Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests · Colorado

Lake Evelyn

2.8 mi of trail, end to end · about 1,600 ft of climbing · 10,020 ft–11,596 ft · native material surface · trail No. 15 · trail class 2 · typical grade 12-20% · tread 18-24 inches wide · hiking, horse · seasonal: hiking 06/01-11/15

10,029 ft 11,596 ft · 2.7 mi high 11,596 ft

Trailhead Lake Evelyn Trailhead 10,030 ft Drive there

Lake Evelyn Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up

The Lake Evelyn Trailhead provides access to several trails in the Byers Peak Wilderness . There are no facilities.

Note: The access road to this trailhead is closed to motor vehicles between Nov. 15 and June 15. A 4-wheel drive, high clearance vehicle is recommend to reach this trailhead.

View a COTREX area map here .

Restrictions Wilderness regulations apply in the&nbsp;<a href="http://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/arp/recarea/?recid=80800">Byers Peak Wilderness</a>: <ul><li>Mechanized/motorized travel is prohibited.</li><li>Do not camp or build campfires within 100 feet of developed trails or bodies of water.</li><li>Pets must be under control at all times.</li><li>Group size is limited to 12 people and/or livestock.&nbsp;</li><li>Practice <a href="https://lnt.org/why/7-principles/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIhsvkoYej7AIVjYTICh2FQgqwEAAYASABEgK3nvD_BwE">Leave No Trace principles</a>.</li></ul>Unless seasonal restrictions are in effect, campfires must be attended at all times and cold to the touch with the bare hand before being abandoned. Collection of dead and down wood is allowed; do not break branches from standing trees for firewood.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

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About this trail's facts

The lines are the US Forest Service's National Forest System trails layer (public domain), read 2026-10-16 and simplified for the map; the length is the line's, end to end, and the class, surface, grade and tread width are the forest's own entries where it publishes them - a forest that publishes the centreline alone has none. The trailheads and the points along the way are the Service's recreation points, and the write-ups its own recarea text, unedited. Heights come from USGS 3DEP through Terrain Tiles on AWS (Mapzen/Tilezen), read along each line and rounded; a short trail on steep ground can be off by a few tens of feet. Closures change: check the forest's own site before you go.