FS · PSICC

Chalk Lake

Nothing here fits 42 ft of 19 sites

Longest for your rig: 30 ft
Booking: Reservable
Hookups: water · sewer
Entry: Back-in only
ADA sites: 4
Elevation: 8,754 ft
Vehicles: up to 2

At 8,754 ft, expect nights below freezing well into June, water systems shut off outside a short summer window, and a long climb to get here. Nothing published says when it opens — call before you tow.

Book on Recreation.gov →the official reservation system; we take no cut

Every bookable site

No site here takes a 42 ft rig. The layout, for what it is worth.

Too short for 42 ft — 1 site

01830 ft vehicle · back · gravel · 14 ft wide · 2 vehicles

Tents only — no rig permitted here — 7 sites

007no rigs permitted · back · gravel · 17 ft wide · 2 vehicles 008no rigs permitted · back · gravel · 17 ft wide · 2 vehicles 009no rigs permitted · back · gravel · 17 ft wide · 2 vehicles 011no rigs permitted · back · gravel · 16 ft wide · 1 vehicle 012no rigs permitted · back · gravel · 16 ft wide · 1 vehicle 013no rigs permitted · back · gravel · 16 ft wide · 1 vehicle 014no rigs permitted · back · gravel · 16 ft wide · 2 vehicles

Length never published — 11 sites

fits 42 ft (0) too short (8) not published (11)Click a site for what it publishes and a way to book it. Positions are the agency’s; roads, water and terrain are not shown, so this says where the sites are and not how you drive between them.

Within 60 miles

Map marker#	Campground	Distance	Sites	Longest for your rig	Hookups
1	Cascade (Colorado) CO	1 mi W	21	73 ft	none · pull-through
2	Mount Princeton CO	1 mi E	19	45 ft	none
3	Bootleg CO	2 mi E	1	—	none
4	Iron City CO	5 mi W	2	—	none
5	Cottonwood Lake - PSICC (Co) CO	6 mi NW	1	—	none
6	Collegiate Peaks CO	8 mi NW	56	50 ft	none · pull-through

this campground numbered to match the tableClick a marker for what it is and how far. Straight-line distances, not driving distances; the inset shows where this sits in the state. For directions, open this location in OpenStreetMap.

Everything else on record

Bookable sites: 19
Max occupancy per site: 8
Reservable sites: 11
Coordinates: 38.7128, -106.2339
Nearest place: SALIDA
Phone: CAMPGROUNDS DO NOT HAVE PHONE SERVICE, CALLING TO CHECK AVAILABILITY PRIOR TO ARRIVAL IS NOT POSSIBLE. FOR RESERVATIONS CALL: 1-877-444-6777
Elevation: 8,754 ft

Sources

Recreation Information Database (RIDB) · fetched from https://ridb.recreation.gov/api/v1/facilities/231867 · retrieved 2026-08-17 · public-domain
USGS Elevation Point Query Service · fetched from https://epqs.nationalmap.gov/v1/json · retrieved 2026-08-17 · public-domain