful of quiet hours. The reason for a 4 and not a 5 is because our campsite had not been raked and the fire pit had many ashes still in it. Love Dowdy!
Robert H
VerifiedJuly 7, 2022 • Stayed at: 043, Loop: E
Campground experience was great. Restrooms were very clean and well tended to. Other campers were friendly and respectful of quiet hours. The reason for a 4 and not a 5 is because our campsite had not been raked and the fire pit had many ashes still in it. Love Dowdy!
Sandra F
VerifiedJuly 6, 2022 • Stayed at: 004, Loop: A
Campsite was clean upon arrival. The bathrooms, though outhouses, were well maintained multiple times a day. Campers are helpful to one another.
Sandra F
VerifiedJuly 6, 2022 • Stayed at: 004, Loop: A
Campsite was clean upon arrival. The bathrooms, though outhouses, were well maintained multiple times a day. Campers are helpful to one another.
Michelle S
VerifiedJune 29, 2022 • Stayed at: 056, Loop: E
Campground host is always nice and polite. Vaulted toilets are always clean. We love this campground! Only bad thing on this trip is someone had to be taken by ambulance at 2:30am and there was alot of noise getting this person to safety. Good to know that if something bad happens emergency services can still get to you. AND my daughter caught her first fish this trip!!!!!!
Michelle S
VerifiedJune 29, 2022 • Stayed at: 056, Loop: E
Campground host is always nice and polite. Vaulted toilets are always clean. We love this campground! Only bad thing on this trip is someone had to be taken by ambulance at 2:30am and there was alot of noise getting this person to safety. Good to know that if something bad happens emergency services can still get to you. AND my daughter caught her first fish this trip!!!!!!
Diana L
VerifiedJune 28, 2022 • Stayed at: 051, Loop: E
Great spot! Stayed at camp spot #51, excellent location. Close to the bathrooms, great view of the lake, far enough away from neighbors to feel private. Very clean and quiet. Would definitely go back again.
Diana L
VerifiedJune 28, 2022 • Stayed at: 051, Loop: E
Great spot! Stayed at camp spot #51, excellent location. Close to the bathrooms, great view of the lake, far enough away from neighbors to feel private. Very clean and quiet. Would definitely go back again.
Jennifer D
VerifiedJune 24, 2022 • Stayed at: 011, Loop: A
This is our most favorite Camping place every year we love it. Our Camp Hosts are always so nice and take good care of the bathrooms and campsites.
Hoping someday the Rec Goverment can come up with a better way to reserve sites. Maybe someday they will had some more sites. Some places in Laramie County you can put on an “Alert” where it will tell you there are openings. Maybe it can be adopted at this lake.
Jennifer D
VerifiedJune 24, 2022 • Stayed at: 011, Loop: A
This is our most favorite Camping place every year we love it. Our Camp Hosts are always so nice and take good care of the bathrooms and campsites.
Hoping someday the Rec Goverment can come up with a better way to reserve sites. Maybe someday they will had some more sites. Some places in Laramie County you can put on an “Alert” where it will tell you there are openings. Maybe it can be adopted at this lake.
Location Dowdy Lake
Address:
9054 U.S Hwy 285
Morrison, CO, 80465
United States
From Fort Collins, take Highway 287 north for approximately 24 miles to Livermore. Turn west on County Road 74 and continue about 23 miles to Dowdy Lake Road. Turn right, then another right onto Dowdy Drive and continue to the campground.
Dowdy Lake is accessed via Highway 287, which is approximately 24 miles from Fort Collins. From Highway 287, the route continues on County Road 74 for about 23 miles before reaching Dowdy Lake Road.
Latitude & Longitude: 40.7965 / -105.566
Elevation: 2496 feet
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Last updated: June 4, 2026
