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Tabor Campground is located adjacent to the (closed) boat ramp along the north-eastern shore of Turquoise Lakein a shaded lodgepole pine forest at 9,900 feet. It easily accommodates large recreational vehicles. Facilities include picnic tables, fire rings with grates, potable water, and a vault toilet. This is a first-come, first-served campground. No sites are reservable. This campground is named after Leadville's infamous Silver King, Horace A. W. Tabor. High altitude sickness may occur at this elevation. Please follow the links for maps of Turquoise Lakeand the Turquoise Lake Campgrounds.
In Leadville, CO, at north end of town off US Rt. 24, turn west at National Recreation Area Turquoise Lake sign (at Safeway - no street sign). Go 2.8 miles to a "T" intersection and Turquoise Lake Recreation Area sign (CO RD 9). Turn right at sign onto CO RD 9 and go 0.5 miles to another Turquoise Lake Recreation Area sign. Turn left across railroad tracks, and go 0.5 miles to stop sign. Turn right at stop sign and go 1.5 miles to Tabor Boat Ramp sign. Turn left and go 0.1 miles to Boat Ramp symbol. Turn right at symbol and immediately left into campground.
Nice lake nice camp ground and nice site but the host literally kept bugging us every hour. This was my first time camping and she made it such a bad experience. Bed time was at 10 pm and we were reminded 1 hour, 30 min, and 5 mins before. She told my family and I we couldn't be outside after that. My sister slept in the car because she has a 6 month old baby she breastfeeds, and she turned the car on to warm up and the host told her she needed to take a drive around the like well she was feeding my niece. Overall, it's a very nice like, but wouldn't recommend going to this campsite. NEVER COMING HERE AGAIN!
The upper ring has nice campsites with a large parking lot and ease of access. The was hardly anyone there. Nice trees on site. We were able to string up three hammocks. Large firepit and nice picnic table. Beautiful views! The vault toilets were the biggest and cleanest I've ever seen at a campground!
What a beautiful lake. Great campgrounds! The areas are well kept and the out houses are kept up nicely.
Came in September during the new moon after the campgrounds were all closed. Excellent dark sky viewing, a bit chilly.
