About Ponderosa Group - Lake Isabel
Ponderosa Group Campground, located near the sparkling 40-acre Lake Isabel, beckons large groups for picnicking and camping in the Lake Isabel Recreation Area. The campground accommodates 60 guests for overnight camping. Visitors can enjoy entertainment like volleyball and horseshoes, or head to the lake for canoeing and fishing. Lake Isabel is one of the few lakes in Colorado developed solely for recreational 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. Kayaking, canoeing and fishing are popular in Lake Isabel. Brown and brook trout are stocked in the lake and the St. Charles headwaters reap brook trout. Guests can enjoy hiking, bicycling or motorcycling on either the Snow Slide Trail or Cisneros…
- Managed by: Pike and San Isabel National Forests & Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands, FS
- Where: 9 mi southwest of Beulah Valley, CO · 37.96778, -105.06722
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–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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snowslide | Dirt bike | 0.4 mi | 5.5 mi |
| St. Charles | ATV road | 0.8 mi | 0.8 mi |
| St. Charles Cg | ATV road | 0.8 mi | 7.6 mi |
| Cisneros | Horse, ATV / OHV, Dirt bike | 1.0 mi | 11.2 mi |
| Lake Shore Ada | Hiking | 1.1 mi | 0.3 mi |
| St. Charles | Horse, Dirt bike | 1.1 mi | 9.2 mi |
Straight-line distance from camp, from Forest Service, BLM, state and OpenStreetMap trail data.
Good to know
Verizon 4G · AT&T 5G · T-Mobile 5G
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.Propane: 14.8 mi
Nearest of each within 25 miles, straight-line.