This campground is very convenient to visit the quaint town of Durango, CO because you can take the trolley right across the street and be where the action is in less than 20 minutes without worrying about parking or driving if you happen to hit one of the great breweries in town. I would give them 4.5 stars because you only get good location, everything else is basic, no frills no thrills, all gravel and sites are tight and a bit overpriced for what you get. The fun part is that the very steam train you take to go to Silverton on the narrow gauge goes by the campground and makes this a magical place. I guess they are well aware of and that is why the rates are higher than other places for what you get but there is no competition so just dish out the moolah and have fun read more

For many years, we have experienced United Campgrounds RV (UCRV) Durango in a variety of ways. Even most recently we had some questions about the area and "Tim" returned phone calls and was quite helpful. We have RVed plenty and have yet to find another site that is so well-kept and so beautiful as the UCRV- Durango. Thanks again for all. Tom Mac read more

The manager in the office is awful. She thinks she is the final Boss-Karen. She thinks everyone is out to run amok without paying the $10 extra camper fee. She took the trouble to yell at an Enterprise courtesy driver for having the audacity of dropping one of her campers off. Too bad she can't do math. She lost 3 days rental from me, any customer from future trips I make to Durango, plus ill steer anyone interested up the street to the friendlier Alpen Rose and got negative Yelp review read more

I was an impromptu guest so I paid the walk-in rate and not the internet rate. It was after Labor Day so sites were readily available. There aren't many RV parks in Durango and this one seemed far from downtown, but it's not. Bike, trolly, drive, it's close if patient. I wanted to see the narrow train, which was simple enough. It passes right through the park between the RV and tent sites. The park has all the amenities. read more

We came about staying at the United Campgrounds by chance obtaining their information through Google. We were in Albuquerque NM when we called and knew our arrival would be cutting it close before the office closed at 8. True to her word, she was leaving our info in the door when we rolled in at 7:58. It is obvious a lot of pride is taken with the maintenance & upkeep of these facilities and as a traveler, I appreciate the conscientious efforts. The only hiccup we had was not being able to log onto the wifi using the code we were given. Otherwise, it was a very pleasant stay and I would recommend without hesitation. read more

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Nice camp ground it is gravel with some trees Tent campers have nice green grass with lots of shade. Pool was nice size , bathrooms were clean , Easy to get in and out . The train goes right by in the late morning and afternoon close to the walking track read more

Super friendly staff. Beautiful park. Clean restrooms and showers. Close to trolley. We had a tent spot. Sites are a little close together but there was not a lot of twnters. Grassy tent areas. read more

If I could give this zero stars I would, owners are racists, if you're not white they will complain about every little thing you do, surprised they didn't come down and tell us which way our tent needs to be faces. Trying to make a reservation is a nightmare, no returned calls, rude owners. read more

The wifi does need to be better. Keeping any money if I cancel is absurd. Any hotel if you cancel will not charge you. I am wondering why campgrounds don't do the same. read more

I never leave reviews but the greed of these people made me break my own rule this time. Stayed 1 night after getting back to town. Pretty property though no privacy and not very dog friendly. My 23 yo daughter stays in a converted church van that we built. It is an older van so looks like a van a surfer or hippie would stay in. But interior is nice. So she came to visit Saturday night. It got late so I told her to park her van next to me and stay the night. I Hadnt seen my daughter in nearly a year. There were empty spaces on both sides of me. I am a disabled veteran battling lyme disease so I didnt even notice the spot she parked in had electric and water hook ups. She didnt use either of those. Just slept in her van next to my paid spot. Early morning knock. Man asks if she is with me. I said yes explained the situation, and Id be willing to pay the 8 or 10 dollar extra car fee that they list somewhere but not on the paperwork you receive when you arrive. He then looks down at a tiny dog turd, looks at my 100 pound black lab and asks, "is that his? I said "look at that dog and look at that shit. Does that look like it came from him?" Wake me up at 8am Sunday morning with some bullshit. Like I have a motion detector camera on so I can see which animal shits near my camper in the middle of the night. So I do some laundry in their small but nice and affordable laundry facility and I go to pay for extra vehicle or extra person and they charged me full price,over $50 for her to park nextto her disabled veteran Dad battling health issues...and she has aspergers. I told them they were greedy and when I refused to pay it, they threatened to call the sheriff. Wish I would have read these reviews prior to dealing with greedy assholes who run this place. No kindness,compassion,or empathy in these douchebags. Do better. read more

