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
Magella S
VerifiedAugust 19, 2025 • Stayed at: 037, Loop: C
We stayed at Prospector and the campground was nice and peaceful, conveniently located close to town but not crowded during the week. Our site had some trash leftover from the previous guests, but otherwise it was great.
Elizabeth D
VerifiedAugust 18, 2025 • Stayed at: 089, Loop: E
The good: Bathrooms were clean and stocked with TP all weekend. Great access to the lake! There's a clearly signed walking path that leads to the to the lake as well to another trail that goes along the shore, bikes allowed.
The bad: site 89 is rocky and lacks privacy. We were able to find spots for our tents but the ground was bumpy and uneven. The gravel drive way easily fits two cars (we squeezed in 3) which was very nice. This site would be better suited for RVs.
June B
VerifiedAugust 18, 2025 • Stayed at: 039, Loop: C
A great campground. The working water spigots are greatly appreciated!
Paul N
VerifiedAugust 17, 2025 • Stayed at: 082, Loop: E
Would recommend spot E 82 as it has trees all around for privacy,
gretchen s
VerifiedAugust 16, 2025 • Stayed at: 043, Loop: C
not much shade, camp host was unfriendly.
Amy T
VerifiedAugust 15, 2025 • Stayed at: 078, Loop: D
It's a great option for being near Lake Dillon, Breck, Frisco and Keystone
Ryan E
VerifiedAugust 15, 2025 • Stayed at: 008, Loop: A
Nice spot, pretty clean bathrooms. Not much natural shade, but that might've just been my spot.
Gregory I
VerifiedAugust 10, 2025 • Stayed at: 010, Loop: A
Good spot, enjoyed having cellphone reception and being close to various activities
Leslie B
VerifiedAugust 8, 2025 • Stayed at: 054, Loop: D
We like this campground because it a good first time experience for children.
Margie M
VerifiedAugust 7, 2025 • Stayed at: 037, Loop: C
It was a bit difficult to get to the campground Mr due to the closing of Swan Mountain and it would have been nice to have signage as you get off I-70.
The woman campground host was not friendly at all nor helpful at all. Wouldn’t wave as she went by, wouldn’t answer questions. The male host was friendly.
Would have been nice if all of the cops: Breck, Friso, Summit and State would have told us what was going on as they drove by……..a bit concerned.
Also, when we called for reservations the attendant said we could fill our RV, yet when we arrived, signs were posted that we could NOT fill our RV.
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 |
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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. |
| 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. |
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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 |
