Island Lake
Is Island 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.
Island Lake is a lake near Gypsum, Colorado, at about 11,197 feet. It is managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Local outfitters
- Flat Tops Wilderness Guides8 mi away
- Glenwood Canyon Resort26 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- Deer Lake TrailHiking0.3 mi
- Deer LakeLake fishing0.3 mi
- South DerbyHiking0.5 mi
- Bailey LakesLake fishing5.3 mi
- Bucks CampgroundCamping5.9 mi
- Trappers Lake/Bucks CampgroundCamping5.9 mi
Flat Top MountainSummitPhoto: John Holm from Leadville, CO, USA, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)7.6 mi- Bessies FallsWaterfall7.7 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Deer LakeLake fishing · Next door
- Cross CreekRiver fishing · ~15 min drive
- Upper Island LakeLake fishing · Next door
- Horse Pasture SiteRiver fishing · ~37 min drive
- Star LakeLake fishing · ~9 min drive
- Glenwood Springs AreaRiver fishing · ~46 min drive
- Bailey LakesLake fishing · ~9 min drive
- Big FishRiver fishing · ~15 min drive
- Island LakesLake fishing · ~9 min drive
- Mosquito LakeLake fishing · ~10 min drive
Also worth it near here
Scotts Bay OverlookMountain biking · ~10 min drivePhoto: Jim Morefield from Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Trappers Lake/Bucks CampgroundCamping · ~10 min drive
North DerbyHiking · ~12 min drivePhoto: Jim Morefield, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)- Flat Top MountainSummit · ~13 min drivePhoto: John Holm from Leadville, CO, USA, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
