USDA Forest Service · Colorado
Matchless Campground
USDA Forest Service · Colorado, United States
- Drinking water
- No
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 9,898 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Cell coverage
- T-Mobile good · AT&T good · Verizon good (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Access road
- MATCHLESS BOAT RAMP (NFSR 104.U) · asphalt · moderate degree of user comfort
- Lake
- PSICC
- Nearest town
- Leadville North
- Address
- CO
- Activities
- Camping, Recreational Vehicles
About
Located on the eastern shore of Turquoise Lake, Matchless Campground is a non-reservable camprground that accomodates larger recreational vehicles. Facilities include restrooms, potable water, picnic tables, and fire rings. This campground is adjacent to the boat ramp and parking areas. Firewood is available at the host site. During weekdays, usage is moderate, but heavy on weekends.
It is named after one of the profitable silver mines in Leadville that made Horace A.W. Tabor one of the riches men in America.
High altitude sickness may occur at 10,000 feet.
Please click on the link for Turquoise Lake Campground maps.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 24° | 9° | -17° | 37° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 27° | 11° | -8° | 42° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 35° | 16° | 1° | 50° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 43° | 23° | 2° | 53° | 11 of 11 |
| May | 50° | 32° | 18° | 59° | 11 of 11 |
| June | 65° | 38° | 28° | 77° | 3 of 11 |
| July | 72° | 48° | 37° | 78° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 69° | 46° | 40° | 77° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 64° | 40° | 16° | 74° | 3 of 11 |
| October | 50° | 31° | -2° | 59° | 10 of 10 |
| November | 40° | 14° | -10° | 52° | 10 of 10 |
| December | 28° | 8° | -11° | 44° | 10 of 10 |
Mid-month figures from 2016–2026 of daily weather at this spot (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0), in °F. Typical is the median; coldest and hottest are the extremes seen.
Trails nearby
- Bear Lake Trailhead · 3.9 mi as the crow flies
St. Kevin's Lake 1.3 mi · Drive there - Willow Creek Trailhead · 5.3 mi as the crow flies
South Willow Creek 1.3 mi · Drive there - West Tennessee Trailhead · 6.9 mi as the crow flies
West Tennessee Lakes 3.2 mi · Drive there - Tennessee Pass Trailhead · 7.6 mi as the crow flies
Colorado 194 mi, Cdnst 187 mi · Drive there - Slide Lake Trailhead · 7.8 mi as the crow flies
Slide Lake 0.6 mi · Drive there
All 592 trails in Pike and San Isabel National Forests
Trailheads the Park Service and the Forest Service map, within 10 miles as the crow flies; each trail's page has its length, climbing and the Service's description.
Nearby campgrounds
- Matchless · USDA Forest Service · 0 mi · 4 sites
- Silver Dollar · USDA Forest Service · 0 mi · 46 sites
- Molly Brown · USDA Forest Service · 1 mi · 50 sites
- Belle of Colorado · USDA Forest Service · 1 mi · 4 sites
- Belle of Colorado Campground · USDA Forest Service · 1 mi
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