Golden Horn Designated Camping Area
San Juan National Forest
Write a Review FR-585 Silverton, CO 81433 970-387-5530 970-247-4874 Official WebsiteGPS: 37.8127, -107.7438
Overview of Golden Horn Designated Camping Area
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Last Price Paid: $0
Reported by roadtrippers-fala on 8/5/2024
Longest RV Reported: 25 feet (Travel Trailer)
Reported by NauNomads on 9/15/2020
Pad Type dirt
Elevation 9,678 ft / 2,949 m
Max Stay 14
Tent Camping Yes
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To ask questions of the owner or manager please contact the campground directly. 970-387-5530
Yota22 asked on 6/23/2020
I am bringing a 39' Class A the week after the 4th. Does anyone know what the occupancy will likely be like?
Reviews of Golden Horn Designated Camping Area 13 people have reviewed this location.
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Confirmed by 5 Users
Last reported 8/18/2021
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Last reported 7/23/2022
Confirmed by 2 Users
Last reported 6/9/2024
“Very Nice Place”
Reviewed 8/5/2024
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| Days stayed: | 1 |
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We were able to park along the creek. Very nice hike to ice lake. Must see !!
roadtrippers-fala would stay here again
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“Pretty! Busy Road”
Reviewed 7/8/2024
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| Days stayed: | 2 |
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Camped here for 4th of July week/weekend. Very pretty spot and nice to hear the river. Lots of spots to camp at next to the road. Saw 3 moose! Conveniently right near the ice and island lake trailhead. Beautiful hike. Highly recommend camping here to get to trailhead early. No issues with mosquitos just some flies.
Katie would stay here again
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“Camped June 8, 2024. Beautiful!!!!”
Reviewed 6/9/2024
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| Days stayed: | 1 |
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Drove a Little in the Small creek to get back to our site. Right on The river! Tent Camped But Others were in Travel Trailers And Had no problem. No flies. Plenty of space for everyone- not on top of each other.
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Leslie would stay here again
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“Great Views, Easy Access. Flies Can Be Annoying ”
Reviewed 7/23/2022
| Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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| Days stayed: | 6 |
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Flies are pretty bad but I delt with them. Great views, easy access. Close to Silverton.
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Jason would stay here again
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“Wonderful Find ”
Reviewed 8/18/2021
| Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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| Days stayed: | 4 |
| Site Number: | Dispersed |
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We heard Golden Horn was closed, but it wasn’t! We found beautiul treed spots for 3 trailers there. We’re so glad we didn’t settle for Kendall. It’s only a mile or so down a good gravel road. Pit toilet was very clean. We’ll definitely go there again..
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Susie would stay here again
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“Campground posted CLOSED ”
Reviewed 6/30/2021
| Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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| Days stayed: | 0 |
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campground and road posted is closed.
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T-Mobile 4G
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“Gorgeous mountain and river views!”
Reviewed 9/15/2020
| Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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| Days stayed: | 14 |
| Site Number: | Dispersed |
| RV Length: | 25' (Travel Trailer) |
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Pros: River and mountain views. Close to popular Ice Lake and Clear Lake. Internet was acceptable and streamable, did use a booster periodically. Accessibility to Silverton and Ouray.
Cons: Lack of privacy, dusty road with lots of traffic accessing trailhead. Minimal hiking from site.
The beauty of the area overcame the shortcomings.
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NauNomads would stay here again
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“Spectacular Views & Close to Silverton!”
Reviewed 8/21/2020
| Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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| Days stayed: | 1 |
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This is the second time I’ve camped here and I absolutely love it! It has pristine scenery, tucked in a valley of towering mountains on a flowing stream directly outside Silverton. Seriously, this is one of the best free campsites I’ve stayed at. It’s about 10 minutes outside Silverton, so it gets pretty packed during the high seaso... more
This is the second time I’ve camped here and I absolutely love it! It has pristine scenery, tucked in a valley of towering mountains on a flowing stream directly outside Silverton. Seriously, this is one of the best free campsites I’ve stayed at.
It’s about 10 minutes outside Silverton, so it gets pretty packed during the high season. There are a ton of open spots, especially for tent campers, so you shouldn’t have too much trouble finding a spot. The only thing is that the further down the road you go, the less cell service there is.
RambleAroundTheWorld would stay here again
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“Clean and it has a bathroom!!!”
Reviewed 8/3/2020
| Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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| Days stayed: | 7 |
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We arrived here on August 2nd (on a Sunday afternoon) and although there were still a lot of other campers here, we were able to find a spot in the trees in the back. Most of the spots, however, are out in the open and campers are parked right next to each other. A bit too crowded for my taste, but it is so beautiful here I don't car... more
We arrived here on August 2nd (on a Sunday afternoon) and although there were still a lot of other campers here, we were able to find a spot in the trees in the back. Most of the spots, however, are out in the open and campers are parked right next to each other. A bit too crowded for my taste, but it is so beautiful here I don't care how many other campers there are. There are no crazy partiers or anyone being disrespectful towards other campers. And to my surprise .... THERE IS A BATHROOM HERE. You may need to bring your own toilet paper.
The campground is about 200 yards from South Mineral Creek. It is a shallow, but nice moving clear creek.
This is by far one of the best camping locations we have been to yet.
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BarbaraL would stay here again
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“Awesome Road. Lots of sites. Super busy on weekends. This review for the end of the road. ”
Reviewed 7/22/2020
| Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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| Days stayed: | 4 |
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We took our RTT on our 4WD truck to camp here right after the 4th of July. Arrived on a Monday and it was PACKED. Tons of dispersed sites along the road with a few campgrounds at the start of the road as well as at the Ice Lakes trailhead. Everything was taken. We drove past the final campground (South Mineral) and the road got rougher... more
We took our RTT on our 4WD truck to camp here right after the 4th of July. Arrived on a Monday and it was PACKED. Tons of dispersed sites along the road with a few campgrounds at the start of the road as well as at the Ice Lakes trailhead. Everything was taken. We drove past the final campground (South Mineral) and the road got rougher but the end of the road has some great dispersed camping. We got the last spot. On a MONDAY. This was a bit of a surprise to us, but likely due to the 4th of July weekend. Crowds did thin out a bit afterwards. I think it's possible you'd be out of luck if you tried to find a spot here on a weekend this year.
You need to be comfortable driving single lane rough rocky terrain if you're going to go past South Mineral Campground to dry camp. Also, a lot of the dispersed sites were tent only (park your truck and walk a bit to a site). I would strongly discourage taking a trailer or anything larger than a truck past South Mineral. The dry camping on this road (especially past the campground) is much more suited for tents and SUVs than RVs and trailers. That being said, it's one of the most beautiful spots I've camped so far this year and I'd go back in a heartbeat.
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joyfulyeti would stay here again
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Amenities
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- dry camping
Recreation
- fishing
- recreation trail
- water access
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- big rig
- fire ring
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- restrooms: vault
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