Pagoda
Caution at last check
Agency alerts are in effect for this area; weather is good · USFS, OpenWeather · checked 15 h ago
Is Pagoda 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.
Pagoda is a fishing lake in Colorado's White River National Forest, within the Blanco Ranger District. The Forest Service manages the land, and the lake sits close to the Slide Creek trail, which starts just 0.1 mile away. Fishing is the main draw here, and the lake is not a reservable site, so plan on arriving and casting without a reservation. For a longer outing, the Pagoda Trail and Windy Point hikes both lie about 3.3 miles off, and Vaughan Lake Campground is about 4.6 miles away for an overnight stay.
Local outfitters
- Flat Tops Wilderness Guides24 mi away
- Backdoor Sports36 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- Slide CreekHiking0.1 mi
- Windy PointHiking3.3 mi
- Pagoda TrailHiking3.3 mi
- Vaughan Lake CampgroundCamping4.6 mi
North Fork White RiverCanoeingPhoto: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)6.4 mi
East Fork Williams ForkCanoeingPhoto: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)6.7 mi- North Fork CampgroundCamping6.9 mi
- South Fork Williams ForkCanoeing7.6 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
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