RV Parks In Silverton, Colorado

For full hookups in town, Silverton Lakes RV Park and Silver Summit RV Park are the standouts, both with 30 and 50 amp full-hookup sites and big mountain views, and Silver Summit even rents Jeeps for the Alpine Loop. Red Mountain Motel and RV Park offers a mix of full-hookup and water-electric sites plus its own dump station. For scenery on a budget, the Town of Silverton's Molas Lake campground sits on a stocked lake six miles south with no hookups but unforgettable views, and South Mineral Campground in the San Juan National Forest is a first-come trailhead base. Pick a private park to plug in, the public sites for the setting.

Yes, the private ones do. Silverton Lakes RV Park and Silver Summit RV Park both offer full hookups with water, sewer, and 30 or 50 amp electric, and Red Mountain Motel and RV Park has a dozen full-hookup sites along with water-and-electric sites and a dump station. The public options are a different story: the Town of Silverton's Molas Lake campground and the San Juan National Forest's South Mineral Campground have no hookups, offering at most a water pump and vault or pit toilets. So if you want to plug in at 9,318 feet, book a private in-town park and use the public sites for scenic dry camping when you want the views.

It takes a careful driver, because every paved route in is a high mountain pass. From the north, the Million Dollar Highway (US-550) from Ouray climbs over 11,000-foot Red Mountain Pass on a narrow, winding road with steep drop-offs and few guardrails, which unnerves many RVers. From the south, US-550 from Durango crosses Molas and Coal Bank passes, a less harrowing but still serious mountain drive. Either way, go slow, use low gears, watch your brakes and engine temperature, and pick a clear-weather day. Many big-rig drivers prefer the Durango approach. The Alpine Loop east of town is 4WD only and absolutely not for RVs. Once you arrive, the town itself is easy.

Yes, in town, with caveats about getting there. The private parks, Silverton Lakes, Silver Summit, and Red Mountain, have sites that handle big rigs with full or partial hookups. The bigger challenge is the drive: the mountain passes into Silverton, especially the Million Dollar Highway, demand a confident driver and good brakes, so many big-rig owners approach from Durango and take it slow. Once in town, base your rig at a park and explore the high country in a tow vehicle or a rented Jeep, since the forest roads and the Alpine Loop are rough and narrow. The Molas Lake and forest campgrounds suit smaller rigs better than the largest coaches.

Molas Lake is one of the most scenic public campgrounds in Colorado, run by the Town of Silverton about six miles south on US-550 at over 10,000 feet. It wraps a stocked 25-acre lake with enormous San Juan Mountain views and direct access to the Colorado Trail. There are 50-plus sites for tents and RVs, a few big enough for larger rigs, with a water pump, clean vault toilets, and pay showers but no hookups, so come self-contained. It is open June 1 through September 30. A dump station is about ten minutes away in town for a small fee. For the scenery alone, it is worth a night even if you base in town the rest of your stay.

For the short summer season, book ahead. Silverton is a popular stop on the San Juan Skyway and the terminus of the Durango and Silverton railroad, so July and August fill the in-town private full-hookup parks, making a couple of weeks ahead wise. Molas Lake campground takes reservations through the town and is popular for its views. South Mineral Campground in the national forest is first-come, as are most dispersed sites, so timing your arrival matters there. Outside peak summer, availability eases, but remember the camping season here is genuinely short, roughly late June through September, with the high country snowbound the rest of the year, so plan your dates around that narrow window.

Late June through September is really the only window, and mid-summer is prime for hiking, jeeping, and riding the railroad, with cool days and cold nights. Even in July, expect nights near freezing and frequent afternoon thunderstorms at 9,318 feet, so start hikes early and pack layers. Late September brings spectacular golden aspen across the San Juans, but the first heavy snows arrive early and campgrounds close. Spring barely exists here, with snow lingering into June, and winter is deep, with the RV parks closed and passes that can shut in storms. For warm days, open trails, and running campgrounds, aim squarely for July and August.

Plenty, despite the town's small size. The Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad, a National Historic Landmark, brings steam trains up from Durango with a layover in town, a bucket-list ride. The Million Dollar Highway north to Ouray is one of America's most dramatic scenic drives. Four-wheel-drive fans can run the Alpine Loop past ghost towns like Animas Forks toward Lake City, and several outfitters rent Jeeps in town. Silverton's preserved 1880s mining-town main street has shops, restaurants, and history at every turn. Add fishing the stocked Molas Lake and photographing wildflowers in Ice Lake Basin, and there is far more here than a quick stop suggests.

Yes, generally. The private RV parks in Silverton welcome leashed dogs, and the San Juan National Forest is open to leashed, well-behaved pets on trails and at campgrounds like South Mineral. The Town of Silverton's Molas Lake campground also allows leashed pets. Because the camping here is on town and national-forest land rather than inside a national park, you have plenty of freedom to hike with your dog in the high country, including popular trails toward the alpine lakes. Always keep pets leashed where required, pack out waste, watch for wildlife and steep terrain, and remember the cold nights and intense high-altitude sun, so bring water and bedding for your dog as well.