It's a 3.5. Very nice, clean and safe campground. The staff working when we pulled in could use some customer service classes. Very curt and uninterested. The grounds staff was very cool. Super nice guy. The train comes through back and forth daily read more

Ugh where to start. I am not a Karen. I swear I have so much to say but am just going to try and minimize and share our experience. We booked as a family ruination. Family coming from Washington, Oregon, New Mexico and Arkansas. We booked 6 sites all at the same time when the bookings opened up. (Side note, we were not at all placed together which may have eliminated some of the following issues). Night one. We, about 8 of us. A couple adults and a number of teens were up playing silly youth group games. We were up past quite hours trying to be quiet, but you know how that goes. A gentleman from across the way who was in a tent trailer (no sound barrier) asked us to be quiet. We quickly responded with sorries and quited, and went to bed a short time later around 11. Day two, we were gone most of the day but came home to a very rude note about complaints and being quiet from staff. Night two, I as the mama bear worked hard to sure everyone was in bed and quite on time. No issues. Day three. Last night of our reunion. We choose a different camp spot 5 down from mine (another family members) to play a game in, so we would not disturb the same neighbors. The adults only, ten of us, played a fun card game, nerts! (If you haven't played it to should:), we were just starting our last round at 9:50 when the manager came around and yelled at us. We politely said, "yep we are watching the clock and playing the last round" she in tern said that "maybe we should be more respectful of our neighbors and she might just sit there and watch us and make sure we finish on time" ...... wait what?!? Obviously we immediately stopped not wanting to cause more problems. What a terrible way to end hanging out family we see once every 5-10 years. I could add many other side notes but I will add just one, the manager also said to us that there was a trailer filled with kids being too loud. It was a four, five and six year old playing paw patrol figurines in a trailer. INSIDE, DOORS SHUT, BEFORE QUIET HOURS! Moral of the story. Don't stay here if you want to camp and hang out. Don't bring kids. If you want a place to park and to stay in your trailer not making a sound, it is fine. Also, totally gravel, real close sites, train blowing horn all day through camp, no wifi, now I really am Karen. SORRY. read more

The campground itself is decent, and the location is acceptable if you can tolerate a loud train blowing its horn several times a day. However, the staff at this place are terrible, providing zero customer service and displaying a complete lack of respect for customers. read more

We chose to stay at the United Campgrounds because it was so close to Durango and the train station. The park is just out of town off the 505 on Animas View. Registration is a big building with parking on the side. The trolley stop is just at the top of their driveway and across the street. Registration is easy and the staff is great. The office also serves as a store with Leaning Post Cards, decorative items, a few grocery items, toys, snacks, ice cream and supplies for RVs. The sites are double for pull through. RVs are parked one in and one out so each one faces the opposite direction. You are very close to the RV that has its pedestal on the same side as yours. You have more room on the other side. On that side, there is a nice picnic table and have enough room to park your vehicle. There are large trees that offer shade and beauty. The best thing is the view behind the park. There is a large green valley with a trees and a river running through it. There is a mountains on the other side. It makes a serene and lovely view. There is a building close with laundry, restrooms and showers. There are 10 washers and dryers which would be plenty for the park. The entire building is clean and neat. The grounds are also quiet, clean and neat. I would definitely return and recommend United Campground. Service is great, location is good, a trolley stop gives you easy access to town and the park is a nice place to stay. Oh, and did I mention the view? read more

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If I could I would rate it -1, worst place we have ever stayed. WiFi was spotty at best, usually didn't work, no access to animas river due to private property. Owners were horrible, no common sense. Rules state adult supervision required for kids in pool. Our 8,11,17 yr old grandkids were allowed because our niece was 20 and a certified life guard, but their 12 yr old friend was not allowed, although grandma gave permission. At 9:59 on our first night we were told we had to end our outdoor chat outside our motorhome due to quiet time at 10pm, yet other camp sites were allowed past 10pm. Pricey for lack of amenities and rude owners. WILL NEVER RETURN!! Owners are Karens, much better places to stay in Durango! read more

