Round Lake
- Jun–Aug
- best months
Is Round Lake open right now?
Alert in the area
The Forest Service lists 3 alerts for Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest.
Access Impact: Big Creek Lakes Dam Project
Agency alert covering Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest · USFS · Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest
Trail & Access Impact: Stillwater Reservoir Project
Agency alert covering Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest · USFS · Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest
Snowy Range - 2026 Active Vegetation Operations
Agency alert covering Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest · USFS · Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest
As of · Source: USFS · Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Round Lake is a 15-acre lake near Walden, Colorado, at about 10,070 feet. It is managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Local outfitters
- Backdoor Sports9 mi away
- Rancho Del Rio40 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
Lost LakeHikingPhoto: threeagoutdoors, CC BY 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)1.5 mi- Granite CampgroundCamping2.2 mi
- PERCY LAKEHiking2.3 mi
Mount WernerSummitPhoto: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)4.2 mi- Buffalo MountainSummit4.7 mi
- Colorado CreekCanoeing5.7 mi
Fish Creek FallsWaterfallPhoto: Roy Brumback, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)5.7 mi- Spring Creek Mt PreserveState park7.4 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Confluence River AccessRiver fishing · ~56 min drive
- Van Valkenburg ReservoirLake fishing · ~18 min drive
- North Platte RiverRiver fishing · ~58 min drive
- Muddy Creek Fishing Access and Kremmling CliffsRiver fishing · ~51 min drive
- Snowstorm LakeLake fishing · ~20 min drive
- Kimball Bridge (Highway 9)River fishing · ~57 min drive
- Lake MargaretLake fishing · ~21 min drive
- Barger Gulch Fishing AccessRiver fishing · ~60 min drive
- Fish Hawk LakeLake fishing · ~21 min drive
- Reeder CreekRiver fishing · ~1h 1m drive
Also worth it near here
Best time to visit Round Lake
Best months: June–August. 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° / 3°
11 wet
Feb
30° / 5°
11 wet
Mar
38° / 12°
10 wet
Apr
45° / 20°
10 wet
May
55° / 27°
9 wet
Jun
67° / 33°
8 wet
Jul
73° / 40°
10 wet
Aug
72° / 38°
11 wet
Sep
64° / 31°
9 wet
Oct
51° / 22°
8 wet
Nov
38° / 12°
10 wet
Dec
30° / 4°
12 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Gould 4se Sfsp, CO, 34.7 mi away at 9,000 ft. The station sits about 1,100 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.
