Target Tree Campground

Campground overlooking Thompson Park.

Mancos • La Plata • CO • USA / Rocky Mountain Region

Dolores Ranger District, San Juan National Forest (San Juan National Forest)

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Ute Indians harvested sap and bark of ponderosa pines as food supplements here. They also used trees for target practice. Scarred trees remain.

base-fee — $17

community or group sites (how many) — 1 (25 people or 5 horse trailers)

gcs for campground — 37.3409,-108.1873

date of first addition of the campground to the database — 2018-03-09

drinking-water — Y

driving directions — 7 miles east of Mancos on US Highway 160.

dump-station — No

electricity — No

elevation — 7800-feet

firewood — No

hiking trails — Short trail to scarred tree from Ute Indians. Narrow Gauge Trail begins at the lower parking lot near campsite 37.

horse-campground — Y

management-headquarters-location — Dolores, Co

management-parent-phone — (970) 247.4874

management-parent — San Juan National Forest

map — Thompson Park

map url — https://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_MEDIA/stelprdb5202278.jpg

max-spur-length — 25-feet

number of camp sites — 25

phone number for camp host — (970) 882.7296

picnic table — Yes

reservations link — Recreation.gov

rv-notes — Sites may require mechanical leveling.

showers — No

trash-disposal — Yes

urls / links to other resources — https://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/sanjuan/recreation/camping-cabins/recarea/?recid=43254&actid=29

usage — light

vault-toilets — 3

wheelchair-accessible — Y

zone (geology region or geographic area named by state) — Rocky Mountain Region

Nearby campgrounds: Mancos State Park; Transfer campground