Spectacle Lake Campground

The facts

• Season: Memorial Day weekend – Labor Day weekend — USDA Forest Service, Aug 24, 2026

USDA Forest Service's own page

Getting there

37.16836, -106.43918 · 37°10'6.1"N 106°26'21.0"W

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Fees and stay limits

Single Site - $26 to $30. $12 for day use (picnicking). Fee envelopes and a collection box are provided near the entrance.

From USDA Forest Service, which is not always current. The operator's own page is the authority on what you will be charged.

Common questions about Spectacle Lake Campground

Can you reserve a site at Spectacle Lake Campground?

No. Spectacle Lake Campground is not reservable through Recreation.gov, so sites are first-come, first-served or booked elsewhere.

Also listed by

Spectacle Lake Campground also appears in other federal recreation data. Facts below are matched by name and location, not confirmed by Spectacle Lake Campground's operator.

Camping near Spectacle Lake Campground

• Elk Creek Campground (Rio Grande NF) 4.9 mi · Campground · we watch it
• Lake Fork(rio Grande Natl Fore 9.2 mi · Campground · we watch it
• Aspen Glade (Rio Grande National Forest, CO) 11.3 mi · Campground · we watch it
• Conejos Campground 0.3 mi · Campground
• Elk Creek Overflow Campground 4.9 mi · Campground
• Potosi Vista Interpretive Site 5.4 mi · Facility
• Red Lake Trailhead, Trail 733 6.1 mi · Facility
• Upper South Fork Trailhead #720 7.9 mi · Facility
• Trujillo Meadows Boating Site 8.1 mi · Facility
• Trujillo Meadows Campground 8.8 mi · Campground
• Lake Fork Campground 10 mi · Campground
• Aspen Glade Campground 11.2 mi · Campground

Contact

• Info USDA Forest Service