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Box Elder

Bureau of Land Management · Colorado

Box Elder in Colorado. Ringed marker is this site; the other dots are the 939 public campsites we map in Colorado.

BLM's Box Elder Campground is located within the Dolores River Canyon 6 miles NE of Dove Creek. The campground has 11 campsites with fire rings and picnic tables along with two vault toilets. Towering canyon walls cut by the Dolores River dominate this site, and when combined with the shade of the box elder grove and the proximity of the river, provide an element of relief from the summer heat. There is no fee at this site, and camping is on a first come, first served basis.

What we know about it

Managed by
Bureau of Land Management
Fee
Not published (the agency does not list one)
Booking
first-come, first-served
Stay limit
14 Day Stay Limit
Dogs
Allowed on a leash (BLM policy)
Phone
970-882-7296
Coordinates
37.80126, -108.82440

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Source: Recreation.gov, dated 2026-02-25, fetched 2026-09-07. Official listing.

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