Transfer Campground
The numbers that decide it
- Longest rig
- 40 ft
- Sites
- 17
- Electric hookups
- Not published
- Pull-through sites
- Yes
- Paved access
- No
- Accessible sites
- Not published
- Driveway grade
- Slight
- Bear boxes
- Not published
- Campfires
- Yes
- Shade
- Yes
- Group sites
- 1
Site-level detail from Recreation.gov, checked 2026-08-05. Where a field says “not published”, the agency has not published it — it does not mean zero. See it on Recreation.gov
Transfer Campground
The Transfer Recreation Area includes a campground and a picnic area 11 miles northeast of Mancos. The Transfer campground has 12 individual campsites (5 reservable), 1 group site (reservable) and 4 horse sites (2 reservable) in a mostly level aspen grove. All sites and restrooms are barrier-free, and most accommodate RVs. Although livestock is not allowed in the main campground, there are campsites for stock users outside the main campground on the opposite side of Forest Rd. 561, with 5 sites adjacent to a corral. In addition, Transfer campground includes a large, reservable group site as well as a picnic area with 5 double picnic tables, large serving table, and cooking grills. Services include potable water, trash pickup, vault toilets, picnic tables, and fire grates.
Before you go
Season
May – September (limited services Sept - Nov)
Reservations
Reservations accepted
Fees
Standard: $24 Group: $75
Restrictions
Quiet time is typically between 10pm - 6am. Please be a good neighbor and limit use of generators to no more than one hour at a time. • Dogs must be leashed or otherwise physically restrained. Do not leave pets unattended. • Check-out time: 12:00 pm; Check-in time: 2:00 pm - if the site is empty, campers may come in anytime. • Standard single site occupancy is 8, but a single family with > 8 members is acceptable. • Equipment with wheels (RVs, campers, cars) must fit in the parking spur. There is not any overflow parking available. • Max RV size = 45 ft
Accessibility
Barrier-free sites are available.
Scenic drives that pass close
Make it a night on a better road
Byway plans the drive in — real stops, real weather, nothing invented.