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  4. Father Dyer

Camping at Father Dyer near Leadville

Public campground · Leadville · 23 campsites

A forested campground near trout fishing, and hiking. Most campsites have no hookups, and RV fit varies by site.

About this campground

Father Dyer Campground sits on the eastern shore of Turquoise Lake among stands of lodgepole pine and subalpine fir, offering a wooded, lakeside setting that draws families and small groups in the summer for boating, hiking and fishing. The campground is named for Father John Lewis Dyer, an early Methodist circuit-rider who skied over Mosquito Pass; that mixture of history and high-country character carries through to the surrounding landscape.

5.0 on Recreation.gov · 120 reviewsBook on Recreation.gov
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At a glance

  • RV sites up to 35 ft

    Length limits vary by campsite.

  • No hookups
  • Pets welcome
  • Vault toilets
OverviewCampsitesAmenities & locationReviewsPlan your stay

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No site is open for every night of your stay

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Amenities & location

  • Accessible Vault Toilets
  • Campfire Rings
  • Firewood
  • Host
  • Lake Access
  • Picnic Tables
  • Self Pay Station
  • Trash Collection
Check-in
2:00 PM
Checkout
12:00 PM
Pets
Allowed (per listing)
Maximum stay
14 nights

Hookups (individual campsites): 23 no-hookup individual sites.

Location

LEADVILLE RANGER DISTRICT
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Father Dyer: questions answered

What is the maximum RV length at Father Dyer?
Longest RV site listed: 35 ft (23 of 23 RV sites list a length) (per the listing)
Does Father Dyer have RV hookups?
23 no-hookup individual sites (per the listing)
How do I reserve a site at Father Dyer?
Reservable on Recreation.gov (per the listing)
Are pets allowed at Father Dyer?
Allowed (per the listing)
Sources and details

At a glance

Official facts link to their source; “Listing” facts come from the Recreation.gov listing. Anything we can't source says so.

Max rig length
Listing Longest RV site listed: 35 ft (23 of 23 RV sites list a length)
Hookups & power
Listing 23 no-hookup individual sites
Pull-through / back-in
Listing 4 pull-through, 18 back-in
Road & site access
Listing 23 gravel site driveways
Pets
Listing Allowed
Cell signal
Listing Visitor-reported signal on Recreation.gov (higher is better): Verizon 1 (50 reports), T-Mobile 3 (32 reports), AT&T 3 (17 reports)
Shade
Listing 0 of 23 sites that report shade are listed as shaded
Booking
Listing Reservable on Recreation.gov
Price
Listing Lowest listed rate $29/night (live price once you pick dates)
Stay limits
Listing 14 nights max
Getting there
Listing LEADVILLE RANGER DISTRICT (map in Location below)
Generators · Quiet hours · Starlink / satellite · Water
Not listed — check with campground

Reviews

Themes from recent written reviews on Recreation.gov. Quotes are verbatim.

Friendly hosts and staff · 2 reviews

“Clean, quiet and the campground host very friendly.”

Richard L · Aug 2025

Selected reviews

Verbatim from guest reviews on Recreation.gov ↗ (120 reviews, ★ 5.0). Not written or edited by us.

“Campground is exceptionally well maintained. ”

Gordon S 5 · Aug 2025 · Recreation.gov

“ Have been coming here for many years and its always the same. Clean, quiet and the campground host very friendly.”

Richard L 5 · Aug 2025 · Recreation.gov

“Such a beautiful location. The host was friendly and the bathrooms were really clean. Coming back next year! ”

David U 5 · Aug 2025 · Recreation.gov
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✓ available · R reserved · X not available · C closed · W first come, first served · N not yet released

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Baby Doe

0.3 mi from Father Dyer (straight-line) 4.0 · 255 Recreation.gov reviews
Tent sites · RV sites
Recreation.gov isn't offering sites Nov 13–15
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Printer Boy

0.3 mi from Father Dyer (straight-line) 5.0 · 15 Recreation.gov reviews
Tent sites · RV sites
Recreation.gov isn't offering sites Nov 13–15
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Molly Brown

0.5 mi from Father Dyer (straight-line) 5.0 · 231 Recreation.gov reviews
Tent sites · RV sites
Recreation.gov isn't offering sites Nov 13–15
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Trip idea

Ideas for your stay

An idea to start from, built from this campground's listing and real tours nearby. Times, openings and prices change, so check each before you go.

