Blue Lake
- Jun–Sep
- best months
Is Blue Lake open right now?
Alert in the area
The Forest Service lists 3 alerts for Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest.
Access Impact: Big Creek Lakes Dam Project
Agency alert covering Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest · USFS · Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest
Trail & Access Impact: Stillwater Reservoir Project
Agency alert covering Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest · USFS · Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest
Snowy Range - 2026 Active Vegetation Operations
Agency alert covering Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest · USFS · Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest
As of · Source: USFS · Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Blue Lake is a 22-acre lake near Walden, Colorado, at about 9,819 feet. It is managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Local outfitters
- Backdoor Sports26 mi away
- Deer Haven RV Park45 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- Twin LakesHiking1.8 mi
Mount ZirkelSummitPhoto: TomKonrad, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)2.4 mi- Ute Pass TrailHiking2.4 mi
- Mica BasinRock climbing3.6 mi
- Big Creek FallsWaterfall5.9 mi
- North Fork North Platte RiverCanoeing6.1 mi
Seedhouse Group Site - Medicine-Bow Routt NF (CO)CampingPhoto: Recreation.gov (RIDB) / public domain7 mi- North Fork Elk CreekCanoeing7.3 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Seven LakesLake fishing · ~10 min drive
- North Platte RiverRiver fishing · ~28 min drive
- Encampment RiverRiver fishing · ~48 min drive
- Big Creek LakesLake fishing · ~11 min drive
- Big Creek Lake Boat AccessLake fishing · ~13 min drive
- Ptarmigan LakeLake fishing · ~16 min drive
- West Fork LakeLake fishing · ~17 min drive
- South Delaney LakeLake fishing · ~20 min drive
- Slide LakeLake fishing · ~21 min drive
- Lake of the CragsLake fishing · ~22 min drive
Best time to visit Blue Lake
Best months: June–September. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
28° / 7°
8 wet
Feb
31° / 9°
8 wet
Mar
40° / 15°
8 wet
Apr
49° / 23°
9 wet
May
59° / 30°
10 wet
Jun
71° / 36°
8 wet
Jul
77° / 42°
9 wet
Aug
76° / 40°
11 wet
Sep
68° / 34°
8 wet
Oct
55° / 25°
7 wet
Nov
39° / 16°
8 wet
Dec
29° / 9°
8 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Spicer, CO, 25.9 mi away at 8,385 ft. The station sits about 1,400 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
