Prospector

Nice big pull-through site, very close to restroom and a fresh-water spigot. Easy access to trails, beautiful views of Buffalo Mountain and the Ten Mile Range. Appreciate that the caretaker updates each site if there has been a cancellation. No highway noise!

We were somewhat disappointed with Prospector. Beautiful area, however it was very dusty and noisy. The water was limited to filling jugs and we were unable to fill our water tanks. There was no dump station; we had to use the dump station down at the local municipality which charge $10. The map indicates that there was water next to our site (105) however that had been shut off. There were very few spickets throughout the campground. Would not recommend

Loud noises after midnight and nothing was done about it. Daughter's family left early because of it. Camp hosts were not friendly, didn't speak to anyone that we know of.

Campground host was very helpful and kept bathrooms really clean!

Site was clean and had good proximity to water and restroom. Very quiet overall (we were there on a weekday though). Good cell service (Verizon). Couple ankle breaker holes at the picnic table could be filled in, but otherwise an overall solid experience.

Nice basic campground with plenty of space between sites. No electricity, of course and when we were there, the water wasn’t available either restrooms were basic but OK. Good location for access to Silverthorn and Dillon.

I love this campground. The only concern I have is the surrounding forest. There is so much beetle kill around the Dillon area that it will some day go up in flames similar to the Paradise CA fire. There are few evacuation roads. The forest management needs to be addressed.

I have camped at Dillon Reservoir many times, this last weekend was the first time since the new management took over as camp host. I was treated to a loud party, a camper next to me playing his guitar and wailing until 1Am, and flashlights shinning into my tent. My camp site was dirty, and no sign of the camp host. Very disappointed, I will not return and if you are looking to enjoy peace and the outdoors, this is not a good spot. It's a shame because this use to be a wonderful place to camp.

The only problems we experienced was weather related; in mid June. There can be high winds, which is very noisy in a tent in the middle of the night. RVs reported no problems. This happened twice in a week, the second time with rain, while we were out of the campsite. It caused a problem with the rain fly, getting the top sleeping bag wet. So we used the bottom one and all was fine.
So, the campground is very nice, be prepared for possible high winds which can occur at any time of day, with rain or clear skies.

We’ve camped at Prospector for many years and love the location to the lake. This year we’ve noticed a change in host management of the campground that hasn’t been positive. We stayed several nights and never saw the host once. Also, RV next to us ran their generator most of the night and nothing was done about it by the host. We were in a truck camper and it was very loud. There were many people in tents camped right around them as well.