Reviews

Allen (RV Traveler)

We're in the middle of a three week camping trip through Colorado. With only a couple of days left in the trip, this campground has been the highlight. Beautiful location convenient to Telluride. But the best thing was the Camp Hosts. Dale & Sharon were very nice and cared about the campground. It was immaculate. Dale was always out making sure the place was clean and presentable. Small American Flags were on each site post. Nice touch. Hats off to the Hosts for their dedication. Nice to see such caring folks still exist in this day and time.

Eric N PHX

Campground is Beautiful. The camp hosts take great pride in keeping everything clean and pristine. Will defiantly return in the future. We had site 1 and enjoyed it. Stayed Aug 2025

Jeff Ludy

This campground is so amazing. On the upper loop there is no electricity, but plenty of sun if you’ve got Solar. On the lower loop you got electricity and water and lots of shade. The most important thing is having a great campground host. I can assure you, Dale and Sharon are the very best I’ve ever seen!

Greg D. Lind

Nice CG but in a narrow canyon next to hwy #145 so some hwy noise. Two loops, loop A has 20 sites and is the electric water hookup loop for larger RVs and TTs. Loop B is has 7 sites with several FCFS and has no hookups. CG has vault toilets, dumpster, water spigots and an onsite CG host. Low price on loop B (non electric) would be $13 senior. Note that there is NO cell signal here at least for my TMobile phone. UPDATE 8-2025: fees increased to $30 for nonelectric and $41 for electric sites. Crazy high rates IMHO. Changed to three stars from 4 stars due to excessive fees.

Lisa Tsoupelis

Highly recommend this campground, located right on the river, just 20 minutes from Telluride. There are both electric and non-electric sites, as well as some pull-through sites available. Sharon and Dale, the camp hosts, are amazing. I can not thank them enough for being so helpful and friendly. They are the best camp hosts we have ever met. We hope to see you both next year.

Greg D. Lind

Nice CG but in a narrow canyon next to hwy #145 so some hwy noise. Two loops, loop A has 20 sites and is the electric water hookup loop for larger RVs and TTs. Loop B is has 7 sites with several FCFS and has no hookups. CG has vault toilets, dumpster, water spigots and an onsite CG host. Low price on loop B (non electric) would be $13 senior. Note that there is NO cell signal here at least for my TMobile phone.

Daniel Bethke

Great campsite and "close" to Mountain Village and Telluride. There were a lot of flies from 10am until the daily rain shower. If you've used vault toilets before then these are the cleanest and best smelling. The camp host was friendly and accessible when needed. Site 11 was one of the best in the whole campground. It was close to the river so you could always hear water, but it was equally far from all the toilets so it was a short 1-2 min walk when you needed to go.

Emily Green

Stayed here in June of 2021. Really nice higher elevation campground with the Dolores river ruining right along side it. Very relaxing and beautiful spot to stay. The sites were spaced out pretty well and the views were great from any of the sites. Not too far a drive from Telluride.

Peggy Ricks

Love cayton campground, it's so beautiful and peaceful 💕. Didn't see a baby black bear this year but still amazing spot. We'll be there again next year 🥰

Steve Farris

Camp ground host was very rude. We felt like we were being harrassed instead of being welcomed. The camp ground is very nice with lots of great beautiful scenery but we will not return until there is a new host for this camp ground.

David Roberts

The campsite was fine, and like others said, the restrooms were clean. The host was kind of creepy. I paid cash and he just took the money and had the other person at his site write out the little paper that goes on the post at the site, but there was no receipt or any indication that our money actually went to the Forest Service and not into his pocket.

Alexandra McClammer

Such a great location right off the road and on the river! Was in a pinch with San Miguel county being closed and found this campground and was so happy to have found it. Clean facilities and great camp hosts. 1/2 off with the integracy pass as well

Jordan

Very clean, spacious campsites. Right next to the Forest. We were very far from the steam (river?) and from the road (still audible barely). Clean toilets, water spickets were nearby (sign said it was drinking water... little yellow for my tastes.. but great for hand washing. Amazing part of Colorado. Very glad it exists. Camp host sells firewood, didn't buy so unknown cost and quality. Overall really great. Not the best, but really really great.

Denton Johnson

Basic campground. You can hear cars driving past on the highway, so it's not like you're completely secluded. Also wish there was a marked trail to the river. I had to walk back to the campground entrance to touch the water.