You have a few options. Several in-town RV parks, including Red Mountain Motel and RV Park, have dump stations, and the Town of Silverton operates a dump station available for a small fee, around $10, roughly ten minutes from the Molas Lake campground. For fresh water, fill at a marked potable spigot at one of the private parks or use the Molas Lake water pump, keeping your sewer and fresh-water hoses separate. Because the high campgrounds and dispersed sites have limited or no water, top off in town before heading out. For the full breakdown of dump options, fees, and seasonal closures, see our companion guide to RV dump stations in Silverton.

Yes, plenty for self-contained rigs. South Mineral Campground in the San Juan National Forest, west of town off US-550 and Forest Road 585, has 26 first-come sites with water and pit toilets at the Ice Lake trailhead. Beyond the developed sites, the surrounding national forest offers abundant free dispersed camping along the forest roads, some of it suitable for larger rigs near town and rougher higher up. These options have no hookups and limited or no water, so come fully self-contained and plan to dump and refill in town. Always follow Leave No Trace, camp only where dispersed camping is allowed, and check current conditions, since high-country access depends on snowmelt and weather.

It spans from cheap public sites to moderate private parks. The San Juan National Forest's South Mineral Campground and dispersed forest sites are inexpensive or free, ideal for self-contained rigs. The Town of Silverton's Molas Lake campground is a budget-friendly, no-hookup option with unbeatable scenery. The private full-hookup parks in town are the higher tier but reasonable for a destination mountain town, commonly in the thirties to forties per night for a full-hookup site. Because Silverton's season is so short, you are paying for a narrow summer window, so plan your dates well. The smart budget play is to mix a scenic public night at Molas Lake with in-town hookups when you want to plug in and recharge.

Many visitors do both, and they serve different purposes. If you are bringing an RV, you will drive in on US-550 over the passes and base your rig in or near town. The Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad is then a fantastic day experience in itself: you can drive your rig to Silverton and ride the historic steam train as a round trip from Durango, or take it one way. Riding the train means you skip the white-knuckle Million Dollar Highway and enjoy the scenery without driving. For RVers, a common plan is to camp in Silverton, explore the San Juans by Jeep and on foot, and ride the railroad as a highlight without moving the rig.

For full hookups in town, Silverton Lakes RV Park and Silver Summit RV Park are the standouts, both with 30 and 50 amp full-hookup sites and big mountain views, and Silver Summit even rents Jeeps for the Alpine Loop. Red Mountain Motel and RV Park offers a mix of full-hookup and water-electric sites plus its own dump station. For scenery on a budget, the Town of Silverton's Molas Lake campground sits on a stocked lake six miles south with no hookups but unforgettable views, and South Mineral Campground in the San Juan National Forest is a first-come trailhead base. Pick a private park to plug in, the public sites for the setting.

Yes, the private ones do. Silverton Lakes RV Park and Silver Summit RV Park both offer full hookups with water, sewer, and 30 or 50 amp electric, and Red Mountain Motel and RV Park has a dozen full-hookup sites along with water-and-electric sites and a dump station. The public options are a different story: the Town of Silverton's Molas Lake campground and the San Juan National Forest's South Mineral Campground have no hookups, offering at most a water pump and vault or pit toilets. So if you want to plug in at 9,318 feet, book a private in-town park and use the public sites for scenic dry camping when you want the views.

It takes a careful driver, because every paved route in is a high mountain pass. From the north, the Million Dollar Highway (US-550) from Ouray climbs over 11,000-foot Red Mountain Pass on a narrow, winding road with steep drop-offs and few guardrails, which unnerves many RVers. From the south, US-550 from Durango crosses Molas and Coal Bank passes, a less harrowing but still serious mountain drive. Either way, go slow, use low gears, watch your brakes and engine temperature, and pick a clear-weather day. Many big-rig drivers prefer the Durango approach. The Alpine Loop east of town is 4WD only and absolutely not for RVs. Once you arrive, the town itself is easy.

Yes, in town, with caveats about getting there. The private parks, Silverton Lakes, Silver Summit, and Red Mountain, have sites that handle big rigs with full or partial hookups. The bigger challenge is the drive: the mountain passes into Silverton, especially the Million Dollar Highway, demand a confident driver and good brakes, so many big-rig owners approach from Durango and take it slow. Once in town, base your rig at a park and explore the high country in a tow vehicle or a rented Jeep, since the forest roads and the Alpine Loop are rough and narrow. The Molas Lake and forest campgrounds suit smaller rigs better than the largest coaches.

