St. Charles Campground
- May 21, 2021
- season
- Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct
- best months
Is St. Charles Campground open right now?
Closure in the area
There's a closure order in San Carlos Ranger District. It doesn't name St. 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 8,400 ftHigh camp: expect cold nights, even in summer
- San Carlos Ranger DistrictPike and San Isabel National Forests
St. Charles Campground is a Forest Service campground in the San Carlos Ranger District of the Pike and San Isabel National Forests in Colorado. It sits within a cluster of campgrounds, with Ponderosa Group Campground and Spruce Group Campground both within half a mile. Vault toilets are the only amenity listed for the site. A fee is charged for recreation here. Summer is the warmest stretch to visit. At a nearby weather station, July averages a high of 82°F and a low of 58°F, while September cools to typical highs around 73°F with lows near 50°F. Several other sites are close by. Lake Isabel and the Cisneros Trail 1314 lie within a third of a mile, and the Lake Shore Ada hike is about 0.6 miles away.
Local outfitters
- Valley View Hot Springs43 mi away
- Joyful Journey Hot Springs48 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- Saint Charles CampgroundCamping0.1 mi
St Charles Campground - Lake IsabelCampingPhoto: Recreation.gov (RIDB) / public domain0.2 mi
Ponderosa Group CampgroundCampingPhoto: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)0.3 mi- Cisneros Trail 1314Hiking0.3 mi
- Spruce Group CampgroundCamping0.4 mi
- Lake Shore AdaHiking0.6 mi
- LakeshoreHiking1 mi
- North Saint Charles RiverCanoeing9.9 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 · ~1 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 St. 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 1,300 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.
Facts about this campground
St. Charles Campground
Book on Recreation.gov