We arrived on Saturday afternoon around two. They told us there was availability and was sent to spot in corner. We thought great some quiet , we set up and left to go hike. One we returned we parked in the exact same spot. On Sunday we left to go hike again and came back at around 3, our kiddo wanted to swim so we went took her to pool. Which was great and clean. Bathrooms were also clean showers were old but served their purpose about 45 min later we were beta and chose to relax and our daughter sat at picnic table and read when we heard someone say are your folks around, I came out and said good day yes how can I help. He said can you park in gravel, which I thought, I am on gravel , my back tire was maybe touching a corner of the grass. I moved it but felt this was a bit of corner of grass which was not an issue the day prior or evening prior or that morning. I walked to the ge two man next to me who was Parker on the grass and asked if they had said anything to him he said no. Then I realized how these " folks work" racist little place. We had paid for two night and just chose to leave. Did not like how he looked at our biracial daughter( Jamaican) will never go back there . The person who helped in am was nice but this man talked down at us but not the two others next to us who were on grass. I took photos of their tires and mine. GPS took us here by accident so we decided to stay . We should have left as we checked in we were watched everywhere we went . Unpleasant experience for us and ruined my Father's Day read more

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This use to be such an amazing place to come, they were so nice, pet friendly, and clean bathrooms. Over the years it's gone down hill. They only watch certain tent campers when it comes to pets and "following the rules". If you're in a RV it's free reign. The "dog walk" is a sticker filled area with dog poop all over. But don't forget if they've got their eye on you, you better pick it up cause that's the rules. No walking your dog below the tracks if they don't like you. Bathrooms have bugs all over the sink, no toilet paper and the combination to get is stupid when you need the restroom really bad. Don't forget the non stop owners driving around on their carts at all hours to "check" on the tent sites. They say they have quiet times but let's be real they don't care as long as you're not disturbing the RV's (they are usually the loudest). Garbage pick up is at 7am sharp, but please don't excuse the noise. Definitely last time staying here after this being the prime stay area for 15 years. read more

Really disappointed... we have been staying here for years... on our way through we had a prepaid reservation for one night as we drove through on our way for some remote camping. We had a leaf spring break and could make it for our non refundable stay.. we stopped by as we drove through mid afternoon to see if we could top off our water (which we could have done during our stay).. They charged us another $10... we will not be back after 20 years of staying there.. read more

Nice campground if a bit pricey. Kind of expected more of a River view but nice grassy Mountain View's. Owners were very nice at check in. Trolley stops right by the campground so that was awesome! Would Like to come back when it's warmer. read more

This place was a letdown. The sewer drains for the pull through spots are in weird spots and the one assigned to my space was so far back that the person and I next to each other swapped drains. My sewer drain hose is probably 15 feet long so that should tell you something. The lovely thing about was mine ended up being uphill so that made dumping really enjoyable. They advertise wifi but the wifi is trash, my speed test put it at very slow. The cell coverage is poor in this area as well. Don't expect to telecommute. There is a lot of tree cover which makes it shady but also blocks the the satellite so no TV. They don't have coax at the spots so that was that. The laundry room has hours. Why? I don't know. It seems that it should be open 24 hours so people who want to social distance can do laundry at night. Laundry closes at 7pm?! Makes no sense. Find another RV spot. read more

We stayed two nights. We were very pleased with our stay. The ladies in the office were pleasant and very informative. They told us about the trolley that took us into Durango. It's up the hill from the campground. $1 each to take us to the Main Street. The bathrooms and laundromat were very clean. The grounds were well taken care of. The rustic train that ran through the campground added to our stay. It adhered to the quiet time and was not disturbing. We would definitely stay here again. read more

Stayed for 4 nights. Great spot for checking out downtown historic area or riding the motorcycle thru mountain. Very nice and clean rv park. Enjoyed the pool daily. Very nice employees too. Seemed like family owned and taken care of. Also great prices for full hook up. Definitely will be back if in area again read more

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Clean and well maintained. Just a warning though, the lower camp ground it basically a wind tunnel if there is any wind whatsoever.

