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  4. May Queen

Camping at May Queen near Leadville

Public campground · Leadville · 13 campsites

A forested campground near trout fishing, and hiking. Most campsites have no hookups, and RV fit varies by site.

About this campground

4-mile Turquoise Lake Trail runs along the shoreline from May Queen to the dam, offering moderate hiking with wildflowers, wildlife viewing and visible remnants of old mines; the Timberline Lake trailhead is about a half mile up the road and leads two miles to a high alpine lake and access to the Colorado Trail. On the water, sailing, boating and canoeing are common and anglers commonly target mackinaw and rainbow trout.

4.0 on Recreation.gov · 93 reviewsBook on Recreation.gov
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At a glance

  • RV sites up to 40 ft

    Length limits vary by campsite.

  • No hookups
  • Pets welcome
  • Vault toilets
OverviewCampsitesAmenities & locationReviewsPlan your stay

0 available sites

0 open of 13 sites
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Price
020
standard nonelectric
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002
tent only nonelectric
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019
standard nonelectric
––$30
015
standard nonelectric
––$30
022
standard nonelectric
––$30
010
standard nonelectric
––$30
013
standard nonelectric
––$30
012
standard nonelectric
––$30
001
tent only nonelectric
––$30
004
tent only nonelectric
No site is open for every night of your stay

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Amenities & location

  • Campfire Rings
  • Firewood
  • Host
  • Lake Access
  • Picnic Tables
  • Self Pay Station
  • Trash Collection
  • Vault Toilets
Check-in
2:00 PM
Checkout
12:00 PM
Pets
Allowed (per listing)
Maximum stay
14 nights

Hookups (individual campsites): 13 no-hookup individual sites.

Location

LEADVILLE RANGER DISTRICT
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May Queen: questions answered

What is the maximum RV length at May Queen?
Longest RV site listed: 40 ft (9 of 9 RV sites list a length) (per the listing)
Does May Queen have RV hookups?
13 no-hookup individual sites (per the listing)
How do I reserve a site at May Queen?
Reservable on Recreation.gov (per the listing)
Are pets allowed at May Queen?
Allowed (per the listing)
Sources and details

At a glance

Official facts link to their source; “Listing” facts come from the Recreation.gov listing. Anything we can't source says so.

Max rig length
Listing Longest RV site listed: 40 ft (9 of 9 RV sites list a length)
Hookups & power
Listing 13 no-hookup individual sites
Pull-through / back-in
Listing 9 pull-through, 0 back-in
Road & site access
Listing 13 gravel site driveways
Pets
Listing Allowed
Cell signal
Listing Visitor-reported signal on Recreation.gov (higher is better): Verizon 1 (35 reports), AT&T 2 (20 reports), T-Mobile 1 (15 reports)
Shade
Listing 13 of 13 sites that report shade are listed as shaded
Booking
Listing Reservable on Recreation.gov
Price
Listing Lowest listed rate $30/night (live price once you pick dates)
Stay limits
Listing 14 nights max
Getting there
Listing LEADVILLE RANGER DISTRICT (map in Location below)
Generators · Quiet hours · Starlink / satellite · Water
Not listed — check with campground

Reviews

Themes from recent written reviews on Recreation.gov. Quotes are verbatim.

Quiet, wooded sites · 2 reviews

“This little campground is very peaceful and serene.”

Elizabeth M · Aug 2025

Selected reviews

Verbatim from guest reviews on Recreation.gov ↗ (93 reviews, ★ 4.0). Not written or edited by us.

“The campgrounds at May Queen were excellent. They are well maintained and spacious. The location was very beautiful.”

Roger P 5 · Sep 2025 · Recreation.gov

“We enjoyed our stay at may Queen. it is a very scenic and clean facility. We also appreciate that some of the sites at May Queen are first come sites. This enables us to re-locate to a first come site and extend our stay when we had to change our plans.”

Herb P 5 · Sep 2025 · Recreation.gov
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3.8 mi from May Queen (straight-line)
Cabins / glamping
Hipcamp isn't offering sites Nov 13–15
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No sites offered for these dates

Silver Dollar

4.4 mi from May Queen (straight-line) 4.0 · 172 Recreation.gov reviews
Tent sites · RV sites
Recreation.gov isn't offering sites Nov 13–15
Rates & availability from Recreation.gov · you book on their site
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No sites offered for these dates

Baby Doe

4.4 mi from May Queen (straight-line) 4.0 · 255 Recreation.gov reviews
Tent sites · RV sites
Recreation.gov isn't offering sites Nov 13–15
Rates & availability from Recreation.gov · you book on their site
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$30
003
tent only nonelectric
––$30
017
standard nonelectric
––$30
014
standard nonelectric
––$30

✓ available · R reserved · X not available · C closed · W first come, first served · N not yet released

Trip idea

Ideas for your stay

An idea to start from, built from this campground's listing and real tours nearby. Times, openings and prices change, so check each before you go.

