CampgroundHidden gem
Chalk Lake Campground
Nathrop, Colorado
Small campground below the Chalk Cliffs near Mount Princeton.
- Price
- From about US$25 a night (recreation.gov listing, check current rate)
- Booking
- Best to book
- Sites
- 19
A San Isabel National Forest campground by Chalk Lake in Chaffee County, beneath the pale Chalk Cliffs and close to Mount Princeton's hot springs. Nineteen sites make it small and quiet.
Good to know
- Hot springs are minutes away
- Salida and Buena Vista are close for supplies
- Best time
- May to October
- Open
- Late spring to early autumn
- Getting there
- Paved county road then short forest road
- Vehicles
- Campervans fine
- Dogs
- Dogs on a lead
Facilities
- Fire pits
- Picnic tables
- Toilets
Data: Roadtrip. Things change: check opening times, prices and rules before you go.
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