Lake Fork Campground
Curecanti National Recreation Area
Write a Review Hwy 92 Gunnison, CO 81230 970-641-2337 Reservations: 877-833-6777 Official WebsiteGPS: 38.4554, -107.3253
Overview of Lake Fork Campground
Last Price Paid: $16
Reported by Passin Thru on 8/27/2023
Longest RV Reported: 40 feet (Fifth Wheel)
Reported by Diary of a Family on 6/17/2021
Number of Sites 83
Pad Type asphalt
Reservations yes
Open Seasonally April to mid-October
Elevation 7,545 ft / 2,299 m
Max Stay 14
Tent Camping Yes
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Reviews of Lake Fork Campground 12 people have reviewed this location.
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Last reported 8/27/2023
Confirmed by 5 Users
Last reported 6/14/2022
“Beautiful Setting”
Reviewed 8/27/2023
| Nightly rate: | $16 |
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| Days stayed: | 1 |
| Site Number: | 20 |
| RV Length: | 22' (Travel Trailer) |
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As mentioned in previous posts there are 3 levels. When we were here some spots were labeled reserved, some were labeled open for 1 night and the majority were unlabeled so I am not sure what their status was. I think there were only 4 trailers in all 3 levels the weekend before Labor Day weekend. The drive thru spots were in the uppe... more
As mentioned in previous posts there are 3 levels. When we were here some spots were labeled reserved, some were labeled open for 1 night and the majority were unlabeled so I am not sure what their status was. I think there were only 4 trailers in all 3 levels the weekend before Labor Day weekend. The drive thru spots were in the upper lot and obviously were not designed for current trailers. It would be difficult to get 2 trailers in the side by side spots if both had slide outs. We parked in the middle level and had a very nice view over the marina and lake. Not much to do here if you are not a boater.
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Passin Thru would stay here again
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“Great Views”
Reviewed 9/8/2022
| Site Number: | 32 |
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| RV Length: | 29' (Travel Trailer) |
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This was our 3rd choice but turned out to be our favorite. Beautiful views of blue Mesa reservoir. Clean area spots are fairly private. It’s a big parking lot with toilets which are clean.
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Cinnscott22 would stay here again
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“Good Overall”
Reviewed 6/14/2022
| Nightly rate: | $8 |
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| Days stayed: | 10 |
| Site Number: | 58 |
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For three "parking lots" Lake Fork Campground is pretty good. There are no trees,which was good for our solar panels, but it does get hot and oh so windy. Our site was on the end of the back row on the upper lot, so we had a bit more room and some greenery along side of it. We were next to a bath house and adjacent to the tenting ar... more
For three "parking lots" Lake Fork Campground is pretty good. There are no trees,which was good for our solar panels, but it does get hot and oh so windy. Our site was on the end of the back row on the upper lot, so we had a bit more room and some greenery along side of it. We were next to a bath house and adjacent to the tenting area. The bath house was cleaned daily. There is a building in between the lots by the boat ramp labelled showers. One of the Park Rangers said they had not been open since at least 2019.
One of us was working from the road. Now the weird thing was that the connectivity on AT&T was typically really good in the morning, but every day it got very spotty after lunch time.
Ahh access; the day we arive by chance, we only had to wait a half hour to get through the construction on U.S. 69 from Montrose. Monday through Thursday the road was open only in a couple narrow time slots. Our main objective was to go to the Black Canyon of the Gunnison. It was awesome: much underrated! Fortunately, the road back towards Montrose was open all weekend. We also went to the Gunnison Pioneer Museum. There was so much to see from. Model As to a train and old buildings. So worth the $10.00 entrance fee.
Except a bit of road noise from U.S.50, it was very quiet during the week. It filled up on the weekend,so the noise then was from the other campers. It also got a bit smokier; and we were reminded that pot is legal in CO.
We have a senior pass, so our fee reflects using it. Gunnison was the place for laundry, groceries and propane.
