Island Lake Campground - Grand Valley RD
The numbers that decide it
Recreation.gov publishes no site-level detail for this campground, so we cannot say what length of rig it takes. Call the managing office before committing to it in a large vehicle.
Site-level detail from Recreation.gov, checked 2026-08-05. Where a field says “not published”, the agency has not published it — it does not mean zero.
Island Lake Campground - Grand Valley RD
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. The maximum spur length is 60 ft. The 144-acre Island Lake is located 0.1 miles east of the campground on Forest Rt. 116. The lake has a boat ramp, wheelchair accessible fishing pier and fish cleaning station. Mosquitoes are plentiful; Repellent is recommended.
Before you go
Season
June 14 – Oct. 1 (weather dependent)
Reservations
First-come, first-served
Fees
$26 per night per camping unit; $10 per night electric fee; $10 per firewood bundle. Two vehicles are allowed with a total of 8 people per site. Sites must be occupied the first night and cannot be unoccupied for 24 hours. Not a picnic area.
Scenic drives that pass close
Make it a night on a better road
Byway plans the drive in — real stops, real weather, nothing invented.