Blue Lake Campground - San Isabel Nf (CO)

Windy for 2 days. Due to the blowdown, there aren’t any trees in the campground. The wildflowers were outstanding. Not many trails to hike around the campground. Restrooms were clean. Didn’t like 4 wheelers on trails.

Simply incredible site with plenty of access to so many adventures. Facilities were flawless and the host Scott was beyond helpful and on point.

There was a huge blow-down in this area three years ago. Crews finally cleared the road and campground to be able to open this season, but it's treeless and has no privacy. Winds were howling and when we read reviews about how vulnerable tents were in the winds, we went down to La Veta and stayed in a cabin.

High altitude, mostly open area camping. Somewhat level sites. Windy. Not sure why the area looked like a tornado went through with many trees toppled over. Amenities are fine but note the lake is not immediately adjacent to the campground.

Several years ago all of the trees in this campground were blown down in a wind storm. Now it is a big open field with no shade and no privacy. I enjoyed the hiking trail to Bear Lake, but I probably won’t come back here.

The campsite was easy to find, and the location is amazing! The fishing at Blue Lake was great. I was not prepared for how windy it could get. We stayed there for two nights, and on both nights, the wind was howling. Easily 30 - 40 mph gusts (maybe more) that shook our tent viciously. The non-stop wind ultimately caused a tear in our tent's body, directly along one of the buckles. I saw another party throw their entire tent in the dumpster the next morning and leave.

The wind didn't let up much in the early mornings, and the only calm moments we had were in the afternoon and right after dinnertime. I would recommend coming up in a hard-sided camper or RV. No tents.

No camp host bathroom were dirty when we pulled in our spot was dirty.

We love going up there and have been there 3 times in the past 3 years already.
It's a beautiful setting and we enjoy the wilderness up there every time.
While I get why generators are a thing for people with campers, I don't understand why they are allowed in a campground like this.
The host was one among many who ran their generators, sometimes starting at 6am in the mornings. And again at lunch, and again in the evening.
Not my kinda camping to be honest, but I guess We'll have to just put up with it at this point.

Restrooms were clean and the staff was friendly. However, there was an abandoned camp littered with trash across the road from the campground and the trails have not been maintained. We could only ride about a mile of trails due to trees blocking the trail.

We stayed at site #8 in late September. It was fantastic - access to the creek was directly behind our campsite. The trail along the river takes you to Blue Lake less than a quarter mile, and from there the hike around the loop up to Bear Lake was just wonderful. The whole site was unbelievably clean. The chipmunks, blue jays and camp robbers were a bit too tame, coming right on to the picnic table while we were eating. It was absolutely delightful!