Thistledown Campground

Rachelle Nuss

This campsite is really close to town but feels far away because it is nestled in the mountains. This filled up with people very quickly, but each designated campsite spacious. It is very affordable at $10 a night that you were able to reserve on site. The camp host (2022) was very helpful and told us about fun things we could do around the area. This was helpful when one of the days we got rained out and had to figure out something else to do. We usually do not stay in designated campsites, however, there is not dispersed camping readily available in Ouray. You have no other choice – Understanding that, this is an excellent campsite. It is next to the four wheeling trails, hiking trails, and is five minutes from town. Great place!

Shawn Hurley

I have been the Camp Host at Thistledown Campground for two seasons....I LOVE IT HERE ❤

Cade Nicholson

Super nice campground. I think there's about 5-6 sites. It's right next to a BEAUTIFUL creek with an amazing morning sunlit view of the mountains! It's $10 a night. ATV's Dirt bikes and off road vehicles are constantly driving past the site and make a LOT of dust that blows into camp. There's so much dust that you can wipe it off of the trees. There's bear proof storage in every site, and a restroom, but it didn't have toilet paper when we went. There's also fire pits and a big bear proof dumpster to put your trash. I would stay here again for the view but the dust was pretty bad.

Jason Eaton-Lynch

It’s a nice campground ⛺️. Heads up- since it sits right off the road, all you hear is nonstop Jeep and ATV traffic.