O'Haver Lake Campground

Stunning Lake! So quiet and serene. Clouds breeze over the lake. Watching fish jumping. Sunny and cool in Sept. No cell service was a great break. This is my 2nd camping trip to this beautiful little treasure. Bring layers and a fishing pole. Happy Grama!

This is a beautiful lake that sets in a bowl, with views of the impressive Mt. Ouray in the background. The campground surrounds about half of the lake, with many sites right on the lake. Most sites are spacious and require minimal leveling. All sites are within easy walking distance to the lake. Now for the negatives. As other reviews state, there is no water available. This seems to be a trend with many NF campgrounds in CO. I've talked to several campground host and they claim that there has been a dispute between the Forest Service and the State of Colorado as to what is acceptable, safe drinking water. The FS has tested the wells at different campgrounds and say the water is up to their standards, while the State says they are not up to theirs. I don't know if any of this is true or n

We loved this campground and lake! Nice clean water with beautiful hills and mountains in the background. This small lake is perfect for paddle boarding, kayaking, and fishing without the loud sounds of big boat motors. You can also swim here unlike most lakes in Colorado. Camp hosts, Renee and Ron, were awesome. We camped at site 12 at the western end and they routinely checked up on us to ensure our needs were met. They gave us a parking pass to use at other locations in the area and some free night crawler bait for fishing. Clean organized campground with pristine vault toilets. My family and I really enjoyed the experience. We will definitely return in the future. While site #12 seemed remote, we had some folks enter/exit the trail through our site a few times.

This was a wonderful camping experience. We were lucky enough to book site 26 last minute when someone else canceled. It is a shared camp site with 28 but we had enough room between our neighbors for it to feel private enough. We set up chairs and hammocks on the water's edge. Also, we were able to launch our kayaks from our site. Ron was a wonderful camp host with a great sense of humor. Campgrounds and bathrooms were clean and all campers respectful. We spent most of the day on the lake or in the hammocks watching the fish jump. We did a night paddle and the stars were amazing. Hardly any mosquitoes when we used our citronella bracelets.

Beautiful place to relax, camp, picnic, swim (if you like cold water!), paddle board and more. After spending time at the lake we drove Marshall pass and saw mountain goats. Very fun experience.