About Dowdy Lake
Number of accommodations: 50
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2026 Season availability
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- Potable Water
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- 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
Susan D
VerifiedAugust 13, 2021 • Stayed at: 033, Loop: D
Wonderful experience! Clean and beautiful! Camp host are very friendly and helpful.
Thomas C
VerifiedAugust 13, 2021 • Stayed at: 018, Loop: C
The Rec.gov reservations process is not user friendly and it has now become impossible to get the same campsite for more than one consecutive night. After multiple attempts, 6 months prior to our desired dates, we ended up having to reserve two different tent sites and had to breakdown our tent, etc. and move everything over to a different camp site after the first night. It made for a very miserable experience!! Not an enjoyable camping trip at all!! I've been taking my kids, and now grandchildren, up to Dowdy Lake for 44 years very enjoyable years, and it is no longer enjoyable! You have ruined the generational FAMILY experience!!
Susan D
VerifiedAugust 13, 2021 • Stayed at: 033, Loop: D
Wonderful experience! Clean and beautiful! Camp host are very friendly and helpful.
Thomas C
VerifiedAugust 13, 2021 • Stayed at: 018, Loop: C
The Rec.gov reservations process is not user friendly and it has now become impossible to get the same campsite for more than one consecutive night. After multiple attempts, 6 months prior to our desired dates, we ended up having to reserve two different tent sites and had to breakdown our tent, etc. and move everything over to a different camp site after the first night. It made for a very miserable experience!! Not an enjoyable camping trip at all!! I've been taking my kids, and now grandchildren, up to Dowdy Lake for 44 years very enjoyable years, and it is no longer enjoyable! You have ruined the generational FAMILY experience!!
Michelle L
August 9, 2021
The camp hosts were amazing! They were friendly and made every site seem like we were the first people to camp there. This is the cleanest site we’ve stayed in. The bear vaults were clean enough to store food in bins, not just trash. The camping pad was freshly raked before our arrival. We had a wonderful stay and can’t wait to go back!
Michelle L
August 9, 2021
The camp hosts were amazing! They were friendly and made every site seem like we were the first people to camp there. This is the cleanest site we’ve stayed in. The bear vaults were clean enough to store food in bins, not just trash. The camping pad was freshly raked before our arrival. We had a wonderful stay and can’t wait to go back!
Susan S
VerifiedAugust 5, 2021 • Stayed at: 003, Loop: A
Lake was great for kayaking, camp hosts were nice ,the whole place was neat, even the pit toilets are very clean!
Susan S
VerifiedAugust 5, 2021 • Stayed at: 003, Loop: A
Lake was great for kayaking, camp hosts were nice ,the whole place was neat, even the pit toilets are very clean!
Lisa E
VerifiedAugust 4, 2021 • Stayed at: 036, Loop: D
Great place to camp. The campground hosts do an amazing job keeping the camp sites and bathrooms clean.
Lisa E
VerifiedAugust 4, 2021 • Stayed at: 036, Loop: D
Great place to camp. The campground hosts do an amazing job keeping the camp sites and bathrooms clean.
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
