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Reviews (70)
What Guests Are Saying
Southside Campground at Lake Isabel offers a beautiful and clean location with friendly hosts who provide helpful information about local wildlife. Guests appreciate easy access to fishing and biking, contributing to a wonderful experience. While the campsite spacing can be tight, the overall ambiance remains peaceful and enjoyable.
What Guests Are Saying
Southside Campground at Lake Isabel offers a beautiful and clean location with friendly hosts who provide helpful information about local wildlife. Guests appreciate easy access to fishing and biking, contributing to a wonderful experience. While the campsite spacing can be tight, the overall ambiance remains peaceful and enjoyable.
Review Summary
Maureen S
VerifiedSeptember 19, 2021 • Stayed at: 004, Loop: LAKE
Campsites are extremely close together. Cannot have a fire in fire ring because it’s too close to neighbors car or trailer. This campground should be re-done… maybe only have 5 sites here. We will not go back.
Maureen S
VerifiedSeptember 19, 2021 • Stayed at: 004, Loop: LAKE
Campsites are extremely close together. Cannot have a fire in fire ring because it’s too close to neighbors car or trailer. This campground should be re-done… maybe only have 5 sites here. We will not go back.
Maureen S
VerifiedSeptember 19, 2021 • Stayed at: 004, Loop: LAKE
Campsites are extremely close together. Cannot have a fire in fire ring because it’s too close to neighbors car or trailer. This campground should be re-done… maybe only have 5 sites here. We will not go back.
Sonny G
VerifiedAugust 9, 2021 • Stayed at: 006, Loop: LAKE
Been coming here for 30+ years. Love it!
Sonny G
VerifiedAugust 9, 2021 • Stayed at: 006, Loop: LAKE
Been coming here for 30+ years. Love it!
Sonny G
VerifiedAugust 9, 2021 • Stayed at: 006, Loop: LAKE
Been coming here for 30+ years. Love it!
Maritza P
VerifiedJuly 11, 2021 • Stayed at: 005, Loop: LAKE
The campground is very narrow where we stayed. You’re basically camping on top of one another. The drive to the lake seemed lengthy, like 5 minutes.
Maritza P
VerifiedJuly 11, 2021 • Stayed at: 005, Loop: LAKE
The campground is very narrow where we stayed. You’re basically camping on top of one another. The drive to the lake seemed lengthy, like 5 minutes.
Maritza P
VerifiedJuly 11, 2021 • Stayed at: 005, Loop: LAKE
The campground is very narrow where we stayed. You’re basically camping on top of one another. The drive to the lake seemed lengthy, like 5 minutes.
lou anne t
VerifiedJune 23, 2021 • Stayed at: 006, Loop: LAKE
Lake Isabel looked to be a beautiful lake with easy access to enjoy a sunset. Unfortunately we choose not to stay once we arrived the campground. We understood the sites were very close together and there would be minimal privacy. There are only eight sites. As we entered, the first site had a man camping in his car. There were multiple beer cans next to car and he appeared to be passed out in the drivers seat, door open. The other sites that were occupied had several people at each and more than one vehicle. It appeared more than one family was at each site. The site next to our reserved site had approximately twelve people. They had overflowed into other sites including having their large beer-pong game set up in our camper site. We made the choice to go elsewhere and not stay with the overcrowding and noise from these groups.
Location & Directions for Southside Campground - Lake Isabel
San Carlos Ranger District, Canon City, CO 81212 United States
Elevation: 2,610 ft
Getting There
From Pueblo, drive 25 mi south on Interstate 25 to exit 74. Go west 18 mi on state Highway 165. Turn into the main entrance at Lake Isabel Recreation Area. The campground is the first within the recreation area on the left.
Policies & Rules
Arrival & departure
- Real-time information is not available; contact the local Ranger District for inquiries.
Site capacity
- Maximum of 8 people per campsite with specific limits on tents and vehicles.
Vehicles & parking
- Vehicles longer than 30 feet may have difficulty navigating the campground.
Wildlife & food storage
- Store food properly to avoid attracting bears.
Safety & rules
- Exercise caution when traveling to this high elevation campground.
- Firearms and fireworks are prohibited on the campground.
General
- For more information on Pike and San Isabel National Forests, click here
Fires & fuel
- Do not move firewood to prevent the spread of pests; obtain it locally.
Fees & deposits
- Two vehicles are included in the camping fee; additional vehicles incur a $10 fee.
Accessibility
- Cellphone service is unavailable at the campground.
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Last updated: October 7, 2026
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