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Sunshine Campground
Grand Mesa Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests
Write a Review 8214 CO-145 Telluride, CO 81435 928-537-8888 Official WebsiteGPS: 37.8894, -107.8885
Overview of Sunshine Campground
Last Price Paid: $20
Reported by CAR-Santa Fe on 7/30/2022
Longest RV Reported: 24 feet (Class C)
Reported by Idaho Red on 9/30/2020
Number of Sites 15
Pad Type gravel
Open Seasonally May - Oct.
Elevation 9,580 ft / 2,919 m
Max Stay 14
Tent Camping Yes
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To ask questions of the owner or manager please contact the campground directly. 928-537-8888
Debby asked on 8/25/2021
Does anyone know what the longest rig that Sunshine Campground can accommodate? Thanks!
Reviews of Sunshine Campground 6 people have reviewed this location.
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Confirmed by 2 Users
Last reported 7/30/2022
“Great Location To Visit telluride. ”
Reviewed 9/16/2023
| Days stayed: | 3 |
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| Site Number: | 17 |
Overall Rating
We stayed here Sept 13-16 2023 in our 28ft pull trailer. We were in space# 17. It was very clean and quiet. The Hosts were very nice and hospitable.
There are no hookups, but generators are allowed.
We enjoyed our stay and will stay again if we ever pass this way.
Ydload would stay here again
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“Excellent Dry Camping - first come first serve”
Reviewed 7/30/2022
| Nightly rate: | $20 |
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| Days stayed: | 5 |
| Site Number: | 12 |
| RV Length: | 16' (Toy Hauler Travel Trailer) |
Overall Rating
Great location near Telluride and closer to Mountain village. Incredible Mountain View’s from the campground. Campground Host super professional. At the moment only pot a potty. Sign says next summer 2023 they’ll have water and toilets running. Dry camping for now. Firewood for sale by host - $10 a bundle. Some road noise from CO145.... more
Great location near Telluride and closer to Mountain village. Incredible Mountain View’s from the campground. Campground Host super professional.
At the moment only pot a potty. Sign says next summer 2023 they’ll have water and toilets running. Dry camping for now. Firewood for sale by host - $10 a bundle. Some road noise from CO145. Picking a site further back would have less. Some pull through and some back in. Site 12 has great views and is pull through. Might be tuff for big campers getting in and fitting into a site. Verizon service very poor.
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CAR-Santa Fe would stay here again
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“Epic View!”
Reviewed 8/18/2021
| Nightly rate: | $20 |
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| Days stayed: | 7 |
| Site Number: | 11 |
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Loved this place! Campground hosts Don and Lynda were so nice! Convenient to Mountain Village and Telluride. First come, first serve so arrive early.
DRL would stay here again
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“Super great, would stay again! ”
Reviewed 4/14/2021
| Nightly rate: | $20 |
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| Days stayed: | 3 |
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Went to Telluride without any reservations thinking it would be easy to find a walk-up campsite... nope! This was the only open campsite just outside of Telluride that wasn’t completely full and it was a good stop! Super clean and well kept. Attendant stays right on site. We got a site right next to a pond, hung our hammocks and relaxe... more
Went to Telluride without any reservations thinking it would be easy to find a walk-up campsite... nope! This was the only open campsite just outside of Telluride that wasn’t completely full and it was a good stop! Super clean and well kept. Attendant stays right on site. We got a site right next to a pond, hung our hammocks and relaxed. Bathroom, hookups, and water spigot available. You can even purchase firewood!
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Kylee would stay here again
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“NFS campground”
Reviewed 9/30/2020
| Nightly rate: | $20 |
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| Days stayed: | 1 |
| Site Number: | 3 |
| RV Length: | 24' (Class C) |
Overall Rating
beautiful setting super easy access. Nice trail between sites 9 and 11 to go watch the sunset or have a day walk too. Camp host (Barb) was awesome.
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Idaho Red would stay here again
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“Small Campground in the Clouds”
Reviewed 1/4/2017
| Nightly rate: | $18 |
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| Days stayed: | 1 |
| Site Number: | 18 |
| RV Length: | 15' (Teardrop Trailer) |
Overall Rating
This is a small Forest Service CG above 9,000' on Sunshine Mesa, close to Telluride. The sites were the very small, but they were spread out and private. This was not the cleanest CG I have stayed at and the pit toilets had a sort of vacuum thing going on. I'll leave it at that. The CG is in a nice location and there are views towa... more
This is a small Forest Service CG above 9,000' on Sunshine Mesa, close to Telluride. The sites were the very small, but they were spread out and private. This was not the cleanest CG I have stayed at and the pit toilets had a sort of vacuum thing going on. I'll leave it at that.
The CG is in a nice location and there are views towards Mt. Wilson from a little trail on the edge of the CG.
I would not recommend that larger RVs attempt this CG. the sites are small and there is not a ton of room for turning around. It is first come, first serve, and it fills up early. You are taking a risk on a weekend, but if it full, you can find boondocking sites down near Trout Lake and Lizardhead Pass.
The CG was exceptionally quiet. There is no cell phone service at this CG. Even in the July heat, this CG was very cold over night and I ran the heat.
JennGrover would stay here again
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“Disappointed ”
Reviewed 6/30/2019
Overall Rating
Got there at 10pm, only one space empty and the host said it was booked. The app says there's no reservations so it's not current. Had to find a remote place to stay. Obviously the app isn't up to date but at least it's got the location right.
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Amenities
Hookups
- dry camping
Site Amenities
- fire ring
- picnic table
Facilities
- firewood
- restrooms: vault
- trash
- water available
Pets
- pets
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