## Overview

 Named after the \"unsinkable\" Molly Brown on the Titanic, Molly Brown Campground, on the eastern shore of Turquoise Lake, sits in a shaded lodgepole pine forest. The campground offers access to boating, fishing, and hiking. The famous Molly Brown lived in the town of Leadville, just 5 miles east of the campground. She became wealthy from her husband\'s mining success and took on a life as a philanthropist, socialite and activist. 
## Recreation

 The 1.2-mile Turquoise Lake Nature Trail is a gentle loop trail through the forest and down to the shoreline of Turquoise Lake. This trail connects to the 6.4 mile Turquoise Lake Trail that parallels the shoreline from the dam to May Queen Campground. It is recommended that hikers pick up a trail guide prior to departure to learn about the flora and fauna along this trail. On the lake, sailing, boating and canoeing are always enjoyed. Anglers seek out mostly mackinaw and rainbow trout. 
## Facilities

 The two-loop campground offers single family sites. Each site is equipped with a picnic table and campfire ring. Vault toilets and trash collection are provided. Firewood is for sale at the Host site. 
## Natural Features

 Campsites are perched along the scenic waters of the lake. Nearby is the Mount Massive Wilderness area, a 30,540 acre stretch of forest land which encompasses Colorado\'s second highest peak, Mount Massive at 14,421 feet. Much of the wilderness is above timberline with many alpine plant communities and permanent snowfields. 
## Nearby Attractions

 The town of Leadville, a historic gold and silver mining town, is a fun place to explore with the family. Drive on the Top of the Rockies Scenic Byway to Independence Pass, one of the highest paved passes in Colorado. Continue over the pass to the town of Aspen, a well-known ski resort town. 
## Charges &amp; Cancellations

 Cancellations Individual Campsites: Cancellations up to 2 days before a reservation start date incur a $10.00 cancellation fee.\_\_ A visitor who cancels a reservation the day before or on the day of arrival will pay a $10.00 service fee AND forfeit the first night\'s use fee including tax and applicable add-on for a campsite. Cancellations for a one-night reservation will forfeit the entire amount paid and will not be subject to an additional service fee. No-Shows A no-show visitor is one who does not arrive at a campground and does not cancel the reservation by check-out time on the day after the scheduled arrival date. Staff will hold a campsite until check-out time on the day following the arrival date. No-shows are assessed $20.00 service fee and forfeit the first night\'s rate, taxes and applicable add-on for a campsite.\_\_\_\_ Refunds Visitors may submit a refund request through their Recreation.gov profile within 7 days of the end date of their reservation. Refunds will not be issued after the 7 days has ended. Refunds for debit or credit card payments will be issued as a credit to the original bank or credit card used to pay. For check or cash purchases, Recreation.gov will mail a Treasury check for refunds of cash, check, or money order payments to the address associated with the reservation. Treasury check refunds may take up to 6-8 weeks to arrive.\_\_ In the event of an emergency closure, the Recreation.gov team or facility manager will refund all fees and will attempt to notify you using the contact information within the Recreation.gov visitor profile.

Molly Brown Campground

Spent 2 nights in campground so we could fish and camp. Great pine forrest camping. Easy access to Turquoise lake. Campsite was super clean with amenable hosts. Only drawbacks were no showers and no hanging things from trees which meant no hammock. Showers were available at local pool about 25 minutes away.

Nice getaway

close to the water and to town. sites are big. good space between sites. the lake is big and views are amazing 

close to town 

Molly Brown-Turquoise lake

This campsite is listed twice on the dyrt but thats ok! A short drive to leadville and a short walk to turquoise lake, great location in a wooded pine forest. Lots of locations. Some are marked off to maintain social distancing. Clean restrooms and water is available

Beautiful wooded campground clean facilities

The hosts are wicked... I truly try to be fair and kind but they ride around on a golf cart and threatened to call the sheriff on everyone. They don't give you so much as the time to put your car in park before they're barking that you owe them money to be there. They would follow our group and other campers from behind from their golf cart as if we were misbehaved children.... we are all grown men in our late or mid 20's, some of us have families of our own and they barked at us like children. The facilities are clean and closeby, and the lake is just beautiful. Truly one of the prettiest places I've been fortunate to stay. The summer heat is brutal and the nights are wicked cold just how I like it! 
People had boats in the lake, and families and couples play in the bank of the lake all day. The mountain view is AMAZING-- Disregarding the hosts, of course: at one point they yelled at us for laughing too loudly (at 7pm, before quiet hours) but all night we heard their television blaring from their RV. I wish I could give 5 stars, but the hosts alone really made the experience dreadful. If you can, choose a spot FARRRRR OFF from them.

Terrible Hosts, beautiful place

Had a great spot with a 3min walk to the water. Most sites were taken (Monday) but found one available, pulled in, paid the host and all was good. 