Keener Lake
- 0.7 mi
- round trip
- 21 ft
- climb
- 10,835 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
Caution today
Agency alerts are in effect for this area; weather is good · USFS, OpenWeather · checked 10 h ago
Is Keener 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.
Keener Lake is an easy, short out-and-back hike in the Flat Tops Wilderness, within the Eagle Ranger District of Colorado's White River National Forest. It covers about 0.74 miles, rising 21 feet from a low point of 10,787 feet to a high point of 10,835 feet. The trail is on natural surface, and horses are allowed, though bikes are not. The route is open year-round, and the Forest Service manages the land. Hooper Lake lies just 0.2 miles away, and Edge Lake is about a mile off. Bailey Lakes offers fishing roughly 1.8 miles away, and Cold Springs Campground is about 2.7 miles from the trail.
Local outfitters
- Flat Tops Wilderness Guides13 mi away
- Rancho Del Rio28 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- Hooper LakeHiking0.2 mi
- Edge LakeHiking1 mi
- Bailey LakesLake fishing1.8 mi
North DerbyHikingPhoto: Jim Morefield, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)1.9 mi- Island LakesLake fishing2.2 mi
- Cold Springs CampgroundCamping2.7 mi
- Horseshoe CampgroundCamping2.9 mi
- Bear Lake CampgroundCamping4.4 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
North DerbyHiking · ~3 min drivePhoto: Jim Morefield, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)
Mandall LakesHiking · ~7 min drivePhoto: Jim Morefield, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)- Bear RiverHiking · ~4 min drive
Smith LakeHiking · ~5 min drivePhoto: Jim Morefield, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)- Sunnyside LakesHiking · ~5 min drive
- Derby RidgeHiking · ~8 min drive
- Bailey LakesHiking · ~3 min drive
- Island LakesHiking · ~8 min drive
- Arthur H. CarhartHiking · ~11 min drive
- Hooper Lake TrailHiking · ~6 min drive