We stayed here for 5 nights in July and have no complaints. The grounds are kept immaculate. They even spray the paths down daily to keep the dust down. There are full hook ups for RVs and plenty of trees to offer shade. The train goes right through the edge of the campground twice a day which is fun to wave at. The area is beautiful with views of the Animas River and fields in the distance. There is pool that my kids enjoyed and a small shop. There is a large laundry facility which we were able to use before we left. Will definitely stay here again the next time we visit Durango. I highly recommend. read more

Extremely unhappy our reservation got cancelled on us. I can't believe how inconsiderate and money hungry the owner of this park is. We're fulltime RVers on vacation with my in laws and their trailer, and we were forced to bring our truck to the dealer due to a Ford faulty part. We have been having to work around Ford fixing their issue and have been completely open and honest with the campground from the start. Last week we made a week long reservation and the lady we spoke to was extremely helpful and accommodating, telling us that as long as we let her know if we weren't going to make it a day it would be fine. When we called them back today to let them know we weren't going to make it today and would most likely be there tomorrow a different lady said that wasn't acceptable and we were transferred to the owner, Tim. Tim said because the colors are beginning to get so beautiful in their area they're "losing a lot of money" by us postponing and night and cancelled our ENTIRE reservation. He had no reimorse, nor any care about our situation. Let me repeat for emphasis: because we couldn't make the first night of our reservation he cancelled our entire reservation. It was all fine earlier in the week, but because the colors changed over the weekend they cant honor what they told us last week. read more

Friendly staff, well-maintained, great Mountain and River View, trolley to downtown every 20 minutes. The Durango & Silverton train runs right past the campground (not a stop - first run goes by at 8:20 AM). read more

United Campgrounds - The bathhouse is in the background. - A black steam train with the number 473 is on a narrow gauge track near trees and a red building, likely at a historical or tourist site. - RV Parks Near Me - Durango, Colorado

Greeted by an absolutely inhospitable woman with her hands on her hips in the bitch wing formation. "Sign right on the door says we're closed" she snorts. If you're closed for the season, put a sign out that says closed for the season. Many times at an RV park you'll see the sign on the front door of the office that says closed...like at United, and proceed to park with the understanding that during shoulder seasons the owners may have run out to the store or might be out on the property tending to other matters. Once we saw that the picnic tables were block the road we realized that it was closed but not before the woman provided us with some scorn... You're in the hospitality industry...be hospitable. Next stop up the road we went to another park that was closed and the manager came out and said we're closed but there is another park about 3 miles up, go there, they are open. That's a positive experience. read more

Steam engines, gold medal fishing, and incredible vistas: We really enjoyed our stay at this special location. The best endorsement is from our neighbors, who have been coming here for 31 years from Missouri. read more

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Mm, nice fluffy grass to sleep on. I can take a shower and even do laundry. Amenities were super clean. Cons would be that it is crowded and I saw a couple having trouble figuring out how to get over to the river. No campfires either. This place is perfect if you just need a place to sleep. read more

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Campground is fine, but I've never experienced a more backwards way of running things. They don't accept credit cards to reserve your spot (you have to mail a deposit, and they tell you your cashed check is your confirmation it was received.) They dont use a computer, so they can't pull you up by name. When I needed to cancel I called 6 different times over a 2 week period and got nothing but busy signals. Busy signals? I didn't even know that was a thing anymore. How they run a campground is beyond me. read more

Lady that runs facility was rude. Was visiting my folks who were camping there and lady was rude in the way she told me where I was and was not allowed to park. I then on the second day parked in a spot that was not in the way of a camp or where I would block anyone and she again was rude in her approach. Really needs to learn how to approach people. Made us feel uncomfortable. read more

