Saint Charles Campground
- Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct
- best months
Is Saint Charles Campground open right now?
Closure in the area
There's a closure order in San Carlos Ranger District. It doesn't name Saint Charles 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 8,660 ftHigh camp: expect cold nights, even in summer
- San Carlos Ranger DistrictPike and San Isabel National Forests
Saint Charles Campground is a Forest Service campground in the San Carlos Ranger District of the Pike and San Isabel National Forests in Colorado. The land is managed by the Forest Service, and the site sits within the district's boundaries. For comfortable weather, aim for late spring or early fall. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show May highs around 67°F and September highs around 73°F, with July the warmest month at about 82°F. That station sits roughly 1,500 feet lower than the campground, so temperatures here run cooler. Several other spots are close by. St. Charles Campground and St Charles Campground - Lake Isabel are both about 0.1 mile away, and Ponderosa Group Campground is about 0.4 mile off. The Cisneros Trail 1314 hike starts about 0.4 mile away.
Local outfitters
- Valley View Hot Springs43 mi away
- Joyful Journey Hot Springs49 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
St Charles Campground - Lake IsabelCampingPhoto: Recreation.gov (RIDB) / public domain0.1 mi- St. Charles CampgroundCamping0.1 mi
Ponderosa Group CampgroundCampingPhoto: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)0.4 mi- Cisneros Trail 1314Hiking0.4 mi
- La Vista CampgroundCamping0.4 mi
- Lake Shore AdaHiking0.5 mi
- LakeshoreHiking0.9 mi
- North Saint Charles RiverCanoeing9.8 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- St Charles Campground - Lake IsabelCamping · Next door
- Ponderosa Group CampgroundCamping · Next doorPhoto: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Ponderosa Group - Lake IsabelCamping · ~2 min drive
- Aspen Acres CampgroundCamping · ~4 min drivePhoto: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Table Mountain RV ParkCamping · ~15 min drivePhoto: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Prairie Ridge CampgroundCamping · ~44 min drivePhoto: jaygannett from La Veta, CO, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Eagle View CampgroundCamping · ~44 min drivePhoto: jaygannett from La Veta, CO, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Arkansas Point CampgroundCamping · ~45 min drivePhoto: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Dakota CampgroundsCamping · ~47 min drivePhoto: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Group ACamping · ~50 min drivePhoto: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Best time to visit Saint Charles Campground
Best months: April–June and September–October. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
44° / 23°
7 wet
Feb
45° / 24°
7 wet
Mar
52° / 30°
9 wet
Apr
58° / 35°
10 wet
May
67° / 44°
10 wet
Jun
79° / 53°
10 wet
Jul
82° / 58°
13 wet
Aug
79° / 56°
13 wet
Sep
73° / 50°
8 wet
Oct
62° / 39°
7 wet
Nov
51° / 30°
6 wet
Dec
43° / 23°
7 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Rye 1sw, CO, 8 mi away at 7,141 ft. The station sits about 1,500 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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