Ouzel Lake campsite
Campground
Campground · 2.1 mi from the trail
Colorado · Lake fishing · Allenspark · Near Estes Park
Pipit Lake
- Jun, Sep
- best months
Is Pipit Lake open right now?
Closure in the area
There's a closure order in Rocky Mountain National Park. It doesn't name Pipit Lake, so check the source for the area it covers.
Prescribed Fire Operations are Underway near Beaver Meadows Visitor Center
Park closure covering Rocky Mountain National Park · NPS · Rocky Mountain National Park
As of · Source: NPS · Rocky Mountain National Park. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Pipit Lake is a 12-acre lake near Allenspark, Colorado, at about 11,403 feet. It is managed by the National Park Service.
Around this trail
Add any of these when you start a tripSleep close Eat after Wild Basin Lodge & Event Center
Restaurant
On your way back · 7 mi
If it rainsMatt Golon, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Places © OpenStreetMap contributors · Photos: Matt Golon, CC BY-SA 3.0 (commons)
More in Estes ParkLocal outfitters
- Wildcat Mountaineering21 mi away
- Downstream Adventures30 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- Mertensia FallsWaterfall2 mi
- Box-Eagle Lakes RouteHiking2.4 mi
- Aiguille de FleurRock climbing2.4 mi
- Thunder Lake TrailHiking2.4 mi
- Fan FallsWaterfall2.7 mi
- Mt. AliceRock climbing3.2 mi
- Buchanan CreekCanoeing5.4 mi
- Arapaho Bay CampgroundCamping6.9 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Ouzel LakeLake fishing · ~3 min drive
- Willow Creek Fishing SiteRiver fishing · ~27 min drive
- Fourth LakeLake fishing · ~4 min drive
- Thunder LakeLake fishing · ~4 min drive
- Snowbank LakeLake fishing · ~6 min drive
- Lake PowellLake fishing · ~7 min drive
- Solitude LakeLake fishing · ~10 min drive
- Copeland LakeLake fishing · ~12 min drive
- Crater LakeLake fishing · ~14 min drive
- Bear LakeLake fishing · ~14 min drive
Also worth it near here
Best time to visit Pipit Lake
Best months: June and September. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
29° / 12°
15 wet
Feb
28° / 11°
16 wet
Mar
36° / 17°
16 wet
Apr
40° / 22°
17 wet
May
50° / 29°
16 wet
Jun
62° / 36°
12 wet
Jul
68° / 43°
14 wet
Aug
66° / 41°
13 wet
Sep
59° / 34°
10 wet
Oct
47° / 26°
10 wet
Nov
35° / 19°
12 wet
Dec
28° / 12°
15 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Boulder 14 W, CO, 12.8 mi away at 9,828 ft. The station sits about 1,600 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
