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
Robert L
VerifiedJune 8, 2025 β’ Stayed at: 029, Loop: C
Multiple dogs off leash. Host didn't seem to notice.
Other campers playing their music too loud.
Theresa P
VerifiedJune 8, 2025 β’ Stayed at: 050, Loop: D
Clean campsite and the sites are pretty spread out. Enjoyed our time there
Breanne M
VerifiedJune 8, 2025 β’ Stayed at: 024, Loop: B
The bathrooms had absolutely zero smell and were very well kept up. The host cruised around and was very available in case we had questions sites were clean and it was an awesome location. Everyone at the site was respectful with quiet hours. We had a lovely time and will definitely visit again.
Mike W
VerifiedJune 4, 2025 β’ Stayed at: 045, Loop: C
Our site was perfect for a family of five and had plenty of space for our tent, shade shelter, and had a picnic table and plenty of room. It was very clean and organized and close to Trails that lead straight out to the lake. We will definitely be back again.
Emily F
VerifiedJune 2, 2025 β’ Stayed at: 052, Loop: D
Campsites are very close in proximity with little cover. But otherwise very very nice!
Debra M
VerifiedOctober 28, 2024 β’ Stayed at: 038, Loop: C
Nice campground with large sites. No electric, water or dump station. There is one at the bottom of the hill with potable water. Very quiet and lots of trees for shade. Site had a large cleared area with picnic table. Lots of hiking trails as well.
Gregory K
VerifiedSeptember 24, 2024 β’ Stayed at: 020, Loop: B
Recreation.Gov really surprised me in a great way!
My wife and I did a recon trip to Prospector Campground in Dillon, CO and located an available site suitable for our 35 for class a motorhome for the upcoming four day campy. I mistakenly had the app open for Lowry Campground which is located on the east side of the highway. Turns out both campgrounds had the same site number available.
I called up recreation.gov and explained what happened. The associate was very accommodating and helped get the wrong reservation canceled with a full refund and booked us for the correct campgrounds including the site we wanted.
Awesome campground, furthest site from the lake is less than a quarter mile easy hike. Very nice hosts, two were there at two different sites. Amazing color changes in the aspens surrounding the lake, gorgeous mountains, a full moon with a partial lunar eclipse, very quiet at all hours during the entire stay. We highly recommend this campground (Prospector).
Our only complaint is the road from the highway to the campground entrance. Speed limit is 25 and it is very washboard ridden. I could not go above 8 mph without rattling the beegeezus out of our coach. I basically kept her right at 5 mph. Not a big deal but be forewarned if your rig doesn't like washboard. Maybe make the speed limit 10 mph like it is in most campgrounds, would cut down on washboard creation.
Jacqueline L
VerifiedSeptember 3, 2024 β’ Stayed at: 010, Loop: A
Love the site but this visit no water available. Host was not too attentive, he had asked us to meet him about obtaining a site and we waited three hours for him (he was napping). Bathroom was out of toilet paper quite often, sites were not as clean as on previous visits. We shall return as we love the campground but hopefully a new host that cares about the campground will be put in that position.
Patrick M
VerifiedAugust 23, 2024 β’ Stayed at: 015, Loop: B
Great campground. in the heart of Summit County. No hookups, but dump and water station down the road at the Frisco Water Plant. Water spigots in the campground are labeled no RV fill up, so come in with full water tanks.
Jeff R
VerifiedAugust 22, 2024 β’ Stayed at: 004, Loop: A
Good option for price conscious folks in extremely expensive Summit County. Look, there's not much in the way of shade, but the views make up for it. It's nothing fancy, no showers or anything, but it does the job it does pretty well.
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 |
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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. |
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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. |
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Customer Service Contact 801-226-3564 or Help.WhiteRiver.Dillon@AmericanLL.com |