Morefield Campground

Honestly, not impressed. The sites are fine, but compared to other national park campgrounds, it’s very run down. For $40/night I expect more. Some sites were very overgrown. Half of the bathroom stalls were out of toilet paper for the entire day/night/morning we were there. The lock to the stall was barely hanging on. The location is great since you’re inside Mesa Verde, but next time I would camp elsewhere and drive in. The free showers are nice enough, but most smelled and there were no hooks to hang anything. The shower I used did not drain at all. Kathy at check in was very friendly and gave a great explanation of the park and facilities.

We stayed here as a last minute overnight stop during July. The campground was not very busy and we got to pick our site once we arrived. Some sites have some shade and many do not. We found a really cool spot surrounded by trees and enjoyed a peaceful night. It's great to be inside the park and it was very quiet. A nice surprise compared to most national park campgrounds. Just be aware many sites are small and some were looking a little overgrown with tall grass. All in all a great spot to stay for checking out Mesa Verde.

We camped at the Morefield Campground while visiting the Mesa Verde National Park. The campgrounds were located inside the park about 4 miles from the park entrance. Our campsite was fairly level gravel pad with a picnic table and fire ring. The site was mostly open with little to no shade. We were assigned our site when we arrived and had no choice in sites. We stayed 2 nights on the Ute Loop. We did have full hookups including clean 30 amp power but had little to no cell service at our campsite. The campground was right around the corner from the service center which housed the camp office / store, shower facilities, laundry mat, a gas station and cafe. We were able to get cell service at the service center.The campground was a great hub for visiting the sites in the park. Not the best kept park but served our purpose. We did have a clean restroom facility with running water close to our site. We did see a lot of mule deer grazing throughout the campground.

Didn't really know what to expect of this place. I had seen some video's on YouTube, but they didn't do it justice. The site is about 4 miles from the start of the park and very curvy roads. The spaces were small, but nice and there was space between neighbours. They don't have showers were you park up, but have plenty of showers near the camp store. They do feel a bit like you are in a prison cell, but they are clean. They could just use some hooks. The toilets where you park up are basic and didn't have anything to dry your hands with, which I hate. But that was the only downside. The ranger presentation at night was fun, especially for the kids, but I also learned some interesting this as well. It was also convenient as it cut the early morning journey to the Terrace View point to catch the 700 years tour.|I would definitely come back to this place

After two weeks of camping at different national parks this campgound was pretty disappointing. The sites are quite small, and if you have a big tent you are going to have difficulty finding a site that has a big enough gravel pad where your tent isn't right on top of your fire grate. If you have kids there is no extra room for them to play in your site really. The fire grate at our site was also up against a concrete wall kind of thing so you could only set up your chairs around the fire on one side. The bathrooms seemed more run down than at other national parks. They were not as clean and in one of the bathrooms we could walk to the sink was clogged and drained incredibly slowly. The plus is that it is inside the park so you are a bit closer to drive to things. The dark sky was quite lovely but overall this was our least favorite place we stayed.

We stayed at this park from October 21-23, 2024. The Morefield Campground is a medium sized park with 267 campsites and limited access to electricity and other hookups. It had flush toilets but the showers were only available at the visitor center. The campsites were generally level and clean. Most of the sites would not accommodate big rigs over 30 feet in length. The park is ideal for tents, small and medium size trailers, class B vans, and regular sized class C campers. There was potable water outside the restrooms and bear proof waste containers. (No, we did not see any bears or sign of them.) There are several short hiking trails in addition to the cliff dwelling tours that we enjoyed. The campground and park were pet friendly as long as the pets were leashed and the owners picked up after them.||Most of the camp sites had limited or no shade but nicely spread out. In fact, many of the sites had wonderful views of the surrounding mountains. Both my wife and I felt it was a beautiful park, very unique in the national park system. When we were there, there was no camp host but the restrooms were still reasonably clean. In the off-season after October 15th to November 1st, there is only 1 section of the campground open for just 2 additional weeks with no hookups. For unknown reasons, the Aramark concessionaire had already shut-down the laundry facilities, the gas station, the convenience store, and the showers during this time period. There were 3 restrooms in the campground section we were in so no one was ever more than a 1-2 minute walk away from one. ||Overall, this is an exceptional park and campground that we would rate 5 star. We had high expectations for the park and it exceeded them. The night sky is very dark so star gazing is amazing. The park ranger tours of the cliff dwellings are amazing and well worth the $8 per person to attend. These require a reservation and fill up fast. So register online up to 2 weeks before you wish to tour. Since the roads to the 2 cliff dwelling tours are only 1 way, be careful to park at the tour site as soon as you arrive. We made a mistake of passing our first tour location looking for a shadier parking spot only to discover it was a long 20-minute drive in a large circle to get back. The surrounding views are both breathtaking and surreal. We are very glad we stayed at the Morefield Campground and not some of the private campgrounds much further away. The mountainous drive into the park was a bit challenging and we would not want to do it with a big rig. During high season, it might be difficult to find an open camp site. We had no problem in late October and only self-registered after we arrived. This is available only off-season outside the restroom near campsite 109. There was no TMobile cell signal in the park or campground so plan ahead.

We stayed overnight here and were not disappointed. The camp store has convenient hours, anything you may need that you’ve forgotten, and friendly staff. The cafe breakfast was a lot better than I expected, and the cook was so sweet. The bathrooms and showers were really clean and convenient and I didn’t see any bugs other than one moth (for anyone that needs to know lol). Showers are a must for me when dry camping! There’s also a laundry area. Would definitely stay again when we’re in the area.

Morefield Campground is a large campground within Mesa Verde National Park. There are something like 150 sites of which about a dozen have full hookups with 30 amp electric. Our site was reasonably level and had some trees for a bit of shade. The campground was mostly empty, except for the FHU sites which seemed to have a nightly turnover. There is a small amphitheater in the campground where the Park Service had presentations each night. Be aware there is little to no cell service in the campground and the WiFi is spotty and mostly not usable. As we drove to the cliff dwellings the cell signal improved and most of the park buildings have good WiFi. The campground is 4 miles from the park entrance and about 20 miles from the cliff dwellings. We spent 5 nights in the campground which gave us plenty of time to visit all of the sites/ruins and take 2 of the guided tours. |A final note: we seemed to have picked up some intruders while there. Once we got home we have evidence of rodents in our motorhome. I did see several chipmunks playing around the rear of the motorhome, maybe they found a way to get inside. They are pesky little devils.