Colorado · Trail 968

Camp Lake

Camp Lake Trail is a 5.9 miles trail in Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests, Colorado. The Forest Service rates it trail class 2, moderately developed. It is open to hiking and horse and pack stock. It enters Rawah Wilderness.

Trail conditions, closures and hazards are not tracked here. The Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests official page carries current alerts and closure orders.

Map

One end Other endLine simplified to about 100 metres. Basemap from the USGS National Map.

One end40.6640, -105.8918 · Directions ↗
Other end40.7005, -105.9409 · Directions ↗

The ends are the two ends of the longest connected chain of segments. The record does not say which is the usual start.

The trail

Length5.9 miles
Trail class2, moderately developed
Typeland trail
Surfacenative material
Typical grade12-20 percent
Typical tread width18-24 inches
Motor vehiclesClosed to all motorized use year-round
AccessibilityNot evaluated
Trail numbers968
ForestArapaho and Roosevelt National Forests (unit 0210)
StatesColorado
Detail publishedmanagement level, with uses

Values are the set across all segments. Class 1 is minimally developed and class 5 is fully developed. Grade and width are the forest's typical values, not measured extremes.

Weather by month

NOAA climate normals →
Weather by month near Camp Lake Trail20°30°40°50°60°70°January: 0.47 inches of precipitation, 6.4 inches of snowFebruary: 0.50 inches of precipitation, 7.9 inches of snowMarch: 0.91 inches of precipitation, 13.0 inches of snowApril: 1.52 inches of precipitation, 15.7 inches of snowMay: 1.72 inches of precipitation, 5.5 inches of snowJune: 1.39 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowJuly: 1.63 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowAugust: 1.43 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowSeptember: 1.36 inches of precipitation, 1.7 inches of snowOctober: 1.05 inches of precipitation, 6.7 inches of snowNovember: 0.69 inches of precipitation, 8.2 inches of snowDecember: 0.50 inches of precipitation, 8.1 inches of snowJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanuary: 25.6°F averageFebruary: 25.4°F averageMarch: 32.1°F averageApril: 37.0°F averageMay: 45.9°F averageJune: 56.0°F averageJuly: 62.7°F averageAugust: 61.1°F averageSeptember: 53.7°F averageOctober: 42.5°F averageNovember: 32.6°F averageDecember: 25.3°F average0 in5 in10 in15 in20 inTemp °FInches
The line is the average temperature and the bars are average precipitation at Rustic 9Wsw, 10 miles from the trail midpoint at 7,700 feet, station USC00057296 in the NOAA monthly climate normals for 1991 to 2020. Precipitation totals about 13 inches a year. The dotted line is average snowfall, about 73 inches a year on the same inches scale. The station sits about 2,800 feet lower than the trail midpoint, so temperatures on the ground run cooler.

Allowed uses

HikingAllowed year-round
Horse and pack stockAllowed year-round

A use is listed when the Forest Service records it as managed, accepted or discouraged on any segment. Discouraged still means legal. Uses marked restricted are left out. Where the forest publishes a Motor Vehicle Use Map, that map governs motorized use.

Wilderness

Inside a designated wilderness, bicycles and motor vehicles are prohibited by law regardless of the trail record, and permits or group limits may apply.

Trailheads

The Forest Service recreation layer records no trailhead within a third of a mile of this trail's line. Many trails start from a road pullout or another trail with no trailhead record. The forest's recreation pages list the trailheads it does publish.

Camping nearby

Campsite Atlas cards carry site counts and booking links from Recreation.gov. Forest Service cards come from the recreation layer and link the agency page.

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Reference

Questions people ask

How long is the Camp Lake Trail?

5.9 miles, the sum of the 1 segment the Forest Service records under this name in Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests.

Source: Forest Service trail layer

What is allowed on the Camp Lake Trail?

hiking and horse and pack stock. The trail is closed to motor vehicles year-round.

Source: Forest Service trail layer

Where does the Camp Lake Trail start?

The line begins at 40.6640, -105.8918 and ends at 40.7005, -105.9409. No Forest Service trailhead is recorded within a third of a mile of it. The record does not say which end is the usual start.

Source: Forest Service trail layer

Is the Camp Lake Trail in a wilderness area?

Yes. It enters Rawah Wilderness. Wilderness rules ban bicycles and motor vehicles and often limit group size.

Source: Rawah Wilderness Wilderness

Where can I camp near the Camp Lake Trail?

Tunnel Campground (1.5 mi), Big South Campground (4.8 mi) and Aspen Glen Campground (4.9 mi) are within five miles of the trail. Site counts and booking links are on Campsite Atlas.

Source: Campsite Atlas

How developed is the Camp Lake Trail?

Trail class 2, which the Forest Service describes as moderately developed. Class 1 is a minimal, unimproved route and class 5 is fully developed, often paved.

Source: Forest Service trail layer

How steep and how wide is the Camp Lake Trail?

The typical grade is 12-20 percent. The typical tread is 18-24 inches wide.

Source: Forest Service trail layer

Who manages the Camp Lake Trail?

Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests, Forest Service unit 0210. The trail is in Colorado.

Source: Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests official page

Source

This page is built from 1 segment named CAMP LAKE in the Forest Service TrailNFS_Publish layer, administrative unit 0210. Wilderness overlap is tested against the National Wilderness Preservation System layer from Wilderness Connect. Trailheads and Forest Service campgrounds come from the Forest Service Recreation Opportunities layer. Data refreshed September 17, 2026. The methodology page explains how segments become trails.