Bear Lake Campground
Is Bear Lake Campground open right now?
Closure in the area
There's a closure order in San Carlos Ranger District. It doesn't name Bear Lake Campground, so check the source for the area it covers.
East Bear Gulch NFST 1333 seasonal closure
Agency closure covering San Carlos Ranger District · Order 02-12-03-26-14 · USFS · San Carlos Ranger District
Reduced Aspen Acres Fire closure order
Agency alert covering San Carlos Ranger District · Order 02-12-03-26-43 · USFS · San Carlos Ranger District
FSR 286, Radical Hill, is closed due to washouts and unsafe conditions
Agency alert covering Pike and San Isabel National Forests · USFS · Pike and San Isabel National Forests
Interlaken Hotel Tree Hazards
Agency alert covering Pike and San Isabel National Forests · USFS · Pike and San Isabel National Forests
Sharpe Fire Update
Agency alert covering Pike and San Isabel National Forests · USFS · Pike and San Isabel National Forests
As of · Source: USFS · San Carlos Ranger District. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
- At 10,700 ftHigh camp: expect cold nights, even in summer
- San Carlos Ranger DistrictPike and San Isabel National Forests
Bear Lake Campground is a Forest Service campground in Colorado's Pike and San Isabel National Forests, within the San Carlos Ranger District. The site sits in the San Carlos Ranger District's recreation network and is managed by the Forest Service. A fee is charged for recreation at the site, according to USDA Forest Service records. That makes it a practical base for a stay in the district rather than a stop for a single visit. Bear Lake Campground sits among several other campgrounds and trails in the district. Blue Lake Campground is less than a mile away, and the Coal Creek and Dodgeton Trail hikes are both within about 3 miles. Climbers can find The Stonewall about 8 miles off.
Local outfitters
- Ramble41 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
Bear Lake Campground (co)CampingPhoto: Recreation.gov (RIDB) / public domain0.3 mi- Blue Lake CampgroundCamping0.8 mi
- Coal CreekHiking2.5 mi
- Dodgeton TrailHiking3.3 mi
- The StonewallRock climbing7.8 mi
- North Lake SouthRock climbing8 mi
- Guajatoyah CreekCanoeing8.8 mi
- North Fork Purgatoire RiverCanoeing9.5 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Bear Lake Campground (co)Camping · Next door
- Blue Lake Campground - San Isabel NF (CO)Camping · ~1 min drive
- Purgatoire CampgroundCamping · ~9 min drive
Monument Lake Resort & CampgroundCamping · ~17 min drivePhoto: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Sammies Motel/RVCamping · ~25 min drivePhoto: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Circle The Wagons RV ParkCamping · ~25 min drivePhoto: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Yucca CampgroundCamping · ~45 min drivePhoto: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Group ACamping · ~45 min drivePhoto: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Group BCamping · ~45 min drivePhoto: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Dakota CampgroundsCamping · ~50 min drivePhoto: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Also worth it near here
- Bear Lake Fishing SiteLake fishing · Next door
- Cuchara Mountain ResortDownhill skiing · ~2 min drive
Trinchera PeakSummit · ~5 min drivePhoto: David Herrera from Albuquerque, NM, Bernalillo, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Mountain Bike Trail near South Fork West Indian CreekMountain biking · ~8 min drive
Bear Lake Campground
Book on Recreation.gov