  1. Day 1 · Arrive and settle in

    • Check in and set up camp.
  2. Day 2 · Get out and explore

    • Island Kayak Tour Experience in Frisco 25 mi · 2.5 hr · from $65/person
    • Aspen's DarkSide Ghost Tour 21 mi · 1 hr · from $48/person
  3. Optional full-day extension

    Longer tours — plan travel time before and after.

    • Aspen's Past to Present Historic Tour 21 mi · 1.5 hr · from $48/person
Ways to stay

Bring a tent or have an RV waiting

  • Tent camping here: 13 sites take tents. See open sites ↑

Need an RV for your stay?

Rentals that may deliver here and whose listed length fits sites up to 40 ft. Delivery may be available — confirm fees and dates with the owner before you book.

2021 Forest River RV Rockwood GEO Pro - Great for Adventures
2021 Forest River RV Rockwood GEO Pro - Great for Adventures

Travel trailer · 21 ft · sleeps 6 · 74 mi from campground

$180/night listed · RVshare · Delivery may be available

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2022 Keystone RV Springdale
2022 Keystone RV Springdale

Travel trailer · 21 ft · sleeps 5 · 82 mi from campground

$110/night listed · Outdoorsy · Delivery may be available

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2022 Forest River Surveyor Legend
2022 Forest River Surveyor Legend

Travel trailer · 26 ft · sleeps 6 · 90 mi from campground

$140/night listed · Outdoorsy · Delivery may be available

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Things to do

Activities near May Queen

Bookable tours nearby

Paid experiences on Viator. Distances are from this campground when the tour lists its own start point.

Aspen's DarkSide Ghost Tour
Aspen's DarkSide Ghost Tour

21 mi · 1 hr · from $48/person

Aspen's Past to Present Historic Tour
Aspen's Past to Present Historic Tour

21 mi · 1.5 hr · from $48/person

Aspen's Off the Beaten Path Tour
Aspen's Off the Beaten Path Tour

21 mi · 1.5 hr · from $48/person

See 6 more bookable tours
Island Kayak Tour Experience in Frisco
Island Kayak Tour Experience in Frisco

25 mi · 2.5 hr · from $65/person

Breckenridge Tours - Ghostly Tales
Best time to go

Seasons, rates and how booked it gets

  • Peak season May 22–Sep 6: RV & Tent $30, Tent $30 per night
  • Off-peak Sep 7–Sep 19: RV & Tent $30, Tent $30 per night
Plan your stay

How far ahead to book May Queen

For September weekends, book about 183 days ahead. Three in four September Friday and Saturday arrivals were booked later than that, and half were booked 172 days or less before arrival. Past timing is guidance, not a guarantee of what is open now.

See booking patterns
Arrival monthFri/Sat arrivals: half booked at leastA quarter at leastOther days: half booked at leastA quarter at least
May138 days ahead168 days ahead88 days ahead137 days ahead
June163 days ahead180 days ahead110 days ahead167 days ahead
July178 days ahead181 days ahead115 days ahead180 days ahead
August180 days ahead181 days ahead89 days ahead179 days ahead
September172 days ahead183 days ahead45 days ahead133 days ahead

Months with fewer than 30 reservations of that kind are left blank. Sites where nearly every booking was made the day of arrival (pay on arrival) are left out. Closed seasons, windows not yet released for booking, and currently unavailable nights are separate from this history.

Based on Recreation.gov reservations, FY2015–2025 (4,849 reservations in the years scored). Counts reservations made, not nights actually camped: cancellations aren't in the data, and nights a site was closed count as not booked. FY2020–21 (COVID) are left out of the scores.

Breckenridge Tours - Ghostly Tales

25 mi · 1.7 hr · from $30/person

Half-Day Upper Colorado River Float Tour from Kremmling
Half-Day Upper Colorado River Float Tour from Kremmling

25 mi · 4 hr · from $94/person

Half-Day Whitewater Rafting Upper Colorado River
Half-Day Whitewater Rafting Upper Colorado River

25 mi · 3.5 hr · from $95/person

Monster Truck Hay Ride
Monster Truck Hay Ride

25 mi · 45 min · from $45/person

Ridden- Fall Foliage E-Bike Rentals Breckenridge To Frisco
Ridden- Fall Foliage E-Bike Rentals Breckenridge To Frisco

25 mi · 1 hr–9 hr · from $85/person

Compare site types

13 individual reservable campsites from Recreation.gov, checked Nov 7. Rates are the listed nightly rates.

Standard sites (tent or RV)

Tent, van or small RV, no power

9 sites · $30/night

0 open Nov 13–Nov 15

Tent-only sites

Tents only, no power

4 sites · $30/night

0 open Nov 13–Nov 15