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2026 Season availability
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Reviews (935)
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
Bill B
VerifiedJanuary 21, 2020 • Stayed at: 052, Loop: E
Trying to reserve a campsite at Dowdy is very mysterious. Usually, when I look for a site, I find that they are 100% reserved. This seems strange. So I kept looking and got lucky and found what I was looking for last time.
The way the system works, it seems you can't reserve too far ahead because nothing is available
It sure would be helpful if there was a publication that spells out all the details of how the reservation system works.
Jennifer D
VerifiedJanuary 20, 2020 • Stayed at: 049, Loop: E
Very clean and hosts were very nice
Jennifer D
VerifiedJanuary 20, 2020 • Stayed at: 049, Loop: E
Very clean and hosts were very nice
Gary E
VerifiedJanuary 19, 2020 • Stayed at: 042, Loop: E
A great little lake! Wife loves to kaiak there. Fishing is not so great as there is extreme pressure on the lake. Campground is clean. Getting a reservation at Dowdy is getting next to impossible, so good luck. You will enjoy your visit.
Gary E
VerifiedJanuary 19, 2020 • Stayed at: 042, Loop: E
A great little lake! Wife loves to kaiak there. Fishing is not so great as there is extreme pressure on the lake. Campground is clean. Getting a reservation at Dowdy is getting next to impossible, so good luck. You will enjoy your visit.
Ben K
VerifiedJanuary 17, 2020 • Stayed at: 029, Loop: C
The location was clean, facilities were well taken care off and clean, and the area was gorgeous.
Ben K
VerifiedJanuary 17, 2020 • Stayed at: 029, Loop: C
The location was clean, facilities were well taken care off and clean, and the area was gorgeous.
Shawn W
VerifiedJanuary 16, 2020 • Stayed at: 011, Loop: A
Nice clean site.
Norman E
January 16, 2020
Pretty campground and nice trails
Shawn W
VerifiedJanuary 16, 2020 • Stayed at: 011, Loop: A
Nice clean site.
Location & Directions for Dowdy Lake
9054 U.S Hwy 285, Morrison, CO 80465 United States
Elevation: 2,496 ft
Getting There
From Fort Collins, take Highway 287 north for approximately 24 mi to Livermore. Turn west on County Road 74 and continue about 23 mi to Dowdy Lake Road. Turn right, then another right onto Dowdy Drive and continue to the campground.
Highway access
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.
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