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Ranger Lakes, Colorado
| Location: Colorado State Forest; north-central
Colorado
Maps: USGS 7.5' Quad: Clark Peak Access: From Ted's Place on Hwy 287, follow Hwy 14 west for 63.4 miles. The Ranger Lakes turnout is just past the Colorado State Forest Visitor Center. Fees: $6/vehicle or 2$/person if no vehicle Dog Regulations: Leash control Weather: Current and recent conditions from your friendly, neighborhood NOAA NWS local forecast Ranger Lakes is an area in the Colorado State Forest on the western side of Cameron Pass near Gould, CO. It’s about the farthest west on Highway 14 that one can hike and not be in the Park Range west of North Park. Mark and I drove there in December 1997 to snowshoe. That was the first time I’d ever been snowshoeing, and it wasn’t all that great, I’d have to say. I believe the guy we rented our shoes from gave us too small a size because in unpacked snow, I sank all the way to the ground. The trail we were walking on had seen plenty of skiing so it was pretty well packed. We had a good time since it was sunny and fairly warm out (for December). That was the first time I had seen Cameron Pass in winter so that was worth the trip alone. We never got near anything that looked like a lake, although if we had we might not have seen what it was under all the snow. Instead, we hiked an unknown distance through evergreen forest with deep snow. It was quiet and beautiful. Can’t ask for much more, uh? |
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