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Transfer Campground, located approximately 11 miles north of Mancos, Colorado in the San Juan National Forest, is known for its access to many area recreation trails.
Recreational opportunities abound at and near this facility for horseback riding, hiking, mountain biking and ATV riding. Many campers bring their ATVs and motorbikes to ride on the Aspen Loop Trail (just 1/2 mile north of the campground).
There are a number of trailheads nearby the campground, including Big Al Interpretive Trail, Rim Trail and Box Canyon Trail. More trails are available in the surrounding area including: Chicken Creek Trail, Morrison Trail, Gold Run Trail and West Mancos Trail.
The campground offers 12 first-come, first-serve family sites and one overnight group site.
The reservable group site has five double picnic tables, a large group area, a serving table and cooking grills. A vault toilet restroom is located near the group area.
The 12 first-come, first-serve campsites offer one vault toilet and barrier free camping. Parking spaces are small, but can accommodate some RVs.
Horses are not allowed in the campground, but there are corrals with five sites adjacent to the campground on Forest Road 561.
The campground is situated at an elevation of 8,500 feet. Surrounded by whispering aspen and making for a great camping atmosphere, visitors will enjoy the sounds of birds and the occasional horse neighing in the corrals across the road.
Visit the Jackson Gulch Reservoir, just six miles south of the campground for a relaxing day of fishing or hike one of the many trails nearby the campground. Visit the historic town of Mancos and learn about the Ancestral Puebloans who inhabited this area from approximately AD 1 to AD 1300.
Cancellations
Individual Campsites: Cancellations up to 2 days before a reservation start date incur a $10.00 cancellation fee.
A visitor who cancels a reservation the day before or on the day of arrival will pay a $10.00 service fee AND forfeit the first night's use fee including tax and applicable add-on for a campsite.
Cancellations for a one-night reservation will forfeit the entire amount paid and will not be subject to an additional service fee.
Group Sites
Group Facility (including Cabins and Lookouts): A visitor who cancels a group overnight facility reservation less than 14 days before the arrival date will pay a $10.00 service fee AND forfeit the first night's use fee.
No-Shows
A no-show visitor is one who does not arrive at a campground and does not cancel the reservation by check-out time on the day after the scheduled arrival date. Staff will hold a campsite until check-out time on the day following the arrival date.
No-shows are assessed $20.00 service fee and forfeit the first night's rate, taxes and applicable add-on for a campsite.
Refunds
Visitors may submit a refund request through their Recreation.gov profile within 7 days of the end date of their reservation. Refunds will not be issued after the 7 days has ended.
Refunds for debit or credit card payments will be issued as a credit to the original bank or credit card used to pay.
For check or cash purchases, Recreation.gov will mail a Treasury check for refunds of cash, check, or money order payments to the address associated with the reservation. Treasury check refunds may take up to 6-8 weeks to arrive.
In the event of an emergency closure, the Recreation.gov team or facility manager will refund all fees and will attempt to notify you using the contact information within the Recreation.gov visitor profile.
From Mancos, CO: travel 1/4 mile north on Hwy 184, turn right on West Mancos Road (Forest Road 561) and travel 10.5 miles to the campground. Most of the road is unpaved, but has a good gravel surface.
This is a beautiful little spot with probably one of the best overlooks in the whole area just right across the road! The host (Dan) is very friendly and accommodating! Summer is really nice up there and fall is stellar!
Beautiful, exceptionally clean little campground. Amazing views near by. Camp host Dan was very helpful with any questions.
Really nice little campground all the sites are a decent size easy to get into. The camp host Dan was super helpful and very knowledgeable about the surrounding area we enjoyed our stay
Beautiful campground with great views and Dan is a great Host! My wife and I were there on Sept. 2021 for a day with our 2 kids. We had a great time walking through the trails and enjoyed the beautiful views to the mountain range. It is quiet and very peaceful, there's also several trails to choose from. Dan has firewood for sale at a low cost too. Everything is awesome, highly recommended!!
When we got there I remember Dan told us that it was supposed to be one of the coldest nights of the year, and kindly offered us a portable gas heater for our kids... I declined, but he was right, it was really cold. He went back and handed us the heater when we needed it the most. So we're really really grateful with him for that, fine gentleman! We spoke to him the next morning and gave us advice about what to do next on our trip and just about life in general. We'll be going back soon!
The camp host Dan is a great guy. He is taking great care of Transfer CG. This campground had a few places that would accommodate our 34-foot camper. It also has a big group site that can accommodate lots of tents and a few campers. There are lots of hiking, 4 wheeler, and horse trailes around. The Jackson Reservoir is 5 miles away for paddle boarding or fishing, no swimming though. We will be coming back here for years to come.
