Camping near Mancos, Colorado

Camping near Mancos at a glance

Public campgrounds

1 (1 National Forest)

Getting a site

1 reservable

Cost

Lowest posted fee at Transfer Campground: "Single Site: $24 per night"

Distance from Mancos

9.6 miles in a straight line

Elevation

8,900 ft at Transfer Campground (the only one on record)

Campsites

17 across the 1 campground that state a count

RVs

1 take RVs; no hookups on record; longest stated RV length 40 ft (Transfer Campground)

Distances are straight-line miles from Mancos'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 Mancos

• Target Tree, 5.9 miles from Mancos in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $24 per night); listed under camping near La Plata.
• Morefield Campground, 7.5 miles from Mancos in a straight line , National Park Service ; listed under camping near Montezuma.
• Snowslide, 12 miles from Mancos in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $22 per night); listed under camping near La Plata.
• Kroeger, 12 miles from Mancos in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $22 per night); listed under camping near La Plata.
• Mcphee Campground, 18 miles from Mancos in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site Nonelectric: $26 per night); listed under camping near Dolores.
• Mcphee Recreation Complex, 18 miles from Mancos in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ; listed under camping near Montezuma.
• House Creek Campground, 18 miles from Mancos in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $32 per night); listed under camping near Montezuma.
• Junction Creek, 21 miles from Mancos in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Overnight Use:); listed under camping near La Plata.
• Mavreeso, 21 miles from Mancos in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site Non-Electric: $32 per night); listed under camping near Dolores.
• West Dolores, 22 miles from Mancos in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site Non-Electric: $32 per night); listed under camping near Dolores.
• Chris Park Group Campground, 29 miles from Mancos in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Overnight Use:); listed under camping near La Plata.
• Chris Park, 30 miles from Mancos in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ; listed under camping near La Plata.
• Haviland Lake Campground, 30 miles from Mancos in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $32 per night); listed under camping near La Plata.
• Sig Creek, 30 miles from Mancos in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $18 per night); listed under camping near La Plata.

Things to do near Mancos

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

• Jackson Gulch Reservoir fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 4.2 miles from Mancos; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
• Mancos State Park, a state park whose mapped point is 4.4 miles from Mancos; its hours, entrance fee, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
• Joe Moore Reservoir fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 5.4 miles from Mancos; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
• Summit Reservoir fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 7 miles from Mancos; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
• San Juan National Forest, Transfer Campground (9.6 miles from Mancos) sits inside this national forest; publiclandsdb.com has its dispersed-camping rule, ranger offices, and boundary.
• Mesa Verde National Park, a National Park Service unit whose mapped point is 12 miles from Mancos; its entrance fees, current alerts and fire restrictions, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
• Mesa Verde Wilderness, a wilderness area whose mapped point is 14 miles from Mancos; its permit and camping rules and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
• McPhee Reservoir fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 19 miles from Mancos; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
• Hermosa Creek Wilderness, a wilderness area whose mapped point is 21 miles from Mancos; its permit and camping rules and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
• Yucca House National Monument, a National Park Service unit whose mapped point is 23 miles from Mancos; its entrance fees, current alerts and fire restrictions, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.

Supplies and emergencies near Mancos

Groceries

• Zuma Natural Foods convenience store · 0.3 miles
• P&D Grocery supermarket · 0.4 miles · (970) 533-7932 · Hours Mo-Fr 07:00-20:00, Sa 06:00-20:00, Su 07:00-20:00
• Maverik convenience store · 14 miles

Fuel

• Sinclair fuel station · 6.4 miles
• Sinclair fuel station · 7.5 miles · Hours 24/7
• Speedway fuel station · 14 miles

RV dump station

• Sundance RV Park RV park · 15 miles · (970) 565-0997
• Sleeping Ute RV Park RV park · 24 miles · (970) 565-6544

Pharmacy

• Walgreens pharmacy · 23 miles
• Walgreens pharmacy · 23 miles · Hours Mo-Sa 10:00-18:00; Su off

Laundromat

• Speedy Wash Laundry Mat laundromat · 15 miles

Not mapped in OpenStreetMap within 25 miles of Mancos: propane, potable water fill, 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.