Weller Campground
Campground
Campground · 0.2 mi from the trail
Colorado · Hiking · Near Leadville
Weller Lake
- 0.8 mi
- round trip
- 223 ft
- climb
- 9,588 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- May–Sep
- best months
Blocked at last check
A road serving this area is closed; agency alerts are in effect for this area; weather is good · USFS, State DOT 511, OpenWeather · checked 12 h ago
Is Weller Lake open right now?
Road closed
CO 82: road closure is listed as closed by CDOT 511 (2 listed).
CO 82: road closure
Closed · ~0.0 km from Weller Lake · CDOT 511
CO 82: road closure
Closed · ~0.0 km from Weller Lake · CDOT 511
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
As of · Source: CDOT 511. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Weller Lake is a short, easy hike in the Aspen Ranger District of White River National Forest in Colorado, about 0.76 miles long with a one-way elevation gain of 223 feet. The Forest Service manages the land. The route is an out-and-back on natural surface. Horses are allowed, and bikes are not. Summer is the most comfortable time to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Aspen show July highs around 76°F with lows near 48°F, while the station sits well below the trail, so temperatures up high run cooler. Weller Campground is about 0.2 miles away, and the Weller Slab and Overlook climbing areas are within half a mile. The Roaring Fork River, about 1.4 miles off, offers paddling.
Around this trail
Add any of these when you start a tripSleep close Eat after High Mountain Pies
Restaurant
On your way back · 25 mi · Open after 6
If it rainsLongled, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsHistoric frontier synagogue building
Places © OpenStreetMap contributors · Photos: Longled, CC BY-SA 3.0 (commons)
More in LeadvilleGo with a guide
- Mineral Belt Trail Guided WalkRoamze · $25 per person · 25 mi away
- Maroon Bells Guide and Outfitters9 mi away
- Weller CampgroundCamping0.2 mi
- Weller SlabRock climbing0.3 mi
- The OverlookRock climbing0.5 mi
- Roaring Fork RiverCanoeing1.4 mi
- Lincoln Creek Dispersed CampgroundCamping1.5 mi
- Difficult CreekHiking3.1 mi
- New York CreekHiking3.8 mi
- Lincoln CreekCanoeing5.4 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
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Best time to visit Weller Lake
Best months: May–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.
Jan
32° / 10°
13 wet
Feb
35° / 13°
12 wet
Mar
43° / 20°
12 wet
Apr
50° / 27°
12 wet
May
60° / 35°
11 wet
Jun
71° / 42°
8 wet
Jul
76° / 48°
11 wet
Aug
73° / 47°
12 wet
Sep
67° / 40°
10 wet
Oct
55° / 30°
9 wet
Nov
42° / 19°
10 wet
Dec
32° / 10°
12 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Aspen 1sw, CO, 7.7 mi away at 8,175 ft. The station sits about 1,400 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.
