Rocky Mountain National Park holds over 150 subalpine and alpine lakes, many of which are accessible by moderate day hikes on well-maintained trails. The Park ranges from 7,860' - 14,259' across 5 ecosystems and sub-systems. These distinct but interconnected life zones support 67 species of mammals. Click here to see Wildlife of the Rockies. Click here to see all Hiking Trails.

The Haynach Lakes (11,078') are located 8.35 miles from Green Mountain Trailhead on the west side of RMNP, and are known to hold some of the Park's largest trout

Green Lake (11,555') is accessible by a cross-country route over Black Lake

Lake Nanita (10,780') is located 10.8 miles from the North Inlet Trailhead on the west side of Rocky Mountain National Park

Timber Lake (11,085') is located at treeline on the west side of the Park

Frozen Lake (11,578') is the most challenging of 3 trail-less lakes above Black Lake

Lake Helene (10,643'), 3.15 miles from the Glacier Gorge Trailhead

Lion Lake (11,075') is located in an idyllic basin 6.85 miles from Wild Basin

Andrews Tarn (11,390') lies at the foot of Andrews Glacier on the Continental Divide

Spirit Lake is located about one mile east of Lake Verna on an unimproved section of the East Inlet Trail

Chasm Lake (11,803') carved from the base of Longs Peak

Blue Lake (11,165') is located .6 miles above Black Lake on an unmaintained route in Glacier Gorge

Hikers must scale Timberline Falls to reach the Lake of Glass (10,808') and Sky Pond (10,887')

Despite Finch Lake's modest elevation (9,912'), it can remain covered well into June

The Loch (10,192') is one of Rocky Mountain National Park's most popular day hikes

Julian Lake from Mt Ida

After use as a dam, Lawn Lake (10,987') has been successfully restored to its natural state

Bierstadt Lake (9,416'), the 'post card lake', is generally accessible year round

Lone Pine Lake is located 5.4 miles from the East Inlet Trailhead on the west side of Rocky Mountain National Park

Thunder Lake (10,574')

Azure Lake and the Gorge Lakes from Mt Ida

Odessa Lake (10,055') is an equidistant hike from the Bear Lake and Fern Lake trailheads

Sandbeach Lake (10,283') is aptly named for its wide, flat shoreline

Lion Lake #2 is located .5 miles and 185' up from Lion Lake #1

Mills Lake is the first of 5 spectacular alpine lakes in Glacier Gorge, remnants of the Park's active glacial past

Poudre Lake (10,753') on Milner Pass and the tipping point of the Contiental Divide's two major watersheds

Crystal Lake (11,511') fills a massive cirque carved from Fairchild Mountain (13,502')

Lake Nokoni is located 9.8 miles from North Inlet Trailhead in a steep-walled bowl carved from Ptarmigan Mountain (12,324')

View across the Lake of Glass from Sky Pond

Ouzel Lake (10,010') under Mount Copeland (13,176') in the Wild Basin Area

Copeland Lake, near the entrance to the Wild Basin Area of Rocky Mountain National Park

Falcon Lake (11,070') is located below Pilot Mountain (12,222') in a small cirque about .7 miles from Thunder Lake's inlet area

Fern Lake (9,503') is prized by anglers for its generous trout stock, including native greenbacks

Snowbank Lake (11,523') is accessible by a short but steep cross-country route from Lion Lake

Black Lake (10,630') fills a deep bowl in the upper reaches of Glacier Gorge

Bluebird Lake (10,978') is located 6.3 miles from Wild Basin Trailhead below the Continental Divide

Bear Lake is the starting point for some of the Park's most popular destinations such as Flattop Mountain and Lake Helene

Gem Lake, a large pothole in the Lumpy Ridge complex

Pear Lake in the Wild Basin Area