About Woods Lake Campground - Norwood RD
Woods Lake Campground is situated next to Woods Lake in a dense aspen forest. It has 3 loops with 41 campsites. The main loop has a group site, 4 double sites, and pull-through sites. The horse loop has 5 sites, 5 paddocks, 2 hay racks, watering troughs, pull-through sites and a large parking lot. This parking area is ideal for horse trailers and serves as a trailhead for the Woods Lake Trail. The campground is an excellent base camp for hikers and equestrians to access the Lizard Head Wilderness via the Lone Cone Trail or Woods Lake Trail. Mountain bikers and motorcyclists can access the Wilson Mesa Trail, only .5 miles from the campground. Fishing opportunities are within walking distance of the campground at nearby Woods Lake. The campground is surrounded by dramatic mountain views of the Lizard Head Wilderness. The "quaking" leaves and majestic fall colors from the aspen trees add…
- Fees: $20 per night per camping unit; $22 per night for equestrian sites; $6 per day for day use/picnic in a campsite; $10 per firewood bundle.
- Season: May 23 – Oct. 1 (weather dependent)
- Managed by: USFS - Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Fore
- Where: 8 mi south of Placerville, CO · 37.8853, -108.05473
- Winter: the road at camp is closed to cars in winter; plan to ride, ski or snowshoe in.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woods Lake | ATV road | at camp | 1.5 mi |
| Woods Lake | Horse | at camp | 3.8 mi |
| Woods Lake Cg | ATV road | 0.1 mi | 0.6 mi |
| Shoreline | Horse | 0.1 mi | 0.9 mi |
| Wilson Mesa Spur | Horse | 0.1 mi | 0.7 mi |
| Lone Cone | Horse | 0.1 mi | 9.8 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 casts shadows and the sky is crowded with stars.
Class 1 of 9, from NASA/NOAA night-light data.Stargazing nearby: Norwood (Dark Sky Community), 21 mi.
Dump station: 9.8 mi
Water fill-up: 23.2 mi
Camps nearby
- Lone Cone Cabin 5.6 mi
- Campsite · 2 mi S of Placerville 6.6 mi
- Burro Bridge Campground 6.8 mi
- Dispersed spot · 7 mi N of Rico 7.1 mi
- Secret Campsite 8.8 mi
- Sunshine Campground - Norwood RD 8.8 mi