Star Lake
Caution at last check
Agency alerts are in effect for this area; weather is good · USFS, OpenWeather · checked 14 h ago
Is Star Lake 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.
Star Lake is a 18-acre lake near Gypsum, Colorado, at about 11,196 feet. It is managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Local outfitters
- Flat Tops Wilderness Guides10 mi away
- Glenwood Canyon Resort27 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- Wall LakeHiking0.9 mi
- Trappers LakeHiking2.6 mi
Scotts Bay OverlookMountain bikingPhoto: Jim Morefield from Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)2.9 mi- Cutthroat CampgroundCamping3 mi
- Trappers Lake/Cutthroat CampgroundCamping3 mi
- Bessies FallsWaterfall3.5 mi
- Lake Of The WoodsLake fishing4.7 mi
- Deer LakeLake fishing4.8 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Lake Of The WoodsLake fishing · ~8 min drive
- Horse Pasture SiteRiver fishing · ~43 min drive
- Deer LakeLake fishing · ~8 min drive
- Glenwood Springs AreaRiver fishing · ~47 min drive
- Island LakeLake fishing · ~9 min drive
- Big FishRiver fishing · ~9 min drive
- Marvine LakesLake fishing · ~10 min drive
- Cross CreekRiver fishing · ~20 min drive
- Marvine LakesLake fishing · ~11 min drive
- Mosquito LakeLake fishing · ~12 min drive
Also worth it near here
Scotts Bay OverlookMountain biking · ~5 min drivePhoto: Jim Morefield from Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Cutthroat CampgroundCamping · ~5 min drive
- Bessies FallsWaterfall · ~6 min drive
South Fork White RiverCanoeing · ~12 min drivePhoto: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)