About Prospector
Number of accommodations: 103
Campground Amenities
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Potable Water
Seasonal information
2026 Season availability
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Reviews (448)
What Guests Are Saying
Prospector Campground offers spacious sites with beautiful mountain views and close proximity to Lake Dillon, making it a popular choice for campers. Visitors appreciate the clean facilities, helpful camp hosts, and numerous nearby recreational activities like hiking and kayaking. However, some reviews mention challenges such as a lack of potable water, limited shade, and issues with road access and campsite maintenance.
What Guests Are Saying
Prospector Campground offers spacious sites with beautiful mountain views and close proximity to Lake Dillon, making it a popular choice for campers. Visitors appreciate the clean facilities, helpful camp hosts, and numerous nearby recreational activities like hiking and kayaking. However, some reviews mention challenges such as a lack of potable water, limited shade, and issues with road access and campsite maintenance.
Review Summary
Sarah V
VerifiedAugust 31, 2023 • Stayed at: 058, Loop: D
Great view, close to the bathroom and trash. Bring your own shade
Michael S
VerifiedAugust 31, 2023 • Stayed at: 064, Loop: D
We live close by so came here to hang out in Summit County for a couple of days. Had not been to this campground since the beetle infestation, and I was surprised at how well it had recovered. A couple of parties ran their generators constantly, legal but unnecessary and annoying since they seemed to be watching television on a couple of beautiful evenings. We will probably come back but it won't be in the regular rotation.
Denise G
VerifiedAugust 31, 2023 • Stayed at: 084, Loop: E
Campground was quiet and in a beautiful setting. The mountains and lake made it a restful and enjoyable place to stay. Well run and clear signage made it easy to find our spots.
Cathy C
VerifiedAugust 29, 2023 • Stayed at: 107, Loop: E
great staff, great location, clean, friendly
Wendy N
VerifiedAugust 22, 2023 • Stayed at: 021, Loop: B
The sites are spacious, and many have good lake views. The access road, however, is in horrible shape. We suffered through a mile of washboard surfaces before we got to our campsite. We came for road biking, and the access to the bike path system was a couple of miles away over gravel and potholed pavement.
Melissa L
VerifiedAugust 21, 2023 • Stayed at: 078, Loop: D
I would have said great, but there was no firewood to purchase. We went to multiple camp hosts and finally one said that even the gas stations were out. This is unacceptable! There was plenty of dead trees to cut up, so there was no reason for the shortage. Sadly, people were illegally cutting down wood in the campground.
Claire R
VerifiedAugust 20, 2023 • Stayed at: 053, Loop: D
Overall we enjoyed this campground…nice trails on the lake and well maintained grounds. Two improvements would be to let people know that the hose bibs for RV fill potable water are locked, and not available for use; and that tent campers are mixed in with RV campers (not separated in different loops) which leads to significantly more outside noise. We had a good view of the lake from our campsite, and we loved the proximity to the Summit area.
Elizabeth F
VerifiedAugust 20, 2023 • Stayed at: 064, Loop: D
The site photos need to be updated. The trees have grown and our site as well as some others no longer have the lake views we were expecting. Still a very nice campground though. Nice space and privacy between most sites.
Nancy P
VerifiedAugust 17, 2023 • Stayed at: 107, Loop: E
Overall nice campground. Wish they would work on the road going into the campground. Very rough and full of pot holes and "washboard".
David N
VerifiedAugust 11, 2023 • Stayed at: 035, Loop: C
We love this campground! Of course it is ‘dry camping’ and several miles from a dump station, but the sites are spacious and lovely. It’s a short walk to the Dillon reservoir and Loop D has some nice lake view sites. The campground is close to several towns and ski resorts, all connected by a great (mostly) paved trail network.
Location Prospector
Address:
Dillon Ranger District 680 Blue River Parkway
Silverthorne, CO, 80498
United States
From I-70, take the Silverthorne exit 205. Travel east on Highway 6,
approximately 4 miles to Swan Mountain Road. Turn right and travel for 2
miles to Prospector and Windy Point Campground sign. Take dirt road 1
mile to campground entrance.
Latitude & Longitude: 39.5958 / -106.034
Elevation: 2803 feet
Policies & Rules
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Please Note: One RV with tow per single site or one vehicle per tent site. Most sites can accommodate 1 extra vehicle that is not included with the reservation fee. Extra vehicle will be charged a per night fee and collected at the campground. |
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Body contact with reservoir prohibited; no swimming, water skiing, jetskiing, or scuba diving in the lake |
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Prevent the spread of invasive species by inspecting and cleaning packs, equipment, and tires before using lake or trails |
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Reserved Sites will be held until check out time (ELEVEN) the day following your arrival date. Sites must be occupied by the checkout time of that following day to hold a reservation or the site will be forfeited and released to other guests.Once your reservation start date has begun, neither the Recreation.gov Contact Center nor the campground manager will be able to modify your reservation. |
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Fire Restrictions: Fire restrictions may be imposed at any time due to hot, dry weather conditions, at which time campfires and charcoal fires may not be allowed. |
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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. |
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Any accepted senior passes must be entered for the discount at the time of booking for single sites only. |
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Click here for more information about White River National Forest |
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Campers must occupy the site the first night at a campsite. This prevents booking the site for Fri-Sun and showing up on Saturday. |
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Campers may leave the site for 24 hours and must occupy the site otherwise. This allows a camper to say go for an overnight backpack trip in the woods for one night and come back to their campsite the next day. |
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Check in time is 2:00pm and Check out time is 11:00amIt is imperative that you are clear from the site at 11:00am on your check out day so the host can come prepare the site for the next event. Please don't be the group that makes the incoming group have to wait. |
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Customer Service Contact 801-226-3564 or Help.WhiteRiver.Dillon@AmericanLL.com |
