FS · Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forest

Ward Lake

No lengths published for any site here

Longest for your rig: —
Booking: Reservable
Hookups: none
Entry: Back-in only
ADA sites: —
Elevation: 10,223 ft

At 10,223 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

Length never published — 1 site

Standardno length given

Within 60 miles

Map marker#	Campground	Distance	Sites	Longest for your rig	Hookups
1	Cobbett Lake CO	0 mi W	20	45 ft	none · pull-through
2	Little Bear CO	1 mi W	1	—	none
3	Island Lake Campground CO	2 mi W	32	100 ft	electric · pull-through
4	Crag Crest CO	2 mi E	1	—	none
5	Cottonwood Lake (CO) CO	3 mi N	1	—	none
6	Spruce Grove (CO) CO	6 mi W	1	—	none

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: 1
Non-site records excluded: 3
Reservable sites: 0
Coordinates: 39.0401, -107.9784
Elevation: 10,223 ft

Sources

Recreation Information Database (RIDB) · fetched from https://ridb.recreation.gov/api/v1/facilities/10165726 · 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