Morefield Campground
Morefield Campground is four miles from the park entrance. The 267 campsites are situated within a high-elevation, grassy canyon filled with Gambel oak, native flowers, deer, and wild turkeys. Each site has a picnic table, gravel tent pad, and fire pit/BBQ grill. A camp store offers registration, food, and camp supplies. Firewood, gasoline, showers, a coin-operated laundromat, and a kennel are located nearby. The campground is managed by park concessioner Aramark and is open between spring and fall.
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Amenities & rules
| Dark sky | Inside Mesa Verde National Park, a certified International Dark Sky Park |
Individual sites vary. Confirm on Recreation.gov or with the managing office.
Weather by month
Getting there
Morefield Campground is just off the Main Park Road, near milepost 4. Once you exit Hwy 160 and enter the park, continue on the Main Park Road for four miles until you reach the turn off for Morefield Campground on your right.
| Nearest town | Mancos, Colorado |
| Coordinates | 37.3015° N, 108.4179° W · Directions ↗ |
Supplies & services
| Outdoor gear | Backcountry Experience ↗ | 29.6 mi |
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Explore
Worth a stop
- 9 miMesa Verde Museum ↗Visitor center
Public land it sits in
Mesa Verde Wilderness begins about 4.4 miles away, and it is the closest of these.
- 4.4 miMesa Verde Wilderness ↗Wilderness · National Park Service · 8,500 acres
- 11.9 miSan Juan National Forest ↗National Forest · Forest Service · 2,094,539 acres
Each unit is published as a centre point and an acreage rather than a boundary, so this section stands it in for a circle of the same area. Whether a campground is inside, and how far it is from one it is outside, are both approximate.
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Questions people ask
Do I need a reservation at Morefield Campground?
No. Morefield Campground is first-come, first-served. Sites are taken on arrival and paid at the fee station.
How many sites does Morefield Campground have?
267 sites.
Is Morefield Campground good for stargazing?
Yes. Morefield Campground sits inside Mesa Verde National Park, a certified International Dark Sky Park.
Source: DarkSky International
Is there cell service at Morefield Campground?
FCC coverage maps show Verizon 4G LTE and T-Mobile 4G LTE at the campground point. Terrain changes that from one site to the next.
Source: FCC Broadband Map
What is the nearest town to Morefield Campground?
Mancos, Colorado.
Source: Getting there
What if Morefield Campground is full?
The nearest public campgrounds are Target Tree Campground (12.9 mi), Mcphee Recreation Complex (15.5 mi), and Transfer Campground (16.2 mi, partly first-come).
Source: Campgrounds nearby
Which national park is Morefield Campground in?
Morefield Campground is a Mesa Verde National Park campground. Entrance fees, alerts, and hours are on Park Atlas.
Source: Mesa Verde National Park