About La Vista Campground - Lake Isabel
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. Lake Isabel welcomes non-motorized boating and fishing. 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…
- Fees: $30 or $35 for premium sites. Two vehicles included in the camping fee. $10 for additional vehicles. Fees are payable by cash, check or…
- Managed by: Pike and San Isabel National Forests & Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands, FS
- Where: 7 mi southwest of Beulah Valley, CO · 37.98444, -105.05944
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Official page for this camp (fees, closures, booking)
Weather by month
Typical daily highs and lows (°F), 1991–2020 NOAA normals. Best months: Jun–Sep (comfortable days, mild nights, little rain). Nights below freezing: Oct–Apr.
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Trails near camp
| Trail | Open to | From camp | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| La Vista | ATV road | at camp | 4.9 mi |
| La Vista C.G. Spur | ATV road | at camp | 0.6 mi |
| Campground Lake Access | Hiking | 0.1 mi | 0.1 mi |
| Lake Shore Ada | Hiking | 0.1 mi | 0.3 mi |
| 1330.C | Hiking | 0.1 mi | 0.1 mi |
| Lakeshore | Hiking | 0.2 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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Class 2 of 9, from NASA/NOAA night-light data.Propane: 14.5 mi
Nearest of each within 25 miles, straight-line.Camps nearby
- Southside Campground - Lake Isabel 0.2 mi
- St Charles Campground - Lake Isabel 0.4 mi
- Saint Charles Campground 0.5 mi
- Lake Isabel Cabin 0.5 mi
- Ponderosa Group Campground 0.8 mi
- Spruce Group Campground 1 mi