About Prospector
Number of accommodations: 103
Campground Amenities
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Potable Water
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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
Stephanie S
VerifiedSeptember 18, 2022 β’ Stayed at: 029, Loop: C
We enjoy staying at Prospector Campground every year! The bathrooms are always so clean and very well maintained. The camp host was also so nice and accommodating. Great experience as always!
Jeff S
VerifiedSeptember 12, 2022 β’ Stayed at: 018, Loop: B
We love being at Prospector. It has easy access to all of the activities we like to do. One word of caution... THEY HAVE CHANGED THE VEHICLE DAY PASSES!! The vehicle pass for the campground is no longer valid at the day use areas around the lake. This is VERY disappointing. I do not see the need to buy multiple day passes for the different parking areas. Up until this year, the pass worked for all areas making it simple to hop around and enjoy the different areas and activities around the lake. If I have to buy a pass for each parking area, then I may have to start looking elsewhere. Other than that, we really love the area!
Brittany V
VerifiedSeptember 10, 2022 β’ Stayed at: 031, Loop: C
Beautiful site well kept and plenty of space between sites
Randall A
VerifiedSeptember 8, 2022 β’ Stayed at: 053, Loop: D
Great host. No water.
brandon D
VerifiedSeptember 1, 2022 β’ Stayed at: 056, Loop: D
Only complaint was that someone left their generator on and unattended all night our first night. And it seems like people drive twice the posted speed limit. Other than that, great campground and staff.
John W
VerifiedAugust 24, 2022 β’ Stayed at: 044, Loop: C
Clean space. Nearest vault toilet to my site was immaculate, like, could have slept on the floor it was so clean. Was there 4 days and it was always clean. Access was easy though the sign for loop C is hidden behind trees so it took awhile to find my spot. Fire ring with grill. No bear box.
There was no running water onsite at the time though, and having the picnic bench anchored to the ground means you're at the mercy of whatever trees your site has.
Heidi D
VerifiedAugust 23, 2022 β’ Stayed at: 049, Loop: D
The campground was as expected. Nice spacious sites, clean bathrooms, respectful quiet guests. I did not realize the lake access was so rough and challenging. It required a hike down a steep rocky trail with erosion and this proved challenging while carrying a stand up paddle board via backpack. Sneakers were definitely recommended rather than flip flops. The beach area is all rocks, no sand. Compared to the nice lake access at other area campgrounds, I would not recommend Prospector if youβre looking for lake activities.
Sarah P
VerifiedAugust 22, 2022 β’ Stayed at: 072, Loop: D
Love this camping spot.
Robb A
VerifiedAugust 22, 2022 β’ Stayed at: 019, Loop: B
Beautiful setting; camp host was great too!
Rita R
VerifiedAugust 18, 2022 β’ Stayed at: 018, Loop: B
The weekends were booked for the entire year. I was able to stay during the week but had to leave on the weekend. The USFS should designate some spaces as weekly, Sunday through Saturday, not daily, to give us a better chance of staying longer.
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 |
