Blue Lake Campground
- June 18, 2021
- season
Is Blue Lake Campground open right now?
Closure in the area
There's a closure order in San Carlos Ranger District. It doesn't name Blue 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 10,500 ftHigh camp: expect cold nights, even in summer
- San Carlos Ranger DistrictPike and San Isabel National Forests
Blue Lake Campground sits at 10,500 feet in the San Carlos Ranger District of the Pike and San Isabel National Forests in Colorado. The setting is a classic Colorado high-country campsite, with views of the Culebra Range Mountains and forests of aspen and spruce. Vault toilets are the only amenity listed for the campground, and a fee is charged for use. The site is managed by a concessionaire, so facilities and services depend on that arrangement. Nearby, Bear Lake Campground lies about a mile away, and the Coal Creek and Dikes hikes are both within a few miles. For climbers, the Stonewall climbing area is about 7 miles off.
Local outfitters
- Ramble42 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
Blue Lake Campground - San Isabel NF (CO)CampingPhoto: Recreation.gov (RIDB) / public domain0.1 mi
Bear Lake Campground (co)CampingPhoto: Recreation.gov (RIDB) / public domain0.9 mi- Coal CreekHiking1.7 mi
- DikesHiking4 mi
- The StonewallRock climbing7 mi
- North Lake SouthRock climbing7.2 mi
- Guajatoyah CreekCanoeing8.1 mi
- North Fork Purgatoire RiverCanoeing8.7 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Blue Lake Campground - San Isabel NF (CO)Camping · Next door
- Bear Lake Campground (co)Camping · ~2 min drive
- Purgatoire CampgroundCamping · ~8 min drive
Monument Lake Resort & CampgroundCamping · ~15 min drivePhoto: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Sammies Motel/RVCamping · ~26 min drivePhoto: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Circle The Wagons RV ParkCamping · ~27 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 · ~46 min drivePhoto: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Group BCamping · ~46 min drivePhoto: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Dakota CampgroundsCamping · ~51 min drivePhoto: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Also worth it near here
- Blue Lake Fishing SiteLake fishing · Next door
- Cuchara Mountain ResortDownhill skiing · ~4 min drive
Trinchera PeakSummit · ~4 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 · ~10 min drive
Blue Lake Campground
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