About Amphitheater (CO)
Number of accommodations: 20
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2026 Season availability
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Reviews (360)
What Guests Are Saying
Amphitheater Campground is highly praised for its stunning views, cleanliness, and friendly, helpful camp hosts who enhance the overall experience. While the campground features tight roads and small sites, making it less suitable for larger RVs, it is ideal for tents and smaller trailers. Some guests noted the need for bear boxes and improvements to the pit toilets, but many expressed their eagerness to return due to the beautiful setting and access to hiking trails.
What Guests Are Saying
Amphitheater Campground is highly praised for its stunning views, cleanliness, and friendly, helpful camp hosts who enhance the overall experience. While the campground features tight roads and small sites, making it less suitable for larger RVs, it is ideal for tents and smaller trailers. Some guests noted the need for bear boxes and improvements to the pit toilets, but many expressed their eagerness to return due to the beautiful setting and access to hiking trails.
Review Summary
Meri K
VerifiedDecember 24, 2025 • Stayed at: 008, Loop: AMPHITHEATER
Beautiful campground but they need bear boxes. Bears are there regularly and one broke into my truck to get the cooler. I was lucky there was no bad damage. This campground needs bear boxes.
Mallory W
VerifiedDecember 24, 2025 • Stayed at: 006, Loop: AMPHITHEATER
Tight corners navigating around the campground, wouldn’t recommend anything for any site longer than 23 foot trailer.. but all in all, a beautiful campground we have been waiting to get to. Being able to get to the perimeter trail from the campground is everything to this campground. We will be coming back for sure
Ann C
VerifiedDecember 24, 2025 • Stayed at: 020, Loop: AMPHITHEATER
Thank you. Our family is grateful that this wonderful campsite remains open and staffed.
Ann C
VerifiedDecember 24, 2025 • Stayed at: 020, Loop: AMPHITHEATER
Thank you. Our family is grateful that this wonderful campsite remains open and staffed.
Mallory W
VerifiedDecember 24, 2025 • Stayed at: 006, Loop: AMPHITHEATER
Tight corners navigating around the campground, wouldn’t recommend anything for any site longer than 23 foot trailer.. but all in all, a beautiful campground we have been waiting to get to. Being able to get to the perimeter trail from the campground is everything to this campground. We will be coming back for sure
Meri K
VerifiedDecember 24, 2025 • Stayed at: 008, Loop: AMPHITHEATER
Beautiful campground but they need bear boxes. Bears are there regularly and one broke into my truck to get the cooler. I was lucky there was no bad damage. This campground needs bear boxes.
Frankie A
VerifiedOctober 15, 2025 • Stayed at: 024, Loop: AMPHITHEATER
Beautiful view. Nice hosts.
Frankie A
VerifiedOctober 15, 2025 • Stayed at: 024, Loop: AMPHITHEATER
Beautiful view. Nice hosts.
James M
VerifiedSeptember 18, 2025 • Stayed at: 006, Loop: AMPHITHEATER
Steve the camp host is great. But he can't make the road any bigger or the curves less tight. RECREATION.GOV needs to post in BIG PRINT that access to most of the sites in Amphitheater is TIGHT. The views are spectacular in almost all directions, but if your TOTAL vehicle length is greater than 35', pay close attention to where the site is located and how the site is entered and exited. Campsite #6 shows it holds a 24' trailer...and it does. But we only had inches to spare making the turn in the loop at the bottom to get out.
Kurt D
VerifiedSeptember 18, 2025 • Stayed at: 017, Loop: AMPHITHEATER
The campground is on the side of a steep hill with very narrow roads, tight turns and generally small sites. If you have a big motorhome or long trailer, this isn’t a good choice for you. It’s great, however, for tents, vans, campers and small trailers.
We and some friends stayed here for five nights in early September while 4-wheeling the passes in our vintage Jeeps. We loved it. Despite a lot of turnover and being full every night, the campground was clean and quiet. Great views. Many nice sites.
The camp hosts are awesome. They work hard and stay busy but do a great job keeping everything shipshape while being friendly and helpful. Hats off to them, they added a lot to our enjoyment while there.
The only complaint from one of our friends was a noisy vent fan in a restroom near his campsite. It was a minor nighttime annoyance.
Location Amphitheater (CO)
Address:
Ouray, CO, 81427
United States
From Ouray, travel approximately 2 miles south on Highway 550. Watch for the campground sign and turnoff road to the left.
The campground is accessible via Highway 550, located approximately 2 miles north of the campground.
Latitude & Longitude: 38.0225 / -107.662
Elevation: 2575 feet
Policies & Rules
General
- Standard Single Family sites: Recreation Use Fee allows ONE camping unit ONLY.
- Extra Vehicles: Cannot be paid for in advance - upon arrival coordinate with the host for payment and where to park.
- campers are not considered a "no-show" until 24 hours after arrival date check in time. Our policy is that your site will not be released before that.
- FIRST COME FIRST SERVE sites must be booked in person. DO NOT call to determine availability, as they are only available on-site.
- Don't Move Firewood: Prevent the spread of tree-killing organisms by obtaining firewood at or near your destination and burning it on-site. For more information visit dontmovefirewood.org.
- Click here for more information on the Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests
- Opening and closing dates are weather permitting, please call 928-537-8888 for more information.
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Last updated: June 3, 2026
