Teal Lake Group Campsite in CO -- Campground & RV Camping
Teal Lake Group Campsite in CO
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14 mi from Steamboat Springs
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Road Access
- Road difficulty 2 of 5: a moderate drive in.
- Recorded as maintained for passenger-car comfort, gravel, pitching to 10%.
Rig fit
- Longest published RV site: 30 ft.
- Longest published trailer site: 30 ft.
- Longest published camper-van site: 12 ft.
Campground details
Setting
Teal Lake Group Site and Campground sits at 9,000 feet in a pine-fir forest along the rocky shoreline of 50-acre Teal Lake in Routt National Forest. The site includes 17 individual campsites and one group site for up to 30 people, equipped with four picnic tables and two fire rings. The clear, calm lake is used for trout fishing and non-motorized or electric boating. Off-road vehicle riders can access the Grizzly-Helena Trail nearby, while hiking trailheads into the Mount Zirkel Wilderness are located a short drive away.
Getting there: From Walden: Take Highway 14 west for approximately 11 miles to Hebron. Turn right on County Road 24 driving west. After approximately 10 miles the road becomes Forest Road 60 and passes the Grizzly Creek Guard Station. Turn right on Forest Road 615. Drive approximately 3 miles and turn right into the Teal Lake Campground.
- Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, a 36-site campground with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
- The Teal Lake shoreline is 0.1 mi off.
- Mount Ethel stands 3,094 ft above the map pin, 5.9 miles northwest.
Climate averages
October normals 25–51°F, 2.4″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.
Starlink Radar
Open sky · Terrain & buildings · Tree canopy
Estimated horizon in eight compass directions, using 10 m USGS elevation. Sky clearance 95 of 100.