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105 total sitesAbout Prospector
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Seasonal information
2026 Season availability
Campground Amenities
Water and Hygiene
- 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
Nicole R
VerifiedOctober 1, 2020 • Stayed at: 057, Loop: D
One of my favorite campgrounds!
Nathaniel L
VerifiedSeptember 22, 2020 • Stayed at: 047, Loop: D
Great Spot Right next to Frisco & Breckenridge. Can't wait to go back.
Richard G
VerifiedSeptember 21, 2020 • Stayed at: 015, Loop: B
Beautiful clean spot. Gorgeous views to wake up to. The stars shine thru like no where else.
LISA W
VerifiedSeptember 20, 2020 • Stayed at: 100, Loop: E
this was our first experience with reserving in E Loop, which we found to be rugged and desolate looking due to so many trees needing to be removed. fortunately, we were able to change to one of the other loops, all of which are more beautiful. campsites with lake views are in D Loop only, i believe. the camp host was friendly and very helpful, which was most appreciated!
Matthew O
VerifiedSeptember 15, 2020 • Stayed at: 057, Loop: D
Great views and very clean restrooms! I only wish they would patrol the campground to keep down the rowdy parties. Never saw a ranger of any sort.
Justin E
VerifiedSeptember 14, 2020 • Stayed at: 031, Loop: C
The campground is very clean and the area is great! The sites could have a bit more privacy but you definitely can find some with good tree coverage if you check Google maps when selecting a site.
Wendy E
VerifiedSeptember 14, 2020 • Stayed at: 010, Loop: A
Trash from previous campers in firepit even though it was roped off due to the current fire ban. Which Leads me to believe that when they were roping off the fire pits no one cleaned them up. Also we were leaving Fri morning to head to campground when we got an email around 10 am telling us the campground did not have water. A little more notice would have been nice. We were eating breakfast & thankfully had not left yet so we were able to fill our freshwater tank. When we got there the camp host explained what was going on. With the amount of campers this yr the well just can’t keep up with the usage. This would have been nice that this would have been explained n the email as there was water available at the campground!
Matthew M
VerifiedSeptember 3, 2020 • Stayed at: 003, Loop: A
Friendly campground staff, clean facilities, and beautiful views!
ROBERT D
VerifiedSeptember 1, 2020 • Stayed at: 032, Loop: C
Great trip a bit Smokey boy not crowded beautiful spot
kirsten g
VerifiedAugust 30, 2020 • Stayed at: 021, Loop: B
We really enjoyed our stay. The campground was and surrounding area was very beautiful! In addition, both the camp host families were extremely helpful and friendly. Lastly, the vault toilets were the cleanest I have ever seen! We would definitely stay here again.
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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Last updated: October 17, 2026