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
Michael J
VerifiedAugust 6, 2021 β’ Stayed at: 027, Loop: B
Nice campground with a good spacing of campsites. Really sloppy gravel roads when it rains, dusty when it doesn't. They have the water shut off for filling rv tanks, but water is available for filling containers. This is really inconvenient for rv people. The hosts do a great job there, were very friendly and helpful. Good Verizon service. No antenna TV.
ann s
VerifiedAugust 6, 2021 β’ Stayed at: 037, Loop: C
they say the water is potable, but it's hard to believe the way it looks. Also, would like to be able to find more than one faucet that is
threaded
Justin H
VerifiedAugust 5, 2021 β’ Stayed at: 079, Loop: D
I was a little worried about shade from the internet picture but the site was great! Climbing is just up the road along with nice put in kayak spots, bike trails, hiking and great views. The campground is spread out enough, restrooms clean, water available and clean. Nice!
Marsha R
VerifiedAugust 5, 2021 β’ Stayed at: 045, Loop: C
We enjoyed this campground. We liked how each site was away from each other with good privacy. The firepit was nearly full of ashes when we arrived on a Tuesday afternoon. When we told the camp host about it he said he hadn't gotten to it yet. My son offered to clean it out so the host gave him a bucket. We had our own shovel. The host asked us to leave the bucket by our campsite marker and he would pick it up. When we left 2 days later it was still there. No big deal but I wonder if more help is needed. Typically when we arrive at a campsite the firepit is fairly clean. We will return!
Robert H
VerifiedAugust 4, 2021 β’ Stayed at: 059, Loop: D
This is a convenient campground for seeing the area or to just pop in and out for an overnight traveling through.
Paula B
VerifiedAugust 4, 2021 β’ Stayed at: 010, Loop: A
We were disappointed that there was not RV accessible water at the campground.
Lacy M
VerifiedAugust 1, 2021 β’ Stayed at: 077, Loop: D
Beautiful campsite with clean facilities. Will definitely stay here again.
Rita R
VerifiedJuly 29, 2021 β’ Stayed at: 084, Loop: E
We were in Loop E which had generous sites and nice landscaping. Clean vault toilets.
Tim M
VerifiedJuly 27, 2021 β’ Stayed at: 006, Loop: A
Great campground with beautiful views.
Janie E
VerifiedJuly 26, 2021 β’ Stayed at: 089, Loop: E
This is a very nice campground with amazing views. There is no running water at this time due to COVID so be prepared to bring your own
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
| Category | About |
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| 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. |
| General |
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 |
| General |
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. |
| General |
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. |
| General |
Any accepted senior passes must be entered for the discount at the time of booking for single sites only. |
| General |
Click here for more information about White River National Forest |
| General |
Campers must occupy the site the first night at a campsite. This prevents booking the site for Fri-Sun and showing up on Saturday. |
| General |
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. |
| General |
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 |
