U.S. Forest Service · San Isabel National Forest · CO

La Vista Campground - Lake Isabel

A sample photo of a RV campsite at La Vista CampgroundPhoto · U.S. Forest Service
Not publishedStatus
ReservableAccess
31Sites
45 ftMax rig

The place

La Vista Campground is situated in a meadow overlooking the west side of the 40-acre Lake Isabel. It is set along the Frontier Pathways and Historic Byway in the Wet Mountains along one of the Colorado Birding Trails. Lake Isabel is one of the few lakes in Colorado developed purely for recreation purposes. Built by the Civilian Conservation Corps, the lake attracts many campers who come to hike, canoe, fish and spend time bird watching. St. Charles Creek flows near the campground and offers additional fishing opportunities. Recreation Lake Isabel welcomes non-motorized boating and fishing. Keep reading

Brown and brook trout are stocked in the lake and the St. Charles headwaters reap brook trout. Visitors can enjoy hiking, bicycling or motorcycling on either the Snow Slide Trail and Cisneros Trail. The 15-mile Cisneros Trail, also open to ATV riders, leads to the heart of the Wet Mountains, through forests and open, wildflower speckled valleys. Along the way, the trail connects to St. Charles Trail, which heads to St. Charles Peak. Facilities Walk-in tent sites are 15 to 50 yards from the parking spurs. RV sites come with electric hookups and all sites include a picnic table, campfire ring and access to vault toilets and drinking water. Natural Features Shady pine and aspen trees are scattered throughout the campground. At 8,600 feet, the area enjoys cool summer days, a welcome relief from the heat in the plains far below. The Pike and San Isabel National Forest includes over a million acres of wilderness and over half of Colorado's mountain peaks that reach above 14,000 feet. Contact Info For facility specific information, please call (719) 489-2034. Nearby Attractions Charges & Cancellations Cancellations Individual Campsites: Cancellations up to 2 days before a reservation start date incur a $10.00 cancellation fee. A visitor who cancels a reservation the day before or on the day of arrival will pay a $10.00 service fee AND forfeit the first night's use fee including tax and applicable add-on for a campsite. Cancellations for a one-night reservation will forfeit the entire amount paid and will not be subject to an additional service fee. No-Shows A no-show visitor is one who does not arrive at a campground and does not cancel the reservation by check-out time on the day after the scheduled arrival date. Staff will hold a campsite until check-out time on the day following the arrival date. No-shows are assessed $20.00 service fee and forfeit the first night's rate, taxes and applicable add-on for a campsite. Refunds Visitors may submit a refund request through their Recreation.gov profile within 7 days of the end date of their reservation. Refunds will not be issued after the 7 days has ended. Refunds for debit or credit card payments will be issued as a credit to the original bank or credit card used to pay. For check or cash purchases, Recreation.gov will mail a Treasury check for refunds of cash, check, or money order payments to the address associated with the reservation. Treasury check refunds may take up to 6-8 weeks to arrive. In the event of an emergency closure, the Recreation.gov team or facility manager will refund all fees and will attempt to notify you using the contact information within the Recreation.gov visitor profile.

The sites · 31

LoopSiteTypeMax rigElectricADA
LAKE011rv electric45 ft15
LAKE012standard electric45 ft15
LAKE013standard electric45 ft15yes
LAKE014standard electric45 ft15yes
LAKE015rv electric45 ft15
LAKE016standard electric30 ft15yes
LAKE017management45 ft15yes
LAKE018standard electric45 ft15yes
LAKE019management40 ft15yes
LAKE020standard electric25 ft15
LAKE021standard electric45 ft15yes
LAKE022standard electric40 ft15yes
LAKE023standard electric25 ft15yes
LAKE024management20 ft15yes
LAKE025standard electric45 ft15
LAKE026standard electric30 ft15
LAKE027standard electric32 ft15
LAKE028standard electric40 ft15
LAKE029management45 ft15yes
VIST001tent only nonelectricyes
VIST002tent only nonelectric
VIST003tent only nonelectric
VIST004tent only nonelectric
VIST005tent only nonelectric
VIST006tent only nonelectric
WALKIN 1008tent only nonelectric
WALKIN 1009tent only nonelectric
WALKIN 1010tent only nonelectric
WALKIN 1XXXmanagement45 ftyes
WALKIN 2007tent only nonelectric
WALKIN 2XXXmanagementyes

Booking

183 daysBooking window before arrival

Recreation.gov default: most campsites can be booked six months prior to arrival date. Most campgrounds go on sale at 7am PT / 8am MT / 10am ET, but not always; check the facility Seasons and Fees tab. Some locations also offer shorter supplemental booking windows.

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This campground sits in CO-07. This member’s public-lands record →

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