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Jay would stay here again
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“Good for a couple nights but wouldn’t make it a vacation spot”
Reviewed 6/1/2022
| Nightly rate: | $16 |
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| Days stayed: | 2 |
| Site Number: | 32 |
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This place is very quiet and I enjoyed my two nights I stayed here. It is $16 a night and you can pay via cash or they have cards… Well. The upper lot is first come first serve and the lower lot is reasonable. Both of them have really good views and both areas can be windy. The showers were still closed at the end of May during my stay... more
This place is very quiet and I enjoyed my two nights I stayed here. It is $16 a night and you can pay via cash or they have cards… Well. The upper lot is first come first serve and the lower lot is reasonable. Both of them have really good views and both areas can be windy. The showers were still closed at the end of May during my stay they’re open. There are trash cans as well as clean restrooms. I enjoyed this place so much because of the lack of campers. During the summer, I imagine it fills up and due to the nature of the campsites only having feet between them, it would not be an enjoyable experience when busy. There are some really nice hiking trails in the area and you are pretty close to Black Canyon national Park as well. I had enough AT&T service to work pretty seamlessly in the top loop.
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Abby would stay here again
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“Overlooking Fork Lake. Beautiful lake and Mountain View’s ”
Reviewed 7/14/2021
| Nightly rate: | $8 |
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| Days stayed: | 4 |
| Site Number: | 23 |
| RV Length: | 24' (Class B) |
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Only partially full. Weather mainly raining.
UpCork would stay here again
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“Quick overnight for a great price!”
Reviewed 7/11/2021
| Nightly rate: | $8 |
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| Days stayed: | 1 |
| Site Number: | 81 |
| RV Length: | 24' (Class B) |
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We got the senior discount off the regular $16 rate. As noted by others, it ain’t fancy but it is clean and quiet with an incredible view of Mesa Reservoir. Very few other campers during the night that we stayed.
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Cajun Boomer would stay here again
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“Small sites in a parking lot”
Reviewed 6/17/2021
| Nightly rate: | $16 |
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| Days stayed: | 2 |
| Site Number: | 73 |
| RV Length: | 40' (Fifth Wheel) |
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We didn't have an issue getting our 40ft fifth wheel into our site. We were by far the LARGEST RV in the campground. It's dry camping, However they have potable water and a dump station. It's right on Blue Mesa reservoir with boat access to the lake. The high altitude 7,519ft made it difficult for our Generator to get our RV charged (n... more
We didn't have an issue getting our 40ft fifth wheel into our site. We were by far the LARGEST RV in the campground. It's dry camping, However they have potable water and a dump station. It's right on Blue Mesa reservoir with boat access to the lake. The high altitude 7,519ft made it difficult for our Generator to get our RV charged (next time I'll adjust my carburetor). It's so beautiful in the Curecanti National Recreation Area.
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Diary of a Family would stay here again
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“Great for a overnight stay”
Reviewed 11/1/2020
| Nightly rate: | $16 |
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| Days stayed: | 1 |
| Site Number: | 43 |
| RV Length: | 36' (Fifth Wheel) |
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My wife and I camped here 9/23/20- 9/24/20. Great place for a overnight stay. This camp is a open paved lot with picnic tables and fire rings at each site. No electric on site but this campground have a restroom on site, potable water and a dump station. Men restroom was nice and clean.
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Al and Brandi would stay here again
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“We Loved it!”
