About Chalk Lake
Chalk Lake Campground is located in beautiful Chaffee County, Colorado. This popular facility sits near Chalk Lake and is within 4 miles of a private hot springs resort, making it an ideal location for rest and relaxation. **"First come, first served" does not necessarily mean that the site will be available when you get there. Someone may get there before you. This is a popular campground and is normally full starting on Friday, sometimes as early as Thursday, so plan accordingly.** Chalk Lake is located next to the campground and is a great family fishing spot with rainbow, brook and brown trout. Motorized boats are not allowed on the lake. Chalk Creek also offers fishing, and it's best above Cascade Falls. Plenty of off-road vehicle trails are near the campground. Recommended rides include Mount Antero, Baldwin Lake, Tincup Pass, Hancock Pass, Pomeroy Lakes, and Hancock Lakes. The…
- Fees: $25 per site for overnight camping. Two vehicles or one RV per site is included in the camping fee. $10.00 for a third vehicle. $10.00 fee…
- Managed by: Pike and San Isabel National Forests & Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands, USFS - Pike-San Isabel National Forests
- Where: 9 mi west of Nathrop, CO · 38.71278, -106.23389
Things to do:
Official page for this camp (fees, closures, booking)
Weather by month
Typical daily highs and lows (°F), 1991–2020 NOAA normals. Best months: Jun–Aug (comfortable days, mild nights, little rain). Nights below freezing: Oct–May.
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Trails near camp
| Trail | Open to | From camp | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chalk Lake Cg | ATV road | at camp | 0.2 mi |
| Cascade Creek Trail | Hiking | 0.1 mi | 0.9 mi |
| Chalk Lake | ATV road | 0.1 mi | 0.1 mi |
| Colorado | Horse | 1.8 mi | 253.1 mi |
| Mt. Princeton | Hiking | 2.1 mi | 1.9 mi |
Straight-line distance from camp, from Forest Service, BLM, state and OpenStreetMap trail data.
Good to know
No signal at camp
From the carriers' FCC coverage maps, which tend to be generous.The Milky Way shows rich detail, horizon to horizon.
Class 2 of 9, from NASA/NOAA night-light data.Dump station: 10.6 mi
Water fill-up: 10.6 mi
Propane: 9.3 mi
Camps nearby
- Mount Princeton Campground 0.5 mi
- Cascade (Colorado) 0.6 mi
- Chalk Creek Canyon 1.9 mi
- Bootleg Campground 2 mi
- Dispersed spot · 8 mi N of Maysville 4.8 mi
- Iron City Campground 5.5 mi