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LA VISTA CAMPGROUND - LAKE ISABEL
LA VISTA CAMPGROUND - LAKE ISABELLA VISTA CAMPGROUND - LAKE ISABEL
USFSPSICC · Colorado

LA Vista Campground - Lake Isabel

Overview La Vista Campground is situated in a meadow overlooking the west side of the 40-acre Lake Isabel.
Sites3122 reservable
Elev.8,612ft
Comf.May-Oct6 months
Max rig45 ft1 pull-thru
Electric19sites
From Colorado Springs1h41real road time
The honest read
Synthesized from
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27

At 8,612 ft, LA Vista Campground - Lake Isabel has a 6-month comfortable window (May-Oct). Winter nights average around 17°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. 31 sites total: 22 reservable and 9 first-come, first-served. Of the sites, 1 pull-through, 4 walk-in, and the longest takes a 45-ft rig. Within about 4 miles: 4 peaks, lake or river access.

The campground at a glance

01 · CHARACTER
QuietCoolRoomyShadeRV-fitReserv.

Reads strongest on quiet and cool nights. Softest on roomy sites.

Six axes, each scored relative to every other federal campground in the region: quiet (miles to a major road), cool (elevation), roomy (average site spacing), shade, RV-fit (longest rig), and how reservable it is. All six come from data, nothing hand-tuned.

When to go

02 · CLIMATE
JFMAMJJASOND
avg highavg lowfrost-freedriest · Nov
May-Oct
Comfortable window: nights stay above 35°F, days below 90°F.
47%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
May 19
Last spring frost; first fall frost Oct 6.
55°F
Average July low. Bring a fleece.

Getting there

03 · ACCESS
01
Colorado Springs
86 mi
1h41
02
Denver
155 mi
2h57
03
Fort Collins
219 mi
4h07
04
Grand Junction
287 mi
7h16
By drive time
Colorado Springs · 1h41Denver · 2h57Fort Collins · 4h07Grand Junction · 7h16Camp

Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 13.5 mi away.

Picking your site

04 · 31 SITES
Color byShow only

29 mapped sites · dot color = seclusion · click a dot for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap.

1
Pull-thru
4
Walk-in
0
50-amp
14
Accessible
0
Prime
31
Sites
★ The standout
Site 025
LAKE.
To neighbor
114 ft
Max rig
45 ft
Type
Standard

What's within four miles

05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER

Trails & Peaks

Trail segments
28
Peaks
4

Water & Access

Lake / river access
yes
To nearest major road
13.5 mi
Method

We synthesize public data layers: RIDB and Recreation.gov facility and site records, Open-Meteo climate normals, OpenStreetMap roads, trails, and water, OSRM drive times, and USGS elevation. We take no bookings, no ads, and no paid placements. Independence is the entire point.

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