Leave No Trace
Overview
| Wilderness One Way Length Beginning Elevation Peak Elevation Gain/Loss/Net Gain Ratings USFS Regulations Trails Illustrated Quadrangle |
Comanche Peak 1.6 miles (from the Beaver Creek Trail) 9,569 9,949 422/42/+380 Hikers – Easy; Stock Riders – Not Recommended National Forest > Wilderness & Travel Zone #112 Poudre River, Cameron Pass Comanche Peak |
Location
The Comanche Lake Trail is accessed from Beaver Creek Trail approximately 4.2 miles from the Beaver Creek trailhead. The trail is not recommended for stock because of potential impact to the lake.
| GPS coordinates Trailhead |
N40°35.410’ W105°40.186’ Map |
Description
The Comanche Lake trailhead is approximately 4.2 miles up the Beaver Creek Trail, about 150 ft below the junction of the Browns Lake Trail with the Beaver Creek Trail. This trail leads slightly downhill to the southwest before crossing a log stringer bridge spanning Beaver Creek. The trail then climbs about 380 ft through a dense subalpine fir and Engelmann spruce for about 0.9 mile before reaching the lake. There are four designated campsites (no wood fires; self-contained chemical stoves only) located around the lake, but the area has been so heavily impacted that it is difficult to locate them in the maze of informal trails by the lake. Because it is difficult to locate a suitable designated campsite, please consider camping outside the travel zone along the Beaver Creek Trail, instead of around the lake. Note that the entire Comanche Lake Trail is within the Browns Lake Travel Zone. The one-way distance of 1.6 miles noted above for this trail includes hiking around the lake.