Reviewed 11/12/2019
| Nightly rate: | $16 |
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| Days stayed: | 4 |
| Site Number: | 9 |
| RV Length: | 32' (Class A) |
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We loved the Lake Fork Campground at Curecanti National Recreation Area. We stayed in the lower or eastern-most area which is basically a paved parking lot with scattered water spigots, spotless bathrooms but no other hookups. (there is a nice dump station on site) We had the place to ourselves for 4 nights! The lake views were gorgeou... more
We loved the Lake Fork Campground at Curecanti National Recreation Area. We stayed in the lower or eastern-most area which is basically a paved parking lot with scattered water spigots, spotless bathrooms but no other hookups. (there is a nice dump station on site) We had the place to ourselves for 4 nights! The lake views were gorgeous, access to and from the area was easy and it was a perfect location to explore Montrose, The Grand Mesa, etc to the west and north as well as Gunnison and Crested Butte to the east! As others have mentioned - very little cellular service here. We had 4 bars of Verizon 3G so voice was fine but data throughput was dismal at best. But - Dish satellite had a clear view so football was no problems on Sunday & Monday! Staff was very friendly and we chatted most mornings as they stopped by to check on things...
blangton would stay here again
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“Pretty Good but great if you like to fish”
Reviewed 6/18/2019
| Nightly rate: | $8 |
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| Days stayed: | 4 |
| Site Number: | 10 |
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I really liked having a dump station and potable water. The publics toilets were clean. I camped on the lower level with a great view of the reservoir and the boat dock. Just one big asphalt parking lot and thankfully, it wasn't packed because the sites are close together, I don't recall seeing any 30/50 amp service. The only reas... more
I really liked having a dump station and potable water. The publics toilets were clean. I camped on the lower level with a great view of the reservoir and the boat dock. Just one big asphalt parking lot and thankfully, it wasn't packed because the sites are close together, I don't recall seeing any 30/50 amp service. The only reason I wouldn't go back is because the campground was three separate levels and resembled a concrete jungle. Brian, the host was a great guy with a great sense of humor. The sites are pretty close to level but I did use blocks.
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“Terrible camp hosts”
Reviewed 7/29/2019
| Nightly rate: | $16 |
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| Days stayed: | 4 |
| Site Number: | 19 |
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We have gone to Lake Fork 5 times this summer so far. It is our absolute favorite place to be, the lake is beautiful. There are some campsites on the top of the hill that are very desirable but always reserved. We stay for 4-5 nights usually and no one ever shows up for the reserved campsites. We wonder if the camp hosts just put up re... more
We have gone to Lake Fork 5 times this summer so far. It is our absolute favorite place to be, the lake is beautiful. There are some campsites on the top of the hill that are very desirable but always reserved. We stay for 4-5 nights usually and no one ever shows up for the reserved campsites. We wonder if the camp hosts just put up reserved signs so that no one else can enjoy the best view form the campsites there. The camp hosts this year have harassed us every single visit and have been completely passive aggressive. One of the camp hosts was looking through our windows and making the girls uncomfortable. They come by about 6 or 7 times a day just watching us. The camp hosts last year were amazing and friendly, and the 5 times we have come this year they have found something to complain about. They accused us of not paying for our campsites and then they found our envelope and never apologized. It was like they were looking for something to be mad at us for. Although they have been incredibly rude we have never gotten a complaint that we were too loud after hours or anything like that. They just watch us and look for anything they can possibly use. One example was that there was one beer can on the table when we went in the camper to cook and they complained about that even though we were coming back out to eat at the table. They have made all of our vacations a struggle to have fun and relax in the outdoors. We get through it, but they have been incredibly unnecessarily overbearing and rude and passive aggressive.
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This review is the opinion of a Campendium member and not of Campendium.com
5 reviews
noted 5/1/2023
There is a dump station, but it is unavailable and locked at this time.
5 reviews
noted 5/1/2023
There is no dump station at this site. The amenities list is incorrect.
26 reviews
noted 7/12/2021
Major road work on US50 between Gunnison and Montrose scheduled thru 11/22. Travel is allowed during certain time periods on weekdays. Check US50info.com for updates.
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Amenities
Hookups
- dry camping
Recreation
- boat ramp
- fishing
- marina
- picnic area
- water access
Site Amenities
- big rig
- fire ring
- picnic table
- pull thru
Facilities
- dump station
- recycle
- restrooms: flush
- showers
- trash
- water available
Pets
- pets
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