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Lost Lake Trail, below Cottonwood Pass, up the mountain from Buena Vista Colorado

Lost Lake Trail Photo Trail One

 

Lost Lake Trail Photo Trail One

 

Trail head for Lost Lake is just below Cottonwood Pass, hiking to Lost Lake from Cottonwood Pass is an easy 2.6 mile out and back hike

Trail head is located just below Cottonwood Pass at about 11,200 feet in elevation.

 

Starting in on Lost Lake Trail from CR 306 just below Cottonwood Pass, Buena Vista Colorado
Starting in on Lost Lake Trail from CR 306 just below Cottonwood Pass

 

Lost Lake Trail is very easy, our only real obstacle was some left over drifted snow from winter here and there, Buena Vista Colorado
Lost Lake Trail is very easy, our only real obstacle was some left over drifted snow from winter here and there

 

Water flowing from a small pothole lake on Lost Lake Trail in a beautiful meadow with great views, Buena Vista Colorado
Water flowing from a small pothole lake on Lost Lake Trail

 

 

Views from meadow, Lost Lake Trail is just on the edge of treeline as you hike in from the Trail head for Lost Lake is just below Cottonwood Pass
Views from meadow, Lost Lake Trail is just on the edge of treeline

 

Lost Lake sits just below the Continental Divide and Colorado Trail as well as Cottonwood Pass outside of town of Buena Vista Colorado
Lost Lake sits just below the Continental Divide and Colorado Trail as well as Cottonwood Pass

 

Late Spring on the Trail head for Lost Lake is just below Cottonwood Pass up the mountain from the town of Buena Vista Colorado, San Isabel National Forest
Late Spring on the Trail head for Lost Lake is just below Cottonwood Pass

 

Lost Lake Trail of this point begins follow the shore line of a pot hole lake heading to Lost Lake, San Isabel National Forest
Lost Lake Trail of this point begins follow the shore line of a pot hole lake

 

Cottonwood Pass road can be seen in the background on the Lost Lake Trail, San Isabel National Forest Buena Vista Colorado
Cottonwood Pass road can be seen in the background

 

Entering a patchy snow field, enjoying the view looking back Lost Lake Trail, San Isabel National Forest
Entering a patchy snow field, enjoying the view as I look back

 

Heading into the upper basin towards Lost Lake San Isabel National Forest Colorado
Heading into the upper basin towards Lost Lake

 

Panoramic Views on Lost Lake Trail are not a disappointment in any direction you look in San Isabel National Forest Colorado
Panoramic Views on Lost Lake Trail are not disappointing, no matter the direction you are looking

 

As a company, as individuals and a group, we are strong supporters of public land and can’t stress enough how everyone needs to get involved with a local conservation in your area and do all we can to save our “Wilderness Areas, Monuments, and other Public Lands”.

Don’t Let Our Government become very reckless with Nature and Our Public Lands!
Support Your Local Conservation Organizations!

 

Be sure to check out other great adventures and plan for one of your own:

Ptarmigan Lake Trail, Photo Essay Three

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