Printer Boy

Printer Boy Group Campground is located near Turquoise Lake, in an area with plenty of recreational opportunities, including boating, fishing and hiking. Printer Boy offers four group sites: site 1 can accommodate up to 50 people, sites 2 and 3 up to 30 people each, and site 4 up to 75 people. Sites 3 and 4 are accessible. Each site is equipped with picnic tables, a campfire circle and grill. A centrally-located cooking shelter is available on a first-come, first-served basis, and vault toilets and trash collection are provided. The dump station located just outside the campground is closed (2024). Hikers enjoy the 1.2-mile Turquoise Lake Nature Trail, a gentle path that meanders through the forest and down to the shoreline of Turquoise Lake, where it connects with the 6.4-mile Turquoise Lake Trail; trail guides are available at the trailhead, located at the entrance to Molly Brown Campground. On the lake, boating, sailing, canoeing and fishing are favorite activities, and anglers fish for stocked cutthroat, rainbow, brown and lake trout. A boat ramp is located nearby. The campground also offers a playground, ball fields, horseshoe pits and a volleyball court; campers must bring their own sports equipment. The campground is situated within walking distance of the lakeshore in a forest of lodgepole pine and subalpine fir. The Mount Massive Wilderness area, a 30,540 acre stretch of primitive land, is nearby, much of it above timberline with many alpine plant communities and permanent snowfields. The nearby town of Leadville, a historic gold and silver mining town, is worth visiting for its small town charm. Venture to Independence Pass for a scenic drive with breathtaking views of the Rockies and surrounding alpine tundra habitat; at 12,095 feet it is one of the highest paved mountain passes in the country, and marks where the Top of the Rockies National Scenic and Historic Byway crosses the Continental Divide.