About Interlaken Historic Resort
This historic resort is located along the southern shore of Twin Lakes. Built by John A. Staley, as the Lakeside Resort in the 1870s, this was a popular mountain hotel, ringing with laughter and music. Lush bluegrass lawns beneath towering pine and spruce, sparkling water fountains, gardens of native and cultivated flowers blooming throughout the summer enhanced the picturesque setting. In 1883, millionaire James V. Dexter, expanded Lakeside into a world-class resort, re-named the hotel Interlaken, and added 2,000 acres. Relative luxury in a rustic mountain setting provided escape for the wealthy. Guests first journeyed by train to Granite (five miles east of Twin Lakes) where they boarded a side-seated platform wagon to the resort. A boardwalk led them from the stage stop to the hotel porch. Culture was not forgotten at this rustic resort. Every week during the summer an orchestra came…
- Managed by: USFS - Pike-San Isabel National Forests
- Where: 2 mi southwest of Twin Lakes, CO · 39.07715, -106.34661
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CDNST | Horse | 0.1 mi | 222.8 mi |
| Colorado | Horse | 0.8 mi | 253.1 mi |
| Upper Lake Access | ATV road | 0.9 mi | 1.0 mi |
| Flume Gulch | ATV road | 0.9 mi | 1.8 mi |
| Willis Creek | Horse | 2.3 mi | 1.3 mi |
| Twin Lakes | Horse | 2.4 mi | 0.9 mi |
Straight-line distance from camp, from Forest Service, BLM, state and OpenStreetMap trail data.
Good to know
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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.Stargazing nearby: Browns Canyon National Monument (Dark Sky Park), 32 mi.
Dump station: 18.6 mi
Water fill-up: 22.4 mi
Propane: 13.5 mi
Camps nearby
- White Star 1.3 mi
- Dispersed spot · 2 mi W of Twin Lakes 1.6 mi
- Dexter Campground 1.6 mi
- Dispersed spot · 2 mi W of Twin Lakes 1.7 mi
- Lakeview Campground 1.7 mi
- Dispersed spot · 2 mi W of Twin Lakes 1.8 mi