Colorado · Lake fishing · Red Cliff · Near Leadville

Seven Sisters Lakes

Is Seven Sisters 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 Nov 11, 2:15 AM MST · Source: USFS · White River National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Seven Sisters Lakes is a lake near Red Cliff, Colorado, at about 12,759 feet. It is managed by the U.S. Forest Service.

Add any of these when you start a trip

Sleep close
Gold Park Campground
Campground
Campground · 3.8 mi from the trail
Eat after
Hot Heads Chicken
Fast food
On your way back · 16 mi · Open after 6
If it rainsCraig Talbert, CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
National Mining Hall of Fame and Museum
Museum
In town

Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.

Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
Also worth it near here
- Mount Of The Holy Cross #2009Ski touring · ~3 min drivePhoto: Lionello DelPiccolo liodp, CC0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Notch MountainSummit · ~5 min drivePhoto: Rick Kimpel, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Gold Park CampgroundCamping · ~7 min drive
Best time to visit Seven Sisters Lakes
No month here meets our mild-weather rule. 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.
1. Jan
  27° / 3°
  15 wet · 15 snow
2. Feb
  29° / 3°
  15 wet · 15 snow
3. Mar
  35° / 8°
  14 wet · 14 snow
4. Apr
  40° / 15°
  13 wet · 13 snow
5. May
  49° / 25°
  10 wet · 8 snow
6. Jun
  61° / 34°
  8 wet · 2 snow
7. Jul
  67° / 40°
  13 wet
8. Aug
  64° / 39°
  15 wet
9. Sep
  58° / 32°
  11 wet · 2 snow
10. Oct
  47° / 21°
  9 wet · 7 snow
11. Nov
  35° / 11°
  12 wet · 12 snow
12. Dec
  27° / 3°
  15 wet · 15 snow
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Climax, CO, 16.8 mi away at 11,344 ft. The station sits about 1,400 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.