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Molas Lake & Campground was granted to the Town of Silverton in 1925 from the U.S. Bureau of Land Management. The 137-acre campground sits along the Million Dollar Highway (US 550) in the central San Juan Mountains; the most spectacular peaks in the Colorado Rockies. The Campground is adjacent to the largest wilderness area in the state of Colorado, the Weminuche Wilderness.
Molas Lake Campground provides visitors with unforgettable scenery, a stocked 25-acre lake, National Forest access via the Colorado Trail, and dark, starry skies free from light-pollution.
From Durango
Head out of town north on highway 550. After approximately 42 miles, you'll reach Molas Pass. Continue for approximately one more mile and find the entrance to the park on the right, immediately off of highway 550. Driving time from Durango is approximately one hour.
From Silverton
Head out of town south on highway 550, towards Durango. After approximately 5 miles, you'll see the entrance to Molas Park on the left side of the road. If you reach the top of Molas Pass, you've gone too far. Driving time from Silverton is approximately 10 minutes.
From Montrose
Head out of town south on highway 550, towards Ouray. Continue through Ouray on highway 550. Continue over Red Mountain Pass to Silverton. Go past Silverton and continue and additional 5 miles, you'll see the entrance to Molas Park on the left side of the road. If you reach the top of Molas Pass, you've gone too far. Total distance from Montrose is about 65 miles with a driving time of about 1.5 hours.
Beautiful campground. Went a few days before they closed for the season, so they weren’t too busy, but the employees were super nice and helpful and helped pick the perfect site for me.
Cannot recommend this campground enough. We spent 5 nights here and will definitely be back. The showers and vault toilets were incredibly clean. The service was fantastic and far more than we were expecting for a minimal campground. Thanks so much for an excellent visit.
Hosts were very nice. Stopped in and they had a spot for the night. Location was beautiful, nice view of the lake. Only issue was the deer mice. They invaded our camper and chewed chewed chewed. Ugh! Thankfully we had traps. By 3 am the last trap snapped.
This is the most beautiful campground I have ever seen.This idyllic little lake is surrounded by mountains. We saw deer and chipmunks. It is home to a bald eagle pair as well as osprey.The campground superbly maintained by a friendly staff who will go out of their way to make sure you are well cared for. You will be hard pressed to find a cleaner campground with roomy sites. Thank you especially to Natasha and Fernando for making our stay so pleasant. If you are a hugger give Natasha one for me.
Pros: The location near hiking and Silverton was excellent. The staff were friendly and helpful. The views of the lake and surrounding mountains were beautiful.
Cons: Road noise is bad. One pit toilet for
20+ campsites. For the price of the site for long multi night stays, including a few shower tokens is needed. You can’t swim or wade in the lake.
