Slide Lake
- Jun–Aug
- best months
Is Slide 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.
Slide Lake is a 23-acre lake near Walden, Colorado, at about 10,532 feet. It is managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Local outfitters
- Backdoor Sports15 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- Slide TrailHiking0.4 mi
- Roxy Ann LakeHiking1.4 mi
- CragsHiking2.7 mi
Teal Lake Group CampsiteCampingPhoto: Recreation.gov (RIDB) / public domain5.5 mi- South Fork Mad CreekCanoeing6.3 mi
- Roaring ForkCanoeing6.9 mi
- Summit Lake CampgroundCamping7.4 mi
- Soda MountainSummit7.5 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Lake of the CragsLake fishing · ~4 min drive
- North Platte RiverRiver fishing · ~42 min drive
- Ptarmigan LakeLake fishing · ~6 min drive
- Lake MargaretLake fishing · ~9 min drive
- Snowstorm LakeLake fishing · ~10 min drive
- Fish Hawk LakeLake fishing · ~10 min drive
- South Delaney LakeLake fishing · ~19 min drive
- Blue LakeLake fishing · ~21 min drive
- Round LakeLake fishing · ~21 min drive
- Pearl LakeLake fishing · ~26 min drive
Also worth it near here
Best time to visit Slide 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, 35.9 mi away at 9,000 ft. The station sits about 1,500 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.
