St. Charles Campground, Lake Isabel, CO

Post author:adrienne
Post published:October 20, 2011
Post category:Camping / St. Charles/Lake Isabel / Travel

We’ve been wanting to go camping one last time this year but things keep coming up and we haven’t been able to go. So last week, instead of going camping, we took a drive to investigate some of the campgrounds we haven’t been to yet and to see some fall foliage.

Lots of pretty leaves in the San Isabel Forest, Colorado.

We wanted to check out St. Charles at Lake Isabel and Alvarado, near Westcliffe. We were unable to actually FIND Alvarado, tho!

St. Charles was really nice. We’ll definitely go there next year.

The entrance to St. Charles Campground near Lake Isabel, CO

There was no one there when we went, which was the last week it was open this season.

There are 15 sites, most situated on a little stream, The St. Charles Creek.

Some of the campsites at St. Charles Campground, Colorado

The campsites are more secluded from each other than some other campgrounds, but you would still be able to see your neighbor. The sites also seemed pretty large compared to some of the other places we’ve been.

The creek was pretty low last week, not sure if it’s higher in the summer. But there were plenty of fish. It’s a pretty small stream, and tight in spots so fishing might be a challenge. There’s also a big lake, Lake Isabel, within walking distance.