Campground
Baby Doe Campground, Turquoise Lake
Leadville, Colorado
Lodgepole forest camp on the east shore of Turquoise Lake.
- Price
- From about US$29 a night (recreation.gov listing, check current rate)
- Booking
- Best to book
- Sites
- 48
A National Forest campground on the east shore of Turquoise Lake in lodgepole pine and subalpine fir, near Leadville. At more than 9,000 feet it stays cool, and Mount Elbert and the Colorado Trail are close by.
Good to know
- Acclimatise for a day if you came from sea level
- Leadville has the nearest shops and food
- Best time
- July to September
- Open
- Summer to early autumn
- Getting there
- Paved Turquoise Lake Road from Leadville
- Vehicles
- Campervans fine
- Dogs
- Dogs on a lead
Facilities
- Fire pits
- Picnic tables
- Toilets
- Drinking water
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