Dolores River RV Resort

First the Good. Great facilities, especially the bathrooms. Nice level spots and plenty of space along the river. Staff is nice and where I was located Wi-Fi was good. Now the bad, and this is big for us. We look forward to watching cable TV when staying at a full-hookup camp resort. After 3 nights of camping in national forest in the mountains we were very disappointed that their cable didn’t work. We called the support phone number and wasn’t provided any assistance.

We were here with 49 other rigs for a rally and we were happily anticipating our stay based upon generally positive reviews. We were disappointed.

For years this campground was owned and run by a family, and it enjoyed a well-deserved positive reputation. Then a large corporation purchased it and things went quickly downhill.

It is poorly maintained, there are sticker plants throughout the grass, WiFi is unusable, shower plumbing rarely works, and “corporate policies” ignore the needs of customers.

It would be so easy to restore this campground’s reputation by just committing a few more dollars and being more customer focused.

I had the opportunity to reserve a spot for a week next year, but I passed. In the long run, being a stingy owner doesn’t work.

This place is beautiful and has a TON going for it! It’s an amazing location on the river but if you don’t get a site ON the river you will seriously struggle feeling comfortable in anything longer than about 20ft.

We were practically right on top of the RVs on either side of us and there was only about 15ft of space across to next row of RVs. The water connections are down in these 2ft diameter holes that make it hard to get your filter onto so I highly recommend a 6” extender hose.

The sites were very clean, phenomenally maintained and the amenities were great. EXCEPT for the wifi. Unfortunately this was extremely critical to us as we work during the weeks. When we called they advices the WiFi was good throughout the park but cell services was marginal. Well, they were both marginal at best. Evening standing right in front of the office the WiFi was horrible. Apparently it’s the low broadband that they’ve chosen not to upgrade. Connectivity was good (our site was ~50ft from office) but the broadband level was so pathetic you couldn’t open Google at all, from any device.

Overall this place is really nice but I’d recommend it for the cabins and/or tent camping along the river only. For RVs it’s just waaaaaay too crowded/tight. They’re clearly maximizing the # of RVs they can get it. And they were full the entire time we were there (late July)

It started out a bit rocky. We had a big group coming and we were told they would try to get us together. We arrived and were about as far from our family as you can get. The lady at the desk seemed disinterested in helping me. I went back to office 3 times. She was Disinterested each time. I finally went back determined to just get her interested and encourage her to look a little harder - and yay the owner happened to be in office. She did some major musical chairs and got us right next to each other ! I was thankful but wished it happened a bit sooner or at least the attempt. The park itself is lovely for a private campground. Especially the pond sites for RV and the tent area is really nice. We had family stay in a cabin and a wagon also. Other than the heat they really enjoyed their facilities. Bathrooms were ALWAYS clean and the laundry room was great. Kids had fun tubing every day. WiFi was NOT GOOD for us and cell (Verizon and AT&T was Very sketchy).
I work on the road and was frustrated every day with WiFi. Although I could get it to work certain times of day thankfully.

We've been on the road for 17 months now, crisscrossing the country, staying in dozens and dozens of campgrounds, from Federal, State, County, City to Private, and Dolores River Campground (DRC) is THE best one without question. Really? Better than Zion, Big Sur, Carmel, Charleston, Burlington, Capitol Reef, and all the other absolutely gorgeous campgrounds in some of the most beautiful parks and cities across the country? YES, YES, and YES. How could a private RV Park/Campground in a small, relatively unknown town called Dolores in Southwest Colorado be so great? Well, because it has it all - the full experience. My wife and two little girls felt we were home while staying at the DRC. And it all started with our first encounter with the kindest, most genuine and caring hosts we've ever met - Billy and Laney. The amount of care and attention to detail they have put into this little gem of a campground they've created is unparalleled. From the meticulous and custom-crafted bathrooms (that seriously rival the nicest bathrooms at a fine Telluride lodge), to the beautifully maintained and designed campsites, cabins, yurts, and (yes, they even have old Conestoga Wagons that you an stay in), Billy and Laney and Company have built a little utopia tucked away in a lush green forest, surrounded by canyon walls and mountain vistas, all along the banks of the rushing Dolores River just a short 2 miles from the quiet little charming town of Dolores. The DRC has everything you could want in a camping experience (and excellent internet too)! And on top of the peaceful, quiet, comforting campground experience itself, you are surrounded by phenomenal natural beauty in every direction, offering you a plethora of outdoor activities to choose from at any time (fishing, mountain biking, floating the River, mountain climbing the spectacular Dolores Canyon, just to name a few). There's an old saying that you can never go home again. Well, the DRC might have something to say about that. When you come to the DRC, be ready for a transformative experience of going home. A place to rest your bones, to listen to the river sing sweet songs, to rock your soul......

Steve and Laney are great hosts. They went out of their way to help us move sites when our first was next to a chain smoker. The location is beautiful with lots of shade from the cottonwoods next to the river. Decent space between sites and the campground is meticulously maintained and kept clean. Highly recommend! The only downside is the lack of cell service which only worked with the phone right next to the booster. WiFi is marginal.