Contact Info
Bureau of Reclamation
U.S. Forest Service
2015 North Poplar
Leadville, CO 80461
U.S. Forest Service
2015 North Poplar
Leadville, CO 80461
- Phone:
- 719-486-0749
Basic Directions
About 5 miles west of U.S. Highway 24 and Leadville, Colorado.
Description
Recreation facilities consist of 8 campgrounds, accommodating 300 campsites and 2 boat-launching ramps. Surface available for recreation includes 780 acres. Primary recreation activities include camping and fishing. Fish species available include mackinaw trout, rainbow trout, and brook trout. Facilities closed in winter due to ice and snow, but popular area for ice fishing.Turquoise Lake is a feature of the Fryingpan-Arkansas Project. Recreation is managed by the Forest Service for Reclamation as part of the San Isabel National Forest.
