Spillway Campground, Eleven Mile Canyon

Great spot for the entire family. Kids got to recreate in clear, calm water while the folks that enjoy fishing hooked up a load of large fish. We took tubes to float and took advantage of the hike to the lookout. The campground was clean and we booked site 17 so we had our own personal access to the water. For family fishing keep in mind that this stretch of waters is restricted to artificial lures (no bait, i.e., eggs, worms, power bait) and no keeping fish. The winds do pick up in the middle of the day so stake your tents and canopies down, and consider even taking canopies down. It wasn't bothersome enough because we spent hours each day in the river. There was vault toilets, well water, and dumpsters but I didn't notice a camp or any wood for sale. Last chance to get that stuff would be at Lake George is my guess.

Friendly camp hosts. Impeccably clean pit toilets. Great views. Riverside camp sites are the best (my opinion). I'm not a fisherman but there are many that camped there for what I'm guessing is a great opportunity. Unique sites nestled in rock outcroppings. Take the Overlook Trail (took me about 45 minutes) to get a view of 11 Mile Reservoir and a full look at the dam. There is a $7 fee to travel from the entrance of 11 Mile canyon to campground. Road is dirt with some rough spots, nothing really bad, but go slow and take advantage of the pull outs and take a look at the tremendous scenery along the river.

Camp hosts are fabulous. Very welcoming and interested in ensuring you enjoy your stay. Stayed at site 13 which overlooks the river. The only negative was work was being done at the dam with heavy machinery. Hearing ‘beep-beep-beep’ while at a very off the beaten trail campsite was disappointing. Delightful to watch family of deer meandered through the camp each morning - along with huge raccoon paw prints all over my vehicle from the previous night! The stars look amazing. The overlook trail was a bit harder for me but I guess I’m out of shape. I’m not sorry I climbed up but lost the trail markers coming down.

Easy access to fishing. Close to nature as possible. All around beautiful scenes at every turn. You will not be disappointed.

Our favorite place to camp. Great view and spacious campsites. Great fishing 20 yards away and innertubing downstream. Love it!

A really nice campground for those who do not care about electricity and flush bathrooms. Set way back but worth the beautiful drive to get there. You have a hand pump water station.

Quiet, clean, lots of wildlife.
Fish biting despite low flow.

SPECTACULAR scenery in Elevenmile Canyon! Nothing else compares.

Great view, good fishing, water is nice and refreshing if you decide you want to cool down!

Not my type of camping as I prefer backcountry. But real nice for the price. Is the furthest back and no lake access. Take this in consideration.

There is a reason this place is always booked. Outstanding campground and host. I stayed at Campsite 13, which had a great view and options for shade under trees.

If you love camping and fishing this is the spot! As a couple we pulled 14 trout out of these waters, some of the most beautiful fish I've ever seen, and afterwards we enjoyed s'mores and kabobs at our campsite. If you are wanting to see the beauty of Colorado. You have got to come here and enjoy!

Just the majestic scenery is reason enough to go, the world class Fly fishing is a massive bonus as well. Saw a Bald eagle nest with eaglets! Ask the gate person and they can show you. It is outside the park in front of the river. The camping looked nice, Spillway campground was lovely. Did the overlook hike to see the reservoir and that was fun, easy and short if time is a factor. The driving though the rock tunnels were fun as well.

Beautiful well maintained campground. Camp hosts were friendly and welcoming. They also have plenty of firewood to purchase. We stayed at site 24, which I thought was the best. Tucked back with plenty of trees. Bathroom and camp hosts are right across from the site. We hiked and relaxed by the water and watched the people fishing. Great place to disconnect and enjoy the peace.

This place is so beautiful, they offer camping, fishing, hiking trails and more, there is a self pay station at the front. There is a long dirt road that goes all the way to the end of the canyon. The road is very narrow in some places so watch for oncoming traffic. There is a river that flows alongside the road.

It’s was nice to have a staffed campground. They really take good care of the area and do routine security checks. Which is not something I’m used too. So it was a nice touch. They had nice and clean restrooms including clean spots to set up in. The staff had firewood for sale which helped when I ran out of wood. The bugs were a little out of control, but there is not much the campgrounds can do with that. Overall, it was a good experience!

Great experience there I left the details on my review of 11 Mile canyon!
Lots of great campsites all the way up the road and also several picnic areas that were very interesting!

Great NF campground w clean toilets, great fishing, hiking and family atmosphere.

Very beautiful place we can't for 3 nights fished for 3 days had a great time.

Very nice camping location with very nice views of the 11 Mile canyon. One toilet for each sex in the center and a well/pump for water. Would be nice if they added running water and a sink to wash at.