Island Lake Campground

Overview

Island Lake Campground is located at an elevation of 10,000 feet on Colorado's Grand Mesa, which is home to more than 300 fishing lakes, near the cities of Cedaredge and Delta. Visitors enjoy the area for its excellent fishing, canoeing and hiking opportunities.

Operator

National Forest

Camping types

RV, Tent

Reservations

Reservable online

Amenities

Location

Nearby adventures

Outdoor things to do around Island Lake Campground, shown on the map above. Distances are straight-line from the campground, so driving or walking will be longer; trail details are approximate. Confirm access and conditions with the land manager.

Hikes and trailheads

• ADT - Colorado C - Q - Seg 6Hike · 184.5 mi long · Long-distance trail · 0.3 mi from camp

  CO Seg 6: West Segment Redstone to Utah Line. OpenStreetMap

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• Crag Crest National Recreation TrailHike · 10.4 mi long · 1.0 mi from camp

  A national recreation trail along the Crag Crest, a narrow ridge on Grand Mesa. AI-written

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• County Line Winter TrailheadTrailhead · 1.2 mi from campShow on map

Mountain biking

• Palisade PlungeBike ride · 30.6 mi long · 2.0 mi from camp

  A long descent from Grand Mesa to the town of Palisade. AI-written

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• Palisade Rim TrailBike ride · 7.2 mi long · 16.6 mi from camp

  A trail along the rim above Palisade in the Grand Valley. AI-written

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• Tabeguache TrailBike ride · 109.0 mi long · Long-distance trail · 24.5 mi from camp

  A long mountain-bike route from Grand Junction to Montrose. AI-written

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Scenic sights

• Land of Lakes OverlookViewpoint · 0.5 mi from campShow on map
• Cedaredge OverlookViewpoint · 3.1 mi from campShow on map
• Beavertail MountainPeak · 5,748 ft · 17.9 mi from campShow on map
• Crater PeakPeak · 11,309 ft · 18.7 mi from camp

  Crater Peak is the highest summit of Grand Mesa in the Rocky Mountains of North America. Wikipedia

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Climbing and snow sports

• Powderhorn Ski AreaSkiing and snowshoeing · 7.9 mi from camp

  A ski area on Grand Mesa east of Grand Junction. AI-written

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• The IslandClimbing · 29.4 mi from campShow on map

Trail and sight data: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Text marked Wikipedia is from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0, lightly shortened. Text marked AI-written was drafted by an AI model from public data and may contain errors.

Reviews

Data sources

• Recreation.gov (RIDB) — Public domain (U.S. Government work)
• OpenStreetMap — ODbL 1.0 — © OpenStreetMap contributors

Listing details come from the sources above and may be out of date. Confirm fees, dates and closures with the operator before you travel.