Morefield Campground
nearest town: Cortez CO
part of: Mesa Verde National Park
A National Park Campground in the Colorado region.
Number of visits: 2
GPS: 37.3028,-108.4175
Bathroom: yes • Water: yes
National park campgrounds with check in are the worst. The campground is by definition huge, or else they wouldn't pay a staff to check you in.
It takes forever because they have to explain the world to each and every guest and it creates a high stress level that is the opposite of what you're there for.
However ... once that's over, it's a nice campground! There three different hikes to take from the valley where the campground is back up to the mesa. There are free showers, wifi and food at the check-in place, which is pretty far from the campsites.
Notes on each visit (posted cost • senior cost):
Got here earlier, 3-ish, so there was no line at check-in. I still managed to make the site picking process kind of stressful, but it worked out very well. In theory every bathroom has a router so the whole campground has wifi. Truth is it's pretty spotty and the only place with good wifi is the check-in area.
Knife's Edge Trail is just a wonderful experience at sunset/moonrise.
They close the showers from noon to 2. Messes up my plans :<