Mancos State Park
State Park in Mancos, CO
Hours:
Park: Daily, 5 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Visitor Center: There are no regular off-season (October to mid-May) hours. Call ahead before planning to visit the Visitor Center.
Entrance Fees:
Daily Vehicle Pass: $10
Individual Daily Pass: $4
Animals Permitted:
- Leashed Dogs
- Service Animals
- Horses
Park Address:
42545 Road N
Mancos, CO 81328
United States
Mancos State Park
State Park in Mancos, CO
Hours:
Park: Daily, 5 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Visitor Center: There are no regular off-season (October to mid-May) hours. Call ahead before planning to visit the Visitor Center.
Entrance Fees:
Daily Vehicle Pass: $10
Individual Daily Pass: $4
Animals Permitted:
- Leashed Dogs
- Service Animals
- Horses
Park Address:
42545 Road N
Mancos, CO 81328
United States
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Four people gathered around a campfire
Camping and Lodging
Stay at Mancos State Park
Close to nearby attractions, including Mesa Verde National Park and Durango, Mancos State Park’s campground is a great base camp for all of your outdoor adventures.
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Campgrounds
What’s available at Mancos
Open to the public year-round, Mancos offers basic campsites best suited for tent campers as well as yurts, all nestled in a ponderosa pine forest with views of Jackson Gulch Reservoir. Some campsites and restrooms are ADA accessible. There are no electrical hook-ups at Mancos.
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Yurts
Escape to nature in Mancos’s yurts.
Yurts are round tents on a wooden frame with circular skylights and windows to provide illumination. Nestled in a pine forest, Mancos’s two cozy yurts are comfortable year-round thanks to ceiling fans and insulated walls. Reservations are required.
Camsites
Pack Your Tent
End your day by the fire at one of Mancos’s forest campsites.
Yurts provide a unique and cozy camping experience. The yurts at Mancos let you immerse yourself in nature, surrounded by some of the comforts of home.
A person sitting by a campfire with their dog
Two tents set up in a campsite
Reserve a Campsite
32 Campsites
A reservation is required to camp at Mancos State Park, and it’s easy to make one. Reservations can be made for campsites and yurts online at cpwshop.com or by phone at 1-800-244-5613. Reservations can be made up to six months in advance of your arrival date. Visitors are required to display a vehicle pass and have a valid reservation.
Know Before You Go
Whether you’re camping in a tent or yurt, Mancos’s campgrounds offer amenities to make your stay more comfortable. Amenities include:
- ADA-accessible campsites and restrooms
- Vault toilets
- Fire pits
- Firewood available for purchase
- Picnic tables
- Dump station
When you camp at Mancos State Park, check-in time is 1 p.m. on the day of arrival and check-out time is 12 p.m. (noon) on the day of departure. A reservation is necessary, and camping is allowed only in designated areas. A minimum reservation of two nights is required for yurts. The maximum stay is 14 days within a 28-day period. A maximum of six people, two motorized vehicles and only one camping unit is allowed per individual site.
Group campgrounds can accommodate up to 75 campers, depending on the campground. Parking on vegetation may result in a fine. Please do not tie anything, including hammocks, to the trees.
All pets must be under control and on a maximum six-foot leash at all times, and not attached to any park signs, trees, shrubs or hydrants. Pets may not be left unattended, and pet owners must promptly clean up after their pets. Pets are permitted in yurts with a $10 pet fee.
Winter is a great time to enjoy activities in the park such as ice fishing, cross-country skiing, sledding and snowshoeing. Mancos is centrally located to make a good base for daily outings to Mesa Verde, Durango and the nearby San Juan National Forest. During the winter months, the west campground is closed, but several campsites in the upper loop of the main campground remain open.
Yurts must be reserved year-round at Mancos, but campsites do not require a reservation during winter (although it is a good idea to check availability at cpwshop.com).
Winter amenities:
- Vault toilets
Fees
Pass |
Description |
Duration |
Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Campsite |
Single yurt (max 3 occupants) |
1 Night |
$18 - $22 |
|
Park Pass |
Multiple park passes available at this park |
1 Day - 1 year |
$4 - $80 |
YURTS
Stay in Style
Yurts offer a comfortable way to enjoy the outdoors and are a unique alternative to tent or RV camping. Mancos has two yurts, each with a screened skylight, windows, one twin-sized bunk, a double-size futon and a queen-size futon. You can drive right up to your yurt. There is a minimum stay of two nights.
Group enjoying a fire outside a yurt
Exterior of a yurt
Beds and table inside a yurt
Know Before You Go
Yurt amenities: Guests should bring their own bedding and cookware. Smoking is not allowed in the yurts, and cooking indoors is discouraged.
- Pet friendly (with fee)
- Electric power
- Ceiling light
- Propane gas heat
- Screened windows
- Skylight
Yurts can accommodate up to six people, and reservations require a minimum stay of two nights. Each yurt has one twin-size bunk bed, two futons, one double-size futon and one queen-size futon. All of the beds have mattresses but no bedding. Visitors will need to bring bedding, such as sleeping bags and/or sheets, blankets and pillows. The yurts are also equipped with a propane gas heater, electrical outlets, a ceiling light and a picnic table outdoors. There is no refrigerator, so guests should bring a cooler for food.
- Maximum occupancy is six people per yurt.
- The minimum stay for yurts is two nights.
- There is no running water inside the yurts, but drinking water is available year-round at a nearby hydrant.
- Vault type toilets are available year-round.
Pets are permitted in the yurts for a fee of $10 per night (not per pet). Pets must be kept leashed when outside of the yurt.
Yurts are available by reservation year-round.
Winter amenities:
- Vault toilets
Fees
Pass |
Description |
Duration |
Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Yurt Fee |
Description |
1 Night |
$90 |
|
Pet Fee |
Description |
1 Night |
$10 |
|
Park Pass |
Description |
1 Day / 1 Year |
$4 - $80 |