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
steven t
VerifiedAugust 16, 2022 β’ Stayed at: 051, Loop: D
This is a great campground; many of the sites have awesome views of the lake and mountains. Shhhh!!! Don't tell a soul. There are a few trails leading down to the lake. The campground is quiet, clean, and a peaceful place to call home away from home for a few days.
Philippe M
VerifiedAugust 16, 2022 β’ Stayed at: 040, Loop: C
Beautiful sites! Quiet and close to the lake!
Dylan M
VerifiedAugust 12, 2022 β’ Stayed at: 066, Loop: D
It was a great, very clean Campground. Lovely viewβs
Bernard S
VerifiedAugust 12, 2022 β’ Stayed at: 016, Loop: B
Pretty campsite with nice view over the Rockies. No water available, no dumpsite. To the lake is a pretty steep trail. Nearby Friso and Breckenridge are nice for a visit.
Shaun M
VerifiedAugust 12, 2022 β’ Stayed at: 034, Loop: C
Beautiful campground with fantastic views of the Tenmile Range and Dillon Reservoir. Definitely the cleanest pit toilets Iβve ever experienced (confirming prior reviews). No drinking water during our stay but we did receive advance warning and filled up at Upper Blue Sanitation on Swan Mtn Rd just south of the campground. The road into Prospector is pretty rough but take it slow and youβll be fine.
Bill C
VerifiedAugust 10, 2022 β’ Stayed at: 079, Loop: D
Great campsite right by the lake!
Carissa M
VerifiedAugust 9, 2022 β’ Stayed at: 014, Loop: B
Great location and super sweet hosts!
Peyton R
VerifiedAugust 8, 2022 β’ Stayed at: 028, Loop: C
The camp host was awesome! She was great!
Anirban D
VerifiedAugust 6, 2022 β’ Stayed at: 040, Loop: C
Lack of big trees near the spot so almost no shades. Also there must be a good reason that the table was locked up, but it was locked up far from the fire pit which was a bit inconvenient if you dont have a camping chair. Otherwise it was well maintained and clean. Also the host was really nice and helpful.
Garren R
VerifiedAugust 2, 2022 β’ Stayed at: 038, Loop: C
We pulled up to blaring music from another loop. After putting up with it for 24 hours, we walked to find where it was coming from. To our surprise it was the campground host! Not a great place to be if you want to camp in peace and quiet.
Sites are large, but not terribly private. The trees were clear cut a while back due to the beetle infestation and the new growth hasn't really filled in the area yet.
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 |
| General |
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. |
| General |
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. |
| General |
Customer Service Contact 801-226-3564 or Help.WhiteRiver.Dillon@AmericanLL.com |
