Colorado · Lake fishing · Near Leadville

Red Rooster Boating Site

Jun–Sep
best months

Is Red Rooster Boating Site open right now?

Closure in the area

There's a closure order in Leadville Ranger District. It doesn't name Red Rooster Boating Site, so check the source for the area it covers.

As of · Source: USFS · Leadville Ranger District. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Located on the Northwest shore of Twin Lakes

Around this trail

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  • Sleep close

    White Star

    Campground

    Campground · 0.4 mi from the trail
  • Eat after

    Punky's

    Fast food

    On your way back · 1 mi
  • If it rainsLongled, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

    Temple Israel

    Museum

    In town

    Historic frontier synagogue building

Places © OpenStreetMap contributors · Photos: Longled, CC BY-SA 3.0 (commons)

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Local outfitters

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  • Best time to go · Jun–Sep

    Best time to visit Red Rooster Boating Site

    Best months: June–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.

    1. Jan

      34° / 5°

      4 wet

    2. Feb

      35° / 5°

      5 wet

    3. Mar

      41° / 13°

      6 wet

    4. Apr

      46° / 21°

      6 wet

    5. May

      58° / 30°

      7 wet

    6. Jun

      70° / 37°

      8 wet

    7. Jul

      74° / 43°

      11 wet

    8. Aug

      71° / 42°

      12 wet

    9. Sep

      65° / 35°

      8 wet

    10. Oct

      53° / 26°

      5 wet

    11. Nov

      42° / 17°

      4 wet

    12. Dec

      34° / 8°

      4 wet

    Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Twin Lakes Rsvr, CO, 1.2 mi away at 9,236 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

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