Camping near Dolores, Colorado

Camping near Dolores at a glance

Public campgrounds

5 (5 National Forest)

Getting a site

4 reservable and 1 first-come

Cost

Lowest posted fee at Burro Bridge: "Site: $23 per night"

Distance from Dolores

3.3 miles (Mcphee Campground) to 35 miles (Cayton) in a straight line; 1 within 15 miles

Elevation

7,200 ft (Mcphee Campground) to 9,400 ft (Cayton), 5 of 5 on record

Season

1 seasonal with posted dates

Campsites

65 across the 4 campgrounds that state a count

RVs

3 take RVs; hookups at Mavreeso, West Dolores, and Cayton; longest stated RV length 70 ft (Cayton)

Distances are straight-line miles from Dolores's point in the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2025), not driving distances. Every other fact comes from each campground's own sourced record, linked from its page.

More campgrounds within 30 miles of Dolores

• Mcphee Recreation Complex, 3.3 miles from Dolores in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ; listed under camping near Montezuma.
• House Creek Campground, 3.5 miles from Dolores in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $32 per night); listed under camping near Montezuma.
• Morefield Campground, 13 miles from Dolores in a straight line , National Park Service ; listed under camping near Montezuma.
• Transfer Campground, 16 miles from Dolores in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $24 per night); listed under camping near Mancos.
• Target Tree, 20 miles from Dolores in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $24 per night); listed under camping near La Plata.
• Kroeger, 24 miles from Dolores in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $22 per night); listed under camping near La Plata.
• Snowslide, 24 miles from Dolores in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $22 per night); listed under camping near La Plata.

Things to do near Dolores

Public land and water within 30 miles of Dolores, the public land its campgrounds sit in, and landmarks at those campgrounds, nearest first.

• San Juan National Forest, all 5 campgrounds here sit inside this national forest, the nearest Mcphee Campground at 3.3 miles from Dolores; publiclandsdb.com has its dispersed-camping rule, ranger offices, and boundary.
• McPhee Reservoir fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 4.2 miles from Dolores; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
• Summit Reservoir fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 7.4 miles from Dolores; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
• Joe Moore Reservoir fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 11 miles from Dolores; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
• Hovenweep National Monument, a National Park Service unit whose mapped point is 13 miles from Dolores; its entrance fees, current alerts and fire restrictions, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
• Mancos State Park, a state park whose mapped point is 13 miles from Dolores; its hours, entrance fee, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
• Jackson Gulch Reservoir fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 14 miles from Dolores; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
• Mesa Verde Wilderness, a wilderness area whose mapped point is 14 miles from Dolores; its permit and camping rules and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
• Mesa Verde National Park, a National Park Service unit whose mapped point is 17 miles from Dolores; its entrance fees, current alerts and fire restrictions, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
• Yucca House National Monument, a National Park Service unit whose mapped point is 19 miles from Dolores; its entrance fees, current alerts and fire restrictions, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.

Supplies and emergencies near Dolores

Groceries

• Speedway convenience store · 0.2 miles
• Skyline Gas & Food Store convenience store · 2.2 miles
• Maverik convenience store · 8.9 miles

Fuel

• Speedway fuel station · 0.2 miles
• Skyline Gas & Food Store fuel station · 2.2 miles
• Conoco fuel station · 8.9 miles

RV dump station

• Sundance RV Park RV park · 9.7 miles · (970) 565-0997
• Sleeping Ute RV Park RV park · 21 miles · (970) 565-6544

Laundromat

• Speedy Wash Laundry Mat laundromat · 9.5 miles

Not mapped in OpenStreetMap within 25 miles of Dolores: propane, potable water fill, pharmacy, and ice. Stores, fuel, propane, dump stations, water fill, laundromats, and pharmacies are the nearest few mapped within 25 miles, straight-line, © OpenStreetMap contributors (data as of 2026-10-01; this extract under the ODbL). Hours are as mapped; call ahead.