Capitol Lake
Is Capitol 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.
Capitol Lake is a 21-acre lake near Snowmass, Colorado, at about 11,571 feet. It is managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Local outfitters
- SUP Marble9 mi away
- Glenwood Canyon Resort30 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
Capitol Peak RouteHikingPhoto: lamblukas, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)0.2 mi
Capitol CreekHikingPhoto: lamblukas, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)0.7 mi
Capitol PeakSummitPhoto: Xpda, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)0.8 mi
Mount DalySummitPhoto: lamblukas, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)1 mi- Avalanche CreekCanoeing5.1 mi
- Snowmass CreekCanoeing6.3 mi
- Avalanche CampgroundCamping8.3 mi
- Hayes Creek FallsWaterfall9.2 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Pierre LakesLake fishing · ~3 min drive
- Roaring Fork RiverRiver fishing · ~25 min drive
- Fryingpan RiverRiver fishing · ~30 min drive
- Glenwood Springs AreaRiver fishing · ~52 min drive
- Snowmass LakeLake fishing · ~7 min drive
- Willow LakeLake fishing · ~12 min drive
- Beaver LakeLake fishing · ~14 min drive
- Perry PondLake fishing · ~17 min drive
- Yule LakesLake fishing · ~18 min drive
- Copper LakeLake fishing · ~23 min drive
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