Lake Isabel
- Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct
- best months
Is Lake Isabel open right now?
Closure in the area
There's a closure order in San Carlos Ranger District. It doesn't name Lake Isabel, 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.
Lake Isabel is a 36-acre lake near San Isabel, Colorado, at about 8,477 feet. It is managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
- LakeshoreHiking0.2 mi
- Lake Isabel CabinCamping0.3 mi
Southside Campground - Lake IsabelCampingPhoto: Recreation.gov (RIDB) / public domain0.3 mi- Lake Shore AdaHiking0.4 mi
Spruce Group - Lake IsabelLake fishing1.4 mi- Saint Charles ArchNatural arch2.9 mi
Greenhorn MountainSummitPhoto: Hogs555, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)7.4 mi- North Saint Charles RiverCanoeing9 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Spruce Group - Lake IsabelLake fishing · ~2 min drive
- Arkansas RiverRiver fishing · ~1h 13m drive
- Beckwith ReservoirLake fishing · ~18 min drive
- McKinley ReservoirLake fishing · ~30 min drive
- Smith ReservoirLake fishing · ~42 min drive
- Trinidad ReservoirLake fishing · ~43 min drive
- Pueblo City Park LakeLake fishing · ~43 min drive
- Pueblo ReservoirLake fishing · ~45 min drive
- Little Sand Creek LakesLake fishing · ~46 min drive
- Upper Sand Creek LakeLake fishing · ~46 min drive
Best time to visit Lake Isabel
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, 7.5 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.
