About Southside Campground - Lake Isabel
Southside Campground is a small RV facility situated in the Wet Mountains by Lake Isabel. The popular recreation area offers a selection of hiking trails and great fishing and paddle boating on Lake Isabel. Lake Isabel was built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the late 1930s, for the purpose of recreation.The 40-acre lake is stocked with trout and the nearby St. Charles Creek 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 open, wildflower-speckled valleys. Along the way, the trail connects to St. Charles Trail, which heads…
- Fees: $25 fee per site for overnight camping. Two vehicles or one RV per site is included in the camping fee. $10 for a third vehicle. Fees are…
- Managed by: Pike and San Isabel National Forests & Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands, FS
- Where: 7 mi southwest of Beulah Valley, CO · 37.98278, -105.0575
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gann Loop | ATV road | at camp | 1.9 mi |
| Southside | ATV road | at camp | 0.2 mi |
| Lake Shore Ada | Hiking | at camp | 0.3 mi |
| Campground Lake Access | Hiking | 0.1 mi | 0.1 mi |
| 1330.F | Hiking | 0.1 mi | |
| Lakeshore | Hiking | 0.1 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.Propane: 14.3 mi
Nearest of each within 25 miles, straight-line.Camps nearby
- La Vista Campground - Lake Isabel 0.2 mi
- Lake Isabel Cabin 0.4 mi
- St Charles Campground - Lake Isabel 0.4 mi
- Saint Charles Campground 0.5 mi
- Ponderosa Group Campground 0.9 mi
- Spruce Group Campground 1 mi