Molas Lake is one of the most scenic public campgrounds in Colorado, run by the Town of Silverton about six miles south on US-550 at over 10,000 feet. It wraps a stocked 25-acre lake with enormous San Juan Mountain views and direct access to the Colorado Trail. There are 50-plus sites for tents and RVs, a few big enough for larger rigs, with a water pump, clean vault toilets, and pay showers but no hookups, so come self-contained. It is open June 1 through September 30. A dump station is about ten minutes away in town for a small fee. For the scenery alone, it is worth a night even if you base in town the rest of your stay.

For the short summer season, book ahead. Silverton is a popular stop on the San Juan Skyway and the terminus of the Durango and Silverton railroad, so July and August fill the in-town private full-hookup parks, making a couple of weeks ahead wise. Molas Lake campground takes reservations through the town and is popular for its views. South Mineral Campground in the national forest is first-come, as are most dispersed sites, so timing your arrival matters there. Outside peak summer, availability eases, but remember the camping season here is genuinely short, roughly late June through September, with the high country snowbound the rest of the year, so plan your dates around that narrow window.

Late June through September is really the only window, and mid-summer is prime for hiking, jeeping, and riding the railroad, with cool days and cold nights. Even in July, expect nights near freezing and frequent afternoon thunderstorms at 9,318 feet, so start hikes early and pack layers. Late September brings spectacular golden aspen across the San Juans, but the first heavy snows arrive early and campgrounds close. Spring barely exists here, with snow lingering into June, and winter is deep, with the RV parks closed and passes that can shut in storms. For warm days, open trails, and running campgrounds, aim squarely for July and August.

Plenty, despite the town's small size. The Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad, a National Historic Landmark, brings steam trains up from Durango with a layover in town, a bucket-list ride. The Million Dollar Highway north to Ouray is one of America's most dramatic scenic drives. Four-wheel-drive fans can run the Alpine Loop past ghost towns like Animas Forks toward Lake City, and several outfitters rent Jeeps in town. Silverton's preserved 1880s mining-town main street has shops, restaurants, and history at every turn. Add fishing the stocked Molas Lake and photographing wildflowers in Ice Lake Basin, and there is far more here than a quick stop suggests.

Yes, generally. The private RV parks in Silverton welcome leashed dogs, and the San Juan National Forest is open to leashed, well-behaved pets on trails and at campgrounds like South Mineral. The Town of Silverton's Molas Lake campground also allows leashed pets. Because the camping here is on town and national-forest land rather than inside a national park, you have plenty of freedom to hike with your dog in the high country, including popular trails toward the alpine lakes. Always keep pets leashed where required, pack out waste, watch for wildlife and steep terrain, and remember the cold nights and intense high-altitude sun, so bring water and bedding for your dog as well.

You have a few options. Several in-town RV parks, including Red Mountain Motel and RV Park, have dump stations, and the Town of Silverton operates a dump station available for a small fee, around $10, roughly ten minutes from the Molas Lake campground. For fresh water, fill at a marked potable spigot at one of the private parks or use the Molas Lake water pump, keeping your sewer and fresh-water hoses separate. Because the high campgrounds and dispersed sites have limited or no water, top off in town before heading out. For the full breakdown of dump options, fees, and seasonal closures, see our companion guide to RV dump stations in Silverton.

Yes, plenty for self-contained rigs. South Mineral Campground in the San Juan National Forest, west of town off US-550 and Forest Road 585, has 26 first-come sites with water and pit toilets at the Ice Lake trailhead. Beyond the developed sites, the surrounding national forest offers abundant free dispersed camping along the forest roads, some of it suitable for larger rigs near town and rougher higher up. These options have no hookups and limited or no water, so come fully self-contained and plan to dump and refill in town. Always follow Leave No Trace, camp only where dispersed camping is allowed, and check current conditions, since high-country access depends on snowmelt and weather.

It spans from cheap public sites to moderate private parks. The San Juan National Forest's South Mineral Campground and dispersed forest sites are inexpensive or free, ideal for self-contained rigs. The Town of Silverton's Molas Lake campground is a budget-friendly, no-hookup option with unbeatable scenery. The private full-hookup parks in town are the higher tier but reasonable for a destination mountain town, commonly in the thirties to forties per night for a full-hookup site. Because Silverton's season is so short, you are paying for a narrow summer window, so plan your dates well. The smart budget play is to mix a scenic public night at Molas Lake with in-town hookups when you want to plug in and recharge.

Many visitors do both, and they serve different purposes. If you are bringing an RV, you will drive in on US-550 over the passes and base your rig in or near town. The Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad is then a fantastic day experience in itself: you can drive your rig to Silverton and ride the historic steam train as a round trip from Durango, or take it one way. Riding the train means you skip the white-knuckle Million Dollar Highway and enjoy the scenery without driving. For RVers, a common plan is to camp in Silverton, explore the San Juans by Jeep and on foot, and ride the railroad as a highlight without moving the rig.

The highest-rated station is Telluride Sanitary Processing Station with a rating of 3.0/5 stars.

Yes — there are free RV waste disposal options available near Silverton.