Bailey Lakes
Is Bailey Lakes open right now?
Alert in the area
The Forest Service lists 6 alerts for White River National Forest.
FSR 286, Radical Hill, is closed due to washouts and unsafe conditions
Agency alert covering White River National Forest · USFS · White River National Forest
Limited parking at Snowmass Creek Trailhead
Agency alert covering White River National Forest · USFS · White River National Forest
Grizzly Creek Trail Closure
Agency alert covering White River National Forest · Order 2026-02 · USFS · White River National Forest
Ruedi Marina Day Use area Dump Station is CLOSED
Agency alert covering White River National Forest · USFS · White River National Forest
Asbestos safety closure - Camp Hale
Agency alert covering White River National Forest · USFS · White River National Forest
As of · Source: USFS · White River National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Bailey Lakes is a fishing lake in Colorado's Flat Tops Wilderness, within the Eagle Ranger District of the White River National Forest. The Forest Service manages the land. It sits about half a mile from Island Lakes, which makes it an easy addition to a visit to this corner of the wilderness. The lakes are set among a cluster of other destinations. Hooper Lake is about 2 miles away, and Sunnyside Lakes and Keener Lake are each within about 2 miles. For an overnight stay, Cold Springs Campground is about 4 miles off.
Local outfitters
- Flat Tops Wilderness Guides12 mi away
- Rancho Del Rio26 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- Island LakesLake fishing0.4 mi
- Sunnyside LakesHiking1.4 mi
- Keener LakeHiking1.8 mi
- Hooper LakeLake fishing1.9 mi
- Hooper Lake TrailHiking1.9 mi
- Cold Springs CampgroundCamping4.2 mi
- Horseshoe CampgroundCamping4.4 mi
- Bear Lake CampgroundCamping5.1 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Bailey LakesLake fishing · ~2 min drive
- Horse Pasture SiteRiver fishing · ~39 min drive
- Hooper LakeLake fishing · ~3 min drive
- Big FishRiver fishing · ~18 min drive
- Mosquito LakeLake fishing · ~7 min drive
- Cross CreekRiver fishing · ~22 min drive
- Benton LakeLake fishing · ~7 min drive
- Island LakeLake fishing · ~9 min drive
- Deer LakeLake fishing · ~9 min drive
- Mud Mandall LakeLake fishing · ~9 min drive
Also worth it near here
Flat Top MountainSummit · ~5 min drivePhoto: John Holm from Leadville, CO, USA, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Smith LakeHiking · ~7 min drivePhoto: Jim Morefield, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)- Horseshoe CampgroundCamping · ~7 min drive
Scotts LakeMountain biking · ~13 min drivePhoto: Jim Morefield from Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
