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U.S. Forest Service · National Forest · Colorado

San Isabel National Forest

52 federal campgrounds, 3 of them with first-come, first-served sites.

52Campgrounds
3With first-come sites
805Sites, from 46
7,290–11,460 ftElevation
Elevation: USGS 3DEP elevation point queries at 52 of these 52 campgrounds

Where they are

52 of 52 mapped
Drawing the map
© OpenFreeMap · OpenStreetMap · Esri hillshade
Source: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Sep 8, 2026

The campgrounds · 52

52 campgrounds
Reservable
Lakeview Campground
San Isabel National Forest · CO
72 sites10 with a tent pad1 pull-through siterigs to 60 ft9,630 fttoilets
Reservable
White Star
San Isabel National Forest · CO
67 sites4 pull-through sitesrigs to 99 ft9,260 fttoilets
Reservable
Collegiate Peaks
San Isabel National Forest · CO
56 sites5 pull-through sitesrigs to 50 ft9,850 ftdrinking watertoiletshookups
Reservable
Alvarado Campground
San Isabel National Forest · CO
51 sites5 walk-in sites3 pull-through sitesrigs to 45 ft9,030 fthookups
Reservable
Baby Doe
San Isabel National Forest · CO
51 sitesrigs to 45 ft9,920 fttoiletshookups
Reservable
Molly Brown
San Isabel National Forest · CO
50 sitesrigs to 40 ft9,880 fttoilets
Reservable
Silver Dollar
San Isabel National Forest · CO
46 sitesrigs to 30 ft9,880 fttoilets
Reservable
Monarch Park
San Isabel National Forest · CO
38 sites12 pull-through sitesrigs to 45 ft10,490 fttoiletshookups
Seen from the air The agency never photographed these, so here is the satellite view. Same data, same sources.
DexterSan Isabel National Forest · CO4 sites · 9,230 ftReservableOpenAngel of ShavanoSan Isabel National Forest · CO4 sites · 9,170 ftReservableBelle of ColoradoSan Isabel National Forest · CO4 sites · 9,890 ftReservableBootlegSan Isabel National Forest · CO4 sites · 8,400 ftReservableCordova PassSan Isabel National Forest · CO4 sites · 11,260 ft · hookupsReservableCottonwood Lake - PSICC (Co)San Isabel National Forest · CO4 sites · 9,570 ftReservableElbert CreekSan Isabel National Forest · CO4 sites · 10,060 ftReservableHalfmoon EastSan Isabel National Forest · CO4 sites · 9,930 ftReservableHalfmoon WestSan Isabel National Forest · CO4 sites · 9,930 ftReservableHayden CreekSan Isabel National Forest · CO4 sites · 7,750 ftReservableIron CitySan Isabel National Forest · CO4 sites · 9,880 ftReservableLake Creek (Co)San Isabel National Forest · CO4 sites · 8,220 ft · hookupsReservableMatchlessSan Isabel National Forest · CO4 sites · 9,910 ftReservableNorth Fork Campground (Salida, CO)San Isabel National Forest · CO4 sites · 11,460 ftReservableParry PeakSan Isabel National Forest · CO4 sites · 9,430 ftReservableTaborSan Isabel National Forest · CO4 sites · 9,900 ftReservableTwin Peaks (CO)San Isabel National Forest · CO4 sites · 9,630 ftReservableCascade CampgroundSan Isabel National Forest · CO9,030 ft · drinking waterCoaldale CampgroundSan Isabel National Forest · CO7,290 ftFirst-comeNorth Fork CampgroundSan Isabel National Forest · CO11,450 ftFirst-comePonderosa Group CampgroundSan Isabel National Forest · CO8,780 ftTwin Peaks CampgroundSan Isabel National Forest · CO9,630 ftFirst-comeWhitestar CampgroundSan Isabel National Forest · CO9,280 ft
Source: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Sep 8, 2026

This land

measured from the nearest campground in the unit
developing
Roadless
Amethyst Creek11,563 acres · 2 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Scraggy Peaks8,175 acres · 2 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
South Cucharas Pass13,166 acres · 2 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Cordova Pass5,831 acres · 2 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Hillside362 acres · 2 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Tin Cup Pass29,006 acres · 3 mi · inventoried roadless area

Camping here is a stake in what happens to it. More Than Just Parks tracks the threats and the comment windows.

Roadless areas: USFS Inventoried Roadless Areas via MTJP Roadless Map · Jul 29, 2026
Source: MTJP Threatened Lands map · Aug 12, 2026

Heads up

Wildfire
Aspen Acres fire · 2.5 mi from the nearest campground here · 102,004 acres · 82% contained
Wildfire
Willow fire · 3.1 mi from the nearest campground here · 7,534 acres · 80% contained
Wildfire
Cap Rock fire · 21 mi from the nearest campground here · 1 acres
Wildfire
Ghost fire · 32 mi from the nearest campground here · 0 acres
Wildfire
SW3 fire · 42 mi from the nearest campground here · 85 acres
Source: NIFC/IRWIN via MTJP wildfire tracker · Sep 6, 2026

Who answers for this land

San Isabel National Forest’s campgrounds sit in 2 congressional districts. These members vote on the laws that decide what happens to this land.

Brittany Pettersen (D)CO 7th · 48 campgrounds · grade A+
Jeff Hurd (R)CO 3rd · 4 campgrounds · grade F
Source: U.S. Census district boundaries and the MTJP Congressional Public Lands Score
Unit: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US) land units
SRC · RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM · unified by CAMPANAC · refreshed nightly