San Juan National Forest

Columbine Ranger District

ACCESS: Travel 29 mi. north of Durango on U.S. Hwy 550 to FS Rd. #591 (Old Lime Creek Hwy), which takes off on the right side of the road at the curve past Cascade Village. Follow for 3.1 mi. to the trailhead on your left in a flat area across from a beaver pond.

DIRECTIONS: The trail (marked #166 on the SJNF Recreation Map) leaves the bottom of a small draw and climbs out to the northeast. It passes through aspen forests and skirts large rock outcropping while following a small creek that drains from the lake. The lake is stocked, and fishing is fair. The view to the south is of the Hermosa Cliffs, Animas Valley and West Needle Mountains.