Ouray Riverside Resort

Stayed and both the circle tree sites and pull through. Spots are close together with little landscaping. But it’s a beautiful place to stay with amazing views of the mountains and night sky. Sites closer to the road will hear trucks and motorcycles in the morning but it didn’t wake us up. Being able to walk along the river into town is a huge perk of the resort. We also rented in of their jeeps and had an amazing time on the trailer.

We liked staying here and would recommend it! There were a few issues with this particular cabin that I think would be trivial to fix long term.

First, the key wouldn't work in the deadbolt. We only locked the bottom lock. This should be fixed.

The loft area has only one outlet, which is fine except there is a nightstand lamp taking up one plug and a box fan in the other plug. The receptacle was behind the mattress, so that means that you had to wedge your hand in a crack to get something plugged in. The receptacle was worn out because anything you plugged in fell out right away. Aside from being annoying this means the connection isn't tight which can lead to overheating in the receptacle. So I would recommend changing the receptacle out and providing an outlet strip at the side of the bed so that you can plug in phone chargers or other item easily. Perhaps screw the power strip to the wall so items don't fall into the receptacles.

The cabin is very small and tight with limited storage and limited space for moving around. We knew this. However, it was a mystery to us that the futon, table, and 2 chairs were gigantic, weighed a lot, and were hard to move around. They look cool because they are made from logs and all, but they aren't practical. The futon was a pain to deploy and it has a center leg that everyone hit their toes on eventually. It would be better to have smaller profile furniture in such a tight space.

Finally, we didn't think the portable AC unit was doing much of anything at all. It blew semi-cold air if you were right in front of it but the cabin stayed warm. We found opening up the windows was more effective.

Aside from these very minor issues, we would recommend staying here. We loved having the river outside the door, even though it rained most of our stay.

Note: The hot water tank is only 5 gallons and there is a sign in the bathroom stating this. This was not an issue for us at all because we would keep the flow low and set the temp to "warmish" so we didn't run out.

We stayed on the river RV side of the resort and the stay was nice and peaceful. The river was in view of our site and it made it even better! The most important part we want to mention is their outstanding customer service! We have traveled all over the US along the South and Midwest and have not encountered better customer service post covid, than here. Many people lately just do the bare minimum, but here in Ouray, they go beyond expectation to ensure you are happy. We would recommend 100%! We plan to stay here in June again.

Nice place to stay in Ouray. They have an attendant who takes you to your spot and helps you back in.
Great views. On the Uncompahgre River and River walk and Close to town. There is a great restaurant on site where very nice people serve delicious breakfast and dinner. Verizon cell service is great. Only drawbacks are that RV spaces and cabins are very close together and the park is close to the hwy.

This is a great location. It is a large gravel parking lot but the spots are laid out well and are not too close together and relatively level.

The check-in staff was excellent and they take you to your spot.

It is on the Ouray river, which is nice. The river is a constant yellow color due to the minerals in the water, so not your typical pretty river, but is still unique.

Overall, we would stay there again if in Ouray.

One note, the road from Durango to Ouray is a little challenging. I would definitely NOT recommend it for novice RVers. We had no issue with our F250 diesel and 39 ft fifth wheel. However, we spoke to a few people both in Durango and Ouray who cooked brakes. We took our time, and pulled over as needed to let others pass. It is a gorgeous drive!

Not a bad RV park, just a few issues not expecting during the July 4th holiday.

Friendly staff, fairly close to town (nice walk along river and then cut through the park), all fresh gravel (fairly flat) and only a few bugs. Of course, great scenery with the mountains, but only a few trees in the park for shade. If you book a circle site, #19 and 20 have some shade. Very close parking unless you pay for the premium sites along the berm side near the river. Be sure to bring extra sewer hose because the dump connection is far up front. Wish we knew that.

We had to book a year in advance to stay over the 4th and the minimum stay was 1 week. After talking with neighbors, found they were able to book only a few months to weeks before and could stay for just 3 or 4 days.

The WIFI is free but very slow and intermittent, almost unusable at night (125 to 250MB/s). There is no OTA TV except for a PBS station, so you better have a Dish or bring movies. AT&T was at 3 bars.
Laundry is not free. $4.75 a load and $.25/5 min for dryer. Need exact change or crisp bills.

The road (550) is right next to the park and quite noisy during day and occasionally at night.
Speaking of noise, I suggest NOT coming during the July 4th weekend. Why? Because there is a crazy person who fires off a real canon right next to the park at odd hours through the entire weekend! Even during the night like at 2 AM! You can even smell the gunpowder it's that close! He's been doing every year and it's a tradition that probably won't stop any time soon.
You might be better off at the RV park in town which is further away.

Any other time of year, this park may be fine for most people, as Full-hookup RV camping is scarce in Ouray and there's none in Telluride.

We stayed for a week, this was a great home base. Short easy walk to town. Bathrooms and showers were awesome and the little restaurant was good. If your looking for something with full hookups and close to town this is a great option. The only downside was the river front spaces do not have real views of the river and your the sites are close together. Great for big rigs as the camping area is wide open. There are also really cute little cabins for additional room for family and friends.

As noted by many others, this is just a gravel lot that is on the North edge of the town proper. Good power, high water pressure, level site and decent campground WiFi service. No response to phone calls, text messages, etc. Power outage during our stay, no follow-through from the campground staff. Cafe on site for breakfast (tip: order online early!)