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Bear Lake Campground (Co)

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USDA Forest Service
13Supported overnight records
1Published site categories
13Sites with a reported party limit
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Overview Bear Lake Campground is located in the beautiful San Isabel National Forest at an elevation of 10,480 ft. Views of the nearby Culebra Range Mountains with aspen and spruce forests offer campers a genuine Colorado experience. Recreation Indian Trail #1300 begins at the north end of the campground providing direct access to a 23 mile multi-user trail system available for all-terrain vehicle, motorcycle, bicycle, foot and horse. A quieter well marked trail system between Bear Lake and Blue Lake is open to foot and horse traffic. Facilities This rustic campground has 14 campsites, each with a table and fire ring. An on-site camp host offers firewood bundles for sale. Vault toilets and drinking water are available. No electric or septic hook-ups are available. Natural Features A tributary of the Cuchara River runs through the campground. Bear Lake is 1/8 mile from the campground, and Blue Lake is one mile away. Both of these small lakes are stocked several times during the summer providing for good fishing. Contact Info For facility specific information, please call (719) 489-2034. Nearby Attractions The nearby mountain town of Cuchara offers shopping and visitor information. The town of La Veta offers a grocery store, gas stations, and shops. The Spanish Peaks Wilderness, 15 miles from the campground, is a popular hiking destination. Charges & Cancellations Cancellations Individual Campsites: Cancellations up to 2 days before a reservation start date incur a $10.00 cancellation fee.  A visitor who cancels a reservation the day before or on the day of arrival will pay a $10.00 service fee AND forfeit the first night's use fee including tax and applicable add-on for a campsite. Cancellations for a one-night reservation will forfeit the entire amount paid and will not be subject to an additional service fee. No-Shows A no-show visitor is one who does not arrive at a campground and does not cancel the reservation by check-out time on the day after the scheduled arrival date. Staff will hold a campsite until check-out time on the day following the arrival date. No-shows are assessed $20.00 service fee and forfeit the first night's rate, taxes and applicable add-on for a campsite.   Refunds Visitors may submit a refund request through their Recreation.gov profile within 7 days of the end date of their reservation. Refunds will not be issued after the 7 days has ended. Refunds for debit or credit card payments will be issued as a credit to the original bank or credit card used to pay. For check or cash purchases, Recreation.gov will mail a Treasury check for refunds of cash, check, or money order payments to the address associated with the reservation. Treasury check refunds may take up to 6-8 weeks to arrive.  In the event of an emergency closure, the Recreation.gov team or facility manager will refund all fees and will attempt to notify you using the contact information within the Recreation.gov visitor profile.

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Party limit
13
Vehicle limit
13
Vehicle length
13
Driveway entry
13
Shade
12

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Standard Nonelectric
13

Operator directions

From Colorado Highway 12 south of the Town of Cuchara, take FSR 422 5 miles west to the campground.

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THE ACTUAL SITES

13 published campsite records

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SITE / LOOPTYPEEQUIPMENT LIMITSPEOPLE / VEHICLESDRIVEWAYELECTRIC / SHADE
Site 002
BEAR LAKE CAMPGROUND (CO)
Source updated: 2025-12-06
Standard Nonelectric
Rv: 22 ft
Tent: 22 ft
Trailer: 14 ft
Numeric screening only
8 people
2 vehicles
Back-In
22 (raw length)
Not reported
Shade: Full
Site 003
BEAR LAKE CAMPGROUND (CO)
Source updated: 2025-12-06
Standard Nonelectric
Rv: 36 ft
Tent: 36 ft
Trailer: 25 ft
Numeric screening only
8 people
2 vehicles
Back-In
36 (raw length)
Not reported
Shade: No
Site 004
BEAR LAKE CAMPGROUND (CO)
Source updated: 2025-12-06
Standard Nonelectric
Rv: 35 ft
Tent: 58 ft
Trailer: 25 ft
Numeric screening only
8 people
2 vehicles
Back-In
58 (raw length)
Not reported
Shade: No
Site 005
BEAR LAKE CAMPGROUND (CO)
Source updated: 2025-12-06
Standard Nonelectric
Rv: 35 ft
Tent: 42 ft
Trailer: 25 ft
Numeric screening only
8 people
2 vehicles
Back-In
42 (raw length)
Not reported
Shade: No
Site 006
BEAR LAKE CAMPGROUND (CO)
Source updated: 2025-12-06
Standard Nonelectric
Rv: 36 ft
Tent: 36 ft
Trailer: 25 ft
Numeric screening only
8 people
2 vehicles
Back-In
36 (raw length)
Not reported
Shade: No
Site 007
BEAR LAKE CAMPGROUND (CO)
Source updated: 2025-12-06
Standard Nonelectric
Rv: 35 ft
Tent: 60 ft
Trailer: 25 ft
Numeric screening only
8 people
2 vehicles
Back-In
60 (raw length)
Not reported
Shade: Not reported
Site 008
BEAR LAKE CAMPGROUND (CO)
Source updated: 2025-12-06
Standard Nonelectric
Rv: 35 ft
Tent: 48 ft
Trailer: 25 ft
Numeric screening only
8 people
2 vehicles
Back-In
48 (raw length)
Not reported
Shade: No
Site 009
BEAR LAKE CAMPGROUND (CO)
Source updated: 2026-07-15
Standard Nonelectric
Rv: 36 ft
Tent: 36 ft
Trailer: 25 ft
Numeric screening only
8 people
2 vehicles
Back-In
36 (raw length)
Not reported
Shade: No
Site 010
BEAR LAKE CAMPGROUND (CO)
Source updated: 2025-12-06
Standard Nonelectric
Rv: 35 ft
Tent: 38 ft
Trailer: 25 ft
Numeric screening only
8 people
2 vehicles
Back-In
38 (raw length)
Not reported
Shade: No
Site 011
BEAR LAKE CAMPGROUND (CO)
Source updated: 2026-07-15
Standard Nonelectric
Rv: 30 ft
Tent: 30 ft
Trailer: 20 ft
Numeric screening only
8 people
2 vehicles
Back-In
30 (raw length)
Not reported
Shade: No
Site 012
BEAR LAKE CAMPGROUND (CO)
Source updated: 2025-12-06
Standard Nonelectric
Rv: 30 ft
Tent: 30 ft
Trailer: 20 ft
Numeric screening only
8 people
2 vehicles
Back-In
30 (raw length)
Not reported
Shade: No
Site 013 - HOST
BEAR LAKE CAMPGROUND (CO)
Source updated: 2026-02-03
Standard Nonelectric
Rv: 26 ft
Tent: 26 ft
Trailer: 15 ft
Numeric screening only
8 people
2 vehicles
Back-In
26 (raw length)
Not reported
Shade: No
Site 014
BEAR LAKE CAMPGROUND (CO)
Source updated: 2025-12-06
Standard Nonelectric
Rv: 26 ft
Tent: 26 ft
Trailer: 15 ft
Numeric screening only
8 people
2 vehicles
Back-In
26 (raw length)
Not reported
Shade: No

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