Blue Lake Campground - San Isabel NF in CO -- Campground & RV Camping in Colorado
Blue Lake Campground - San Isabel NF in CO
U.S. Forest Service allows overnight stays only at the designated sites here.
Set at 10,500 feet elevation in San Isabel National Forest, Blue Lake Campground borders a tributary of the Cuchara River amidst aspen and spruce woods. It features 16 rustic campsites equipped with picnic tables and fire rings, supported by drinking water and vault toilets. Blue Lake sits a half-mile away and Bear Lake is one mile away, offering stocked fishing and connecting hiking trails. Rough jeep trail FSR 436 sits across the road, leading toward Trinchera Peak.
Road difficulty 4 of 5 -- a difficult drive in. Recorded as maintained only for high-clearance vehicles, dirt, pitching to 12%, 33% of it on a shelf. Overhead clearance here is posted at 16 ft -- the tightest site sets the limit.
Trinchera Peak stands 3,004 ft above the site, 2.2 miles southwest. Crowded here -- the nearest through road is 0.1 miles off, a 16-site campground. The Blue Lake shoreline is 0.2 mi off. The nearest town, Walsenburg, is 29 mi off.
September normals 36–62°F, 1.7″ rain. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.
Set by U.S. Forest Service. Stage 1 and 2 orders change within days -- check the current order before you build a fire.
fs.usda.gov