Cimarron Campground

This is a gem of a CG. All of the sites are paved and very large. Some on the outside lack vegetation so they don't feel very private. However site #9 is the crown jewel in this CG. Great morning sun for solar, afternoon shade to keep you cool and great view of the sky for Starlink! There is no cel phone coverage here. Short 10 minute walk to the nearby country store, short walk to the dam and a nice trail along the Gunnison River and it is a very short drive to Black Canyon of the Gunnison NP and into Montrose. The hosts were wonderful, as previously reported the dump station is closed. However there are other options nearby. Personally I would not recommend the city facility in Gunnison. Just seemed kind of chaotic and is a bit out of the way. We did dump there, but got water at Elk Creek CG and then dumped there on the way back home. I highly recommend this over the location in Gunnison.

Very friendly Campground host! The dump is closed for the season and water is only available for bottles, not for filling your tank. But the water tastes horribly. We stayed the night and asked the host for water and the dump. We were allowed to use either the dump and water at Elk Creek CG or Lake Fork CG. Both are to the east of Cimarron.

We wanted to explore the black canyon area and found this diamond in the ruff. Didn't look like much when we pulled in but it was available and we needed a spot for the night.
No hook ups, water available but not directly at campsites and clean restrooms. Hosts were very nice and told us to check out the damn area. Was amazing -views of the river and trails. We decided to stay an extra night. No cell or internet. Recommend you visit Newberry's gas station. Definitely will stay again.

Absolutely no Verizon Coverage. But who cares? I'm supposed to be enjoying the location instead of surfing the net. So I did. This might be one of my favorite camp grounds. Hopefully the camp hosts will still be the ones I had when I was here. Fabulous people from Tyler, TX. The pads are pretty close to level throughout the CG. And portable water faucets are located about every 3 sites. There is a little country store/Gas Station within 1/2 mile walking distance of the campground. A post office as well.

Spent the weekend here to try out our new camper. Overall experience was good. There is clean restrooms centrally located. There is at least two water spigots to get potable water. There is no electric or water hook us at the sites. I liked that there was bear proof containers for storing coolers, etc. There is also bear proof trash and recycling receptacles. There was also a dump station that we used after the weekend was over.

Negatives would be the traffic noise and lack of showers in the restrooms. The campground is off the road, but there is still some traffic noise especially engine brakes when trucks are coming off the hills to the East and West.

The sites were all fairy small. It would be difficult to get anything larger that 30' overall length in most of the spaces. Most of the spaces are single wide, so a 30' camptrailer will just fit, but there won't be room to park your truck. There was a couple of spaces that were double wide so you could put your trailer and truck side by side. Someone traveling in a van or small motorhome shouldn't have a problem.

This is a wonderful spot near the driveable Morrow Point Dam road with a cool railroad exhibit and picnic area. It’s at the very bottom of a canyon so there is no cell service. Good dry toilets and potable water. Not much room for large rigs but there is a circle drive.. A well-stocked store is within walking distance. Don’t expect much and you will be pleased!

We are not sure how the other reviewers got Verizon coverage, but there is none on this campground. We paid $8 because the water was shut off for the season. There was still water available in the bathrooms. The visitor center was also closed for the season. The campground is nice, there are a couple old trains on display. We got a warm welcome from the camp host, who was still there.