Island Lake
Island Lake is a national forest campground in Colorado.
- Type
- National forest campground
- Location
- Colorado
- Coordinates
- 39.03147, -108.00844
- Map
- Open in OpenStreetMap
- Website
- www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/233387
About Island Lake
This campground is one of the few in Grand Mesa National Forest not located on a lake. Most of the sites are nestled in a thick grove of mature spruce. A few sites have a panoramic vista of the Grand Valley and several of the lakes below. There are 41 sites. Maximum spur length is 60 ft. The 144-acre Island Lake is located 0.1 miles east of the campground on Forest Road 116.
Cell coverage
No coverage data for this location yet.
Nearby RV services
- Dump station
- Colorado Parks & Wildlife · 16 mi
- Water fill
- None mapped within 50 mi
- Propane
- Ferrellgas · 28 mi
- Low clearances
- None mapped within 10 mi
- Off-road routes
- 141 designated routes (233 mi) within 10 mi
Other places to stay nearby
| Name | Type | Distance | Fee | Hookups |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Island Lake Campground | National forest campground | 0.1 mi | — | Full hookups |
| Island Lake Campground | Private campground | 0.1 mi | — | — |
| Little Bear Campground | Private campground | 0.6 mi | — | — |
| Little Bear | National forest campground | 0.6 mi | — | — |
| Cobbett Lake | National forest campground | 1.4 mi | — | — |
| Ward Lake Campground | Private campground | 1.5 mi | — | — |
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Sources. USFS and BLM recreation sites. Updated June 2026. Facility facts only; DryRig does not publish ratings or reviews on this page.