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Prospector

Dillon Ranger District 680 Blue River Parkway, Silverthorne, Colorado, United States

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About Prospector

At an elevation of 9,000 feet, Prospector Campground is in the heart of Summit County in the White River National Forest. The sites offer open views to Dillon Reservoir and several mountain ranges, an ideal setting for guests seeking recreation and relaxation. Due to the pine beetle infestation and removal of hazard trees, there is little or no shade in the campground.

Number of accommodations: 103

Campground Amenities

  • Potable Water
    Potable Water

Seasonal information

2026 (Current year)

2026 Season availability

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Currently closed - Opens on May 20

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Reviews (448)

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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

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Jeff C

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July 1, 2023 β€’ Stayed at: 050, Loop: D

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I’m not sure you’ll want to share this, but we’ve been camping at prospector for years and this trip was nice, but due to the fact that there was a large number at the group site it was very noisy during quiet time. I spoke to the camp host and he said he believed there was wedding party or something and it’s a separate campground that he is not able to enforce. That’s just not cool!

James L

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June 30, 2023 β€’ Stayed at: 103, Loop: E

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Wonderful spacious campground. Hosts were great and hardworking.

Maggie K

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June 30, 2023 β€’ Stayed at: 053, Loop: D

5

Awesome views. Direct access to the lake.

Kara W

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June 29, 2023 β€’ Stayed at: 054, Loop: D

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We had a fabulous time camping here. It was great weather-warm days, cool nights and wonderful to see all of the green everywhere this year.

Alan P

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June 29, 2023 β€’ Stayed at: 090, Loop: E

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Very nice campground. Quiet with campsites that are relatively far apart. We enjoyed our stay.

Aimie S

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June 29, 2023 β€’ Stayed at: 024, Loop: B

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It was a very clean and beautiful site will definitely be back love the prospectorπŸ•οΈβ€οΈ

Rick C

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June 28, 2023 β€’ Stayed at: 005, Loop: A

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Great Camp Hosts

Jessica S

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June 27, 2023 β€’ Stayed at: 063, Loop: D

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The camp ground was super noisy. We stayed 2 nights. The first night, someone was running their generator all night long. Isn't there a policy about that? Shouldn't the camp ground hosts enforce it? The second night, there was a party going on until 3am. Again, the camp host should ask folks to respect quiet hours. If you stay there, bring ear plugs otherwise it is impossible to sleep.

Richard W

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June 27, 2023 β€’ Stayed at: 027, Loop: B

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My wife and I stayed at Prospector a week ago and it was a wonderful experience.
The campground was very clean and easy to find.
The views around the reservoir were amazing, would definitely stay there again.

Lawrence Q

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June 26, 2023 β€’ Stayed at: 035, Loop: C

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The campground and the facilities were AWESOME as always but unfortunately in 4 days time we had a total of 3 hours where it did not rain. I know there is nothing anyone can do to predict the weather but it did play a big factor.

Location Prospector

Address:
Dillon Ranger District 680 Blue River Parkway
Silverthorne, CO, 80498
United States

Latitude & Longitude: 39.5958 / -106.034

Elevation: 2803 feet

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Policies & Rules

Category About
General

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

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