Tabor Campground
The numbers that decide it
- Longest rig
- Not published
- Sites
- 4
- Electric hookups
- Not published
- Pull-through sites
- Not published
- Paved access
- Not published
- Accessible sites
- Not published
- Driveway grade
- Not published
- Bear boxes
- Not published
- Campfires
- Not published
- Shade
- Not published
- Group sites
- Not published
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. See it on Recreation.gov
Tabor Campground
Tabor Campground is located along the north-eastern shore of Turquoise Lake in a shaded lodgepole pine forest at 9,900 feet. It has 15 sites and accommodates large recreational vehicles. Facilities include picnic tables, fire rings with grates, potable water, and a vault toilet. This campground is named after Leadville’s infamous Silver King, Horace A. W. Tabor. High altitude sickness may occur at this elevation. Dates are weather dependent. All services may not be available early or late in the season.
Before you go
Reservations
First-come, first-served
Fees
$29 nightly fee per site for overnight camping which includes two vehicles. A third vehicle is an additional $11 per night. RVs and ATV/boat trailers count as one vehicle. • $25 per night for overflow parking. • Fees are payable by cash, check or money order. Self-servicing fee tube is available. • First-come, first-served sites must be occupied the first night.
Hours
Check in: 2 p.m. Check out: 12 p.m. (noon) Quiet hours: 10 p.m. to 6 a.m.
Restrictions
Maximum of eight people per site • Maximum three tents per site or one RV and two tents • Dogs, including service dogs, must be leashed at all times • No discharge of firearms or fireworks • Only licensed vehicles can operate inside campground • Camping is not allowed behind a locked gate • Remember to check fishing regulations before fishing at any body of water. For stocking reports and more information on regulations or fishing licenses, check out the Colorado Parks & Wildlife website.
Scenic drives that pass close
Make it a night on a better road
Byway plans the drive in — real stops, real weather, nothing invented.