  1. Day 1 · Arrive and settle in

    • Check in and set up camp.
    • fish for trout (per the campground listing)
  2. Day 2 · Get out and explore

    • Island Kayak Tour Experience in Frisco 22 mi · 2.5 hr · from $65/person
    • Breckenridge Tours - Ghostly Tales 22 mi · 1.7 hr · from $30/person
  3. Day 3 · One more stop, then head home

    • Half-Day Upper Colorado River Float Tour from Kremmling 22 mi · 4 hr · from $94/person
Ways to stay

Bring a tent or have an RV waiting

  • Tent camping here: 23 sites take tents. See open sites ↑

Need an RV for your stay?

Rentals that may deliver here and whose listed length fits sites up to 35 ft. Delivery may be available — confirm fees and dates with the owner before you book.

2021 Forest River RV Rockwood GEO Pro - Great for Adventures
2021 Forest River RV Rockwood GEO Pro - Great for Adventures

Travel trailer · 21 ft · sleeps 6 · 71 mi from campground

$180/night listed · RVshare · Delivery may be available

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2022 Forest River Surveyor Legend
2022 Forest River Surveyor Legend

Travel trailer · 26 ft · sleeps 6 · 86 mi from campground

$140/night listed · Outdoorsy · Delivery may be available

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Roam with "JEFF" the RV
Roam with "JEFF" the RV

Class C motorhome · 25 ft · sleeps 4 · 88 mi from campground

$240/night listed · RVshare · Delivery may be available

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Things to do

Activities near Father Dyer

Bookable tours nearby

Paid experiences on Viator. Distances are from this campground when the tour lists its own start point.

Island Kayak Tour Experience in Frisco
Island Kayak Tour Experience in Frisco

22 mi · 2.5 hr · from $65/person

Breckenridge Tours - Ghostly Tales
Breckenridge Tours - Ghostly Tales

22 mi · 1.7 hr · from $30/person

Half-Day Upper Colorado River Float Tour from Kremmling
Half-Day Upper Colorado River Float Tour from Kremmling

22 mi · 4 hr · from $94/person

See 6 more bookable tours
Monster Truck Hay Ride
Monster Truck Hay Ride

22 mi · 45 min · from $45/person

Best time to go

Seasons, rates and how booked it gets

  • Peak season May 21–Sep 5: RV & Tent $29 per night

stays up to 14 nights (Recreation.gov rules).

Plan your stay

How far ahead to book Father Dyer

For July weekends, book about 181 days ahead. Three in four July Friday and Saturday arrivals were booked later than that, and half were booked 167 days or less before arrival. Past timing is guidance, not a guarantee of what is open now.

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Arrival monthFri/Sat arrivals: half booked at leastA quarter at leastOther days: half booked at leastA quarter at least
May61 days ahead115 days ahead44 days ahead75 days ahead
June136 days ahead164 days ahead97 days ahead160 days ahead
July167 days ahead181 days ahead142 days ahead181 days ahead
August166 days ahead181 days ahead128 days ahead181 days ahead
September112 days ahead181 days ahead32 days ahead73 days ahead

Months with fewer than 30 reservations of that kind are left blank. Sites where nearly every booking was made the day of arrival (pay on arrival) are left out. Closed seasons, windows not yet released for booking, and currently unavailable nights are separate from this history.

Based on Recreation.gov reservations, FY2015–2025 (5,623 reservations in the years scored). Counts reservations made, not nights actually camped: cancellations aren't in the data, and nights a site was closed count as not booked. FY2020–21 (COVID) are left out of the scores.

Compare site types

23 individual reservable campsites from Recreation.gov, checked Nov 7. Rates are the listed nightly rates.

Standard sites (tent or RV)

Tent, van or small RV, no power

23 sites · $29/night

0 open Nov 13–Nov 15

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Ridden- Fall Foliage E-Bike Rentals Breckenridge To Frisco

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Breckenridge Tours - Strange but True
Breckenridge Tours - Strange but True

22 mi · 1.5 hr · from $33/person

Upper Colorado Full Day Scenic Float from Kremmling
Upper Colorado Full Day Scenic Float from Kremmling

22 mi · 6 hr · from $164/person

Half-Day Whitewater Rafting Upper Colorado River
Half-Day Whitewater Rafting Upper Colorado River

26 mi · 3.5 hr · from $95/person

Aspen's DarkSide Ghost Tour
Aspen's DarkSide Ghost Tour

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