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Campgrounds

  • Box Elder Park
    Operated by the Bureau of Land management, this site has restrooms and fire pits. It is located 6 miles northeast of the Town of Dove Creek in the Dolores River Canyon.
  • Overlook Campground
    Operated by the Bureau of Land Management, this small campground has restrooms and fire pits. It is located 8 miles east of the Town of Dove Creek. The campground overlooks the Dolores River Canyon.
  • Bradfield Bridge Campground
    Operated by the Bureau of Land Management, this site is located 8 miles east of Cahone on the Dolores River. There are 18 family campsites, restrooms, raft launching area, and 14-day parking sites. This campground is adjacent to the excellent catch and release fishing area from the McPhee Dam to Bradfield Bridge.

Other campgrounds in Dolores County:

  • Dolores-Norwood Road areas.
  • Groundhog Reservoir, which includes a fishing lake.
  • Mavresso Campground, with improved campsites and handicapped sites.
  • West Dolores Campground, with improved sites along the West Dolores River.
  • Burro Bridge Campground, with handicapped sites and hiking trails.
  • Clayton Campground, with camper and tent sites.
  • Emerson Campground, located about 16 miles north of the Town of Dolores with family and group picnic sites adjacent to the upper Dolores River.
In addition to these public campgrounds, camping is permitted on BLM and Forest Service land.
Please know where you are camping because permission is required to camp on private land.
Contact info:
Bureau of Land Management (in Durango) -- (970) 247-4874
U.S. Forest Service (in Mancos) -- (970) 882-7296

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