Ptarmigan Lake
Is Ptarmigan Lake open right now?
Closure in the area
There's a closure order in Hahns Peak-Bears Ears Ranger District. It doesn't name Ptarmigan Lake, so check the source for the area it covers.
Area Closure for the Fishhook Fire - Routt National Forest
Agency closure covering Hahns Peak-Bears Ears Ranger District · Order 02-06-03-26-222 · USFS · Hahns Peak-Bears Ears Ranger District
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 · Hahns Peak-Bears Ears Ranger District. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Ptarmigan Lake is a 5-acre lake near Clark, Colorado, at about 10,689 feet. It is managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Local outfitters
- Backdoor Sports17 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- Roxy Ann LakeHiking2.2 mi
- CragsHiking3.8 mi
South Fork Elk RiverCanoeingPhoto: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)4.5 mi
Seedhouse Group Site - Medicine-Bow Routt NF (CO)CampingPhoto: Recreation.gov (RIDB) / public domain5.7 mi
Seedhouse CampgroundCampingPhoto: Recreation.gov (RIDB) / public domain6.7 mi- Mt. Zirkel WildernessRock climbing6.8 mi
- Big CreekCanoeing7.1 mi
- Birthday BoulderRock climbing7.4 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Slide LakeLake fishing · ~6 min drive
- North Platte RiverRiver fishing · ~40 min drive
- Encampment RiverRiver fishing · ~1h 1m drive
- Lake of the CragsLake fishing · ~6 min drive
- Lake MargaretLake fishing · ~10 min drive
- Snowstorm LakeLake fishing · ~11 min drive
- Fish Hawk LakeLake fishing · ~11 min drive
- Blue LakeLake fishing · ~16 min drive
- South Delaney LakeLake fishing · ~21 min drive
- Pearl LakeLake fishing · ~21 min drive
Also worth it near here
