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2026 Season availability
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- Potable Water
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Reviews (547)
What Guests Are Saying
Prospector campground offers stunning views, clean facilities, and friendly hosts, making it a highly recommended destination for camping, biking, and hiking. While some campers noted issues like limited water availability and noise from neighbors, many appreciated the well-maintained bathrooms and spacious sites. Overall, visitors enjoyed their experiences and expressed a desire to return, highlighting the campground's beautiful location and recreational opportunities.
What Guests Are Saying
Prospector campground offers stunning views, clean facilities, and friendly hosts, making it a highly recommended destination for camping, biking, and hiking. While some campers noted issues like limited water availability and noise from neighbors, many appreciated the well-maintained bathrooms and spacious sites. Overall, visitors enjoyed their experiences and expressed a desire to return, highlighting the campground's beautiful location and recreational opportunities.
Review Summary
Jessica H
VerifiedAugust 22, 2021 • Stayed at: 078, Loop: D
This was a great campsite, very well maintained, nice picnic tables and fire pits at each spot, clean bathrooms, good privacy at most spots and a beautiful path down to the lake. Not a ton of shade in most spots so we would definitely bring a shade canopy next time.
Marina R
VerifiedAugust 21, 2021 • Stayed at: 086, Loop: E
Such a great campsite! Super easy access, easy to find and the amenities are clean!
Sharon W
VerifiedAugust 20, 2021 • Stayed at: 092, Loop: E
Everything was great. Nice camp host and very clean.
Eric M
VerifiedAugust 20, 2021 • Stayed at: 001, Loop: A
The Dillon Lake area is one of our favorite destinations. There are an amazing amount of bike trails, restaurants, and things to do. Prospector campground is wonderful still covered in green grass and wild flowers in August. The sites are large and spread out. You can walk to Dillon Lake. Great cell service on Verizon. A great place for a vacation.
Yong H
VerifiedAugust 19, 2021 • Stayed at: 068, Loop: D
Great location with easy access to breck, frisco, Dillon, or silverthorne. Did have some folks who played their music after 11pm few nights. Also the water that was there had slight discoloration so if you are picky then bring your own. Otherwise great location. Can get 5 dollar showers at silverthorne rec center which was awesome after few days hiking. It does get colder at night than what’s reported on the weather app for Dillon so be prepared. We had temp drop down to 39 during our stay from August 8 to 13.
Vickie M
VerifiedAugust 19, 2021 • Stayed at: 037, Loop: C
Well kept, hosts were available and helpful, restrooms were always clean. Enjoyed the trail along Lake Dillon.
Owen Q
VerifiedAugust 18, 2021 • Stayed at: 038, Loop: C
This campsite was great! Dillon and Frisco are nearby with plenty of resources such as groceries and gas. Breckenridge is just 20 minutes away, and you're right in the middle of some of the best hiking spots in Colorado! The campground feels secluded while being close to all of this, and the views of the mountains off of the reservoir are fantastic. Campsites are spaced out well and offer a little bit of privacy. Pit toilets were super clean, and roads seemed to be well-maintained.
Dana C
VerifiedAugust 17, 2021 • Stayed at: 040, Loop: C
Adorable campsite. Clean facilities. Easy check in and out. Cant wait to come back.
Dustin J
VerifiedAugust 12, 2021 • Stayed at: 089, Loop: E
Was a cool base camp , the lack of information was a little lousy, and nobody was around to get firewood or other information till my 4th day . But a really cool place none the less ! Some great hiking and biking in the area!!
Michael K
VerifiedAugust 10, 2021 • Stayed at: 058, Loop: D
Beautiful camping spot! Great views of Lake Dillon
Location & Directions for Prospector
Dillon Ranger District 680 Blue River Parkway, Silverthorne, CO 80498 United States
Elevation: 2,803 ft
Getting There
From I-70, take the Silverthorne exit 205. Travel east on Highway 6,
approximately 4 mi to Swan Mountain Road. Turn right and travel for 2 mi to Prospector and Windy Point Campground sign. Take dirt road 1 mi to campground entrance.
Highway access
Access to Prospector Campground is via I-70, with the Silverthorne exit 205 leading to Highway 6, which is approximately 4 miles from the campground.
Policies & Rules
Arrival & departure
Check in time
2PM
Check out time
11AM
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.
- Body contact with reservoir prohibited; no swimming, water skiing, jetskiing, or scuba diving in the lake
- Prevent the spread of invasive species by inspecting and cleaning packs, equipment, and tires before using lake or trails
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Any accepted senior passes must be entered for the discount at the time of booking for single sites only.
- Click here for more information about White River National Forest
- Campers must occupy the site the first night at a campsite. This prevents booking the site for Fri-Sun and showing up on Saturday.
- 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.
- It 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.
- Customer Service Contact 801-226-3564 or [email protected]
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