About Pagoda #1804
The Pagoda Lake Trail trail is 7.3 miles long. It begins at Rio Blanco County Road 8 and ends at Forest Road 230. The trail heads northwest out of the parking area. It mainly follows open parks, with a few short stretches of spruce-fir-dead spruce forest. 3.5 miles from the trailhead, a short spur goes 1/4 mile south to Pagoda Lake. Pagoda Peak (11,120'), named for its unusual pagoda shape, rises to the north. The elevation drops gradually from the trailhead to the Snell Creek Trail junction, one mile beyond Pagoda Lake. The Pagoda Trail continues west around the shoulder of Sand Peak to its terminus at FR 230 (Deadhorse Loop).
- Season: Summer travel: June 21-August 31, Winter travel (over snow only): November 23-May 20
- Managed by: USFS - White River National Forest
- Where: 22 mi west of Phippsburg, CO · 40.13405, -107.34845
Things to do:
Official page for this camp (fees, closures, booking)
Weather by month
Typical daily highs and lows (°F), 1991–2020 NOAA normals. Best months: Jul–Aug (comfortable days, mild nights, little rain). Nights below freezing: Oct–May.
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Trails near camp
| Trail | Open to | From camp | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pagoda Lake Access | Horse | at camp | 0.3 mi |
| Pagoda Lake | Horse | at camp | 7.0 mi |
| Slide Creek | Horse | 0.1 mi | 0.4 mi |
| Windy Point | Horse | 0.7 mi | 4.3 mi |
| Snell Creek | Horse | 0.9 mi | 5.5 mi |
| Dead Horse Loop | ATV road | 2.5 mi | 11.5 mi |
Straight-line distance from camp, from Forest Service, BLM, state and OpenStreetMap trail data.
Good to know
No signal at camp
From the carriers' FCC coverage maps, which tend to be generous.The Milky Way casts shadows and the sky is crowded with stars.
Class 1 of 9, from NASA/NOAA night-light data.Stargazing nearby: Old Snowmass (Dark Sky Community), 56 mi.