Prairie Point Campground (CO)

Prairie Point Campground is located north of Silverthorne, near the upper end of Green Mountain Reservoir along its east side. The reservoir lies 15 miles north of Silverthorne along Hwy 9 and has views of the Williams Fork and Gore mountain ranges. In addition to boating, there are a variety of activities including camping, fishing, picnicking, jet skiing, water skiing, swimming and hiking. There are two loops with vault toilets. Each site has a picnic table and fire ring, with most having parking spaces in front of the walk-in site. A few parking spaces are long enough to accommodate small trailers. In the heart of the Rocky Mountains, the 2.3-million-acre White River National Forest is a place of serenity and adventure, boasting eight wilderness areas, four defined seasons and ten peaks surpassing 14,000 feet in elevation. Long before the forest was established in 1891 as the White River Plateau Timber Reserve, the area was home to the Ute Indians, who followed herds of elk and bison on their seasonal migrations. Wildlife in the area abounds: bighorn sheep navigate rocky ridges and bull elk bugle at dusk, scenic rivers sustain populations of cutthroat, rainbow and brown trout, and alpine regions provide habitat for pika and ptarmigan.