Lake Isabel Cabin
PSICC, Near Rye, Colorado
Lake Isabel Cabin does not offer reservations through Recreation.gov. Please take a look at the area details below for more information about visiting this location. Enjoy your visit!
Overview
Lake Isabel Cabin is ideal for guests who wish to experience camping in the Pike and San Isabel National Forest, yet sleep in a bed with a roof overhead. The modern cabin is full-service and can accommodate up to six guests, with convenient access to Lake Isabel, just three minutes away. Lake Isabel is one of the few lakes in Colorado developed purely for recreation. Built by the Civilian Conservation Corps, the lake attracts many campers who come to hike, canoe, fish and spend time bird watching. St. Charles Creek flows near the cabin and offers an extra option for fishing.The one-bedroom hideaway with three bunk beds has modern conveniences; tub & shower, flush toilet, washer and dryer, full kitchen, outside picnic table & campfire ring; inside wood fireplace. Fire wood is not provided. Parking for up to four cars. Bring your own bedding, pillows, towels. No sewer or water hook ups. Click here for more cabin details. )The cabin sits on the uphill portion of a grassy meadow, offering spectacular mountain views and a chance to see abundant wildlife. Shady pine and aspen trees dot the area. Across the road is the 40-acre Lake Isabel, with a beautiful shoreline that meets the base of rocky mountains.The cabin is five minutes from the Lake Isabel Recreation Area offering summer hiking, fishing and picnicing, in winter sledding, cross country skiing, ice fishing. A nearby summer lodge provides paddle and rowboat rentals, groceries and a restaurant. A golf course is about 15 minutes away. Lake Isabel welcomes non-motorized boating and fishing. Brown, brook, and Rainbow trout are stocked in the lake and the St. Charles headwaters also reaps brook trout. Hiking is available on two nearby trails, the Snow Slide Trail and the Cisneros Trail. The 15-mile Cisneros Trail leads to the heart of the Wet Mountains, through forests and open, wildflower speckled valleys. Along the way, the trail connects to St. Charles Trail, which heads to St. Charles Peak. The Cisneros trail is also a 50" motorized trail, open to ATV'S and UTV's. Both the Snow Slide and St Charles are single track mortorcycle trails. Winter activities are also offered, with everything from ice fishing to sledding, tubing and cross country skiing.
