Benton Lake
Caution at last check
Agency alerts are in effect for this area; weather is good · USFS, OpenWeather · checked 20 h ago
Is Benton Lake 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.
Benton Lake is a 5-acre lake near Toponas, Colorado, at about 10,345 feet. It is managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Local outfitters
- Flat Tops Wilderness Guides16 mi away
- Rancho Del Rio23 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- Ute - SunnysideHiking2 mi
- Sunnyside LakesHiking3.1 mi
Flat Top MountainSummitPhoto: John Holm from Leadville, CO, USA, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)3.5 mi- Ute-Heart Lake TrailHiking3.7 mi
- Bear River Designated DispersedCamping3.9 mi
- Yamcolo Reservoir Boat RampBoat launch4 mi
- Bear Lake CampgroundCamping4.1 mi
- Hooper LakeLake fishing4.1 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Hooper LakeLake fishing · ~7 min drive
- Big FishRiver fishing · ~23 min drive
- Island LakesLake fishing · ~7 min drive
- Cross CreekRiver fishing · ~28 min drive
- Bailey LakesLake fishing · ~7 min drive
- Horse Pasture SiteRiver fishing · ~42 min drive
- Bailey LakesLake fishing · ~7 min drive
- Mud Mandall LakeLake fishing · ~10 min drive
- Mosquito LakeLake fishing · ~12 min drive
- Roberta ReservoirLake fishing · ~14 min drive
Also worth it near here
Flat Top MountainSummit · ~6 min drivePhoto: John Holm from Leadville, CO, USA, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Bear River Designated DispersedCamping · ~7 min drive
- Yamcolo Reservoir Boat RampBoat launch · ~7 min drive
Mandall LakesHiking · ~9 min drivePhoto: Jim Morefield, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)