I hate having to leave a negative review, but we recently stayed here and the realities are very different from what the business portrays. · Sites are right on top of each other. · Large condos align the property, so it doesn't feel like nature. · A huge highway is just feet above the campground, so you hear cars all day long. · The campground itself is divided by a train track, and the trains go by all day, making it loud and dirty from the coal trains. · Dog poop everywhere--can't hardly take a step without landing in a pile of it. · The swimming pool is like one large cement bathtub that sits in a parking lot. · Expect bears at night. · And, United's customer service could use a lot of improvement. At times, staff are rude and condescending--the last thing anyone should have to deal with while on a hard-earned vacation. read more

This Campgrounds view is amazing! It's just so beautiful, they have a Pool and a Game room (although I haven't checked it out yet) it's also very close to a very busy and interesting downtown. Although when we were there the actual check-in service was quite confusing. read more

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I actually stayed at United Campground in Durango Colorado. Unlike the visitor who did not know where to park, I rented a tent space on lush, well groomed grass. In all my 50 years of staying at private campgrounds, I rate this number one. The showers and restrooms were spotless. Having the Durango to Silverton train come through the camp twice a day was the highlight. The owner was friendly and helpful. I would recommend this campground to anyone. read more

United Campground in Durango is set in the woods with beautiful views AND all the amenities you would want while camping. Initially we booked just one night at United coming on a recommendation from two or three other previous campers. It was getting towards the end of season and a few of the Durango campgrounds were closed. I left a voicemail for the office and received a prompt call back notifying me that they'd hold a site in our name. The location was easy to find and not too far from downtown. Our one night stay turned in to three because we were having such a great time in Durango. The staff was very accommodating of our request. The grounds were clean, there was lovely shade trees all throughout, and great views. The Durango-Silverton historic passenger train comes right through the middle of camp bringing many campers to gather `round, take photos, and wave. (The train comes through in the later morning and early evening and is only a few cars long. It usually only honks it's horn once or twice. It's nostalgic, not an annoyance.) RV spots with full hook up were towards the front of camp and tent camping was in the back half of camp on the other side of the train tracks. The bathrooms were clean and not crowded - three shower stalls and three toilet stalls in the main building. The second bathroom location was closed for season but that did not pose any problems. I used the laundry facility and was a little dismayed that two separate dryers didn't completely dry my clothes. They have a machine to exchange dollars for quarters and laundry soap for sale. There is a pool, though closed in the winter, and a game room that we did not visit. Supplies are on hand if you need basic toiletries or souvenirs in their shop at the main desk. Wifi was EXCELLENT - fast and reliable. There is an on-site trash dumpster but no recycling. United Campgrounds is definitely a place I would recommend and would stay there again should we ever find ourselves in Durango. read more

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Great facility, quiet and little neighbors in the tent site area. We stayed one night and car camped so we were in and out. Close to town and you could take the trolley. We will return again if traveling through again. Clean bathrooms and showers. read more

Great little campground close to town. It's pretty basic but it's in a lovely little valley overlooking a bucolic farm. It is next to the highway but I was willing to overlook traffic noise for the convenience of being close to town and the bike path. All of the staff we encountered were extremely friendly and helpful. The laundry room was clean and fairly large. We will be back! read more

Nice helpful staff. They answered all our questions about the area. The facility was in a beautiful area. Level sites and clean bathrooms and showers. Next to the river and the Silverton /Durango railway. read more

One visit was a 5 star experience , another visit was a 2 star experience. Mainly because we got bumped from a full hookup to an electric and water only site . They said that an rv was not able to be moved from the site we were supposed to be in.. even so, they could have put us in another open site, which there seemed to be many...or they could have at least comped us a night stay or something in order to make up for the inconvenience of not having full hookups. But they did nothing except move us to a lesser site. It's unfortunate because on our first visit we really enjoyed our stay and all employees were very nice and friendly. Different people on the second visit, different experience. Also I didn't like that the spot they moved us to had all the connections on the wrong side of the trailer. That's very annoying. Lastly why is the price of their ice so high!?? 3$ for a small 6lb bag of ice?!!! That's a down right rip off. read more

We spent 3 nights here. The check-in process was easy, the staff was very nice and helpful and the campground was clean and quiet. We got a wonderful full hookup site overlooking the river. We didn't use the trolley, but the trolley stop was very convenient. The bathrooms and showers were clean. It is a beautiful area and we would definitely stay here again. read more