Leadville CO area questions
DH and I and our dog are thinking about heading to Colorado. I have been researching and looking for a campground on a lake with beautiful view. We have a 33' TT. I am considering the Leadville, CO ar...
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We have not camped at Molly Brown, but Baby Doe is a nice campground on Turquoise Lake. They do have some longer sites, so fitting in a spot shouldn't be a problem, but the driveway/road is tight with rocks and trees on the edges which can make backing in to your site a little "fun". If you don't mind some small scratches from pine needles on your camper or TV then any site in your length would probably work. The Turquoise Lake area does book up very quickly. We just booked our summer camping last weekend and most Turquoise Lake campgrounds were sold out for the larger sites every weekend through the summer.
White Star at Twin Lakes is a very nice campground as well, and usually does have something available throughout the summer, even weekends. I think this is due to the fact that it really isn't near a town (at least not as close as Turquoise Lake is to say Leadville). One thing to note about Twin Lakes, regardless of what the campground descriptions say, neither campground there (Lakeview or White Star) is right on the lake or "waterfront". Lakeview is up the hill a bit from Twin Lakes - great view of the lake, but you would have to drive to the lake to enjoy it, probably 5-10 minutes. White Star is the closer of the two to the lake, you can definitely walk to the lake within 5 minutes or less depending on your site. The lower numbered sites in the campground (7-22) are in the loop closest to the lake, with the sites on the lower outside (i.e., 7, 11, 14) being most likely to have a view of the lake and the shortest walk. The higher numbered sites in the "upper" loop are up the hill a bit from the lake. I don't recall how far the dump station was, but I do seem to recall you have to pay, even if you are a camper. It's a very nice area and the campgrounds are nice as well.
Hope this helps.
White Star at Twin Lakes is a very nice campground as well, and usually does have something available throughout the summer, even weekends. I think this is due to the fact that it really isn't near a town (at least not as close as Turquoise Lake is to say Leadville). One thing to note about Twin Lakes, regardless of what the campground descriptions say, neither campground there (Lakeview or White Star) is right on the lake or "waterfront". Lakeview is up the hill a bit from Twin Lakes - great view of the lake, but you would have to drive to the lake to enjoy it, probably 5-10 minutes. White Star is the closer of the two to the lake, you can definitely walk to the lake within 5 minutes or less depending on your site. The lower numbered sites in the campground (7-22) are in the loop closest to the lake, with the sites on the lower outside (i.e., 7, 11, 14) being most likely to have a view of the lake and the shortest walk. The higher numbered sites in the "upper" loop are up the hill a bit from the lake. I don't recall how far the dump station was, but I do seem to recall you have to pay, even if you are a camper. It's a very nice area and the campgrounds are nice as well.
Hope this helps.
