White River National Forest · Colorado · Trail 1804

Pagoda Lake

Pagoda Lake Trail is a 7 miles trail in White River National Forest, Colorado. The Forest Service rates it trail class 3, developed. It is open to hiking, horse and pack stock, mountain biking, motorcycle, atv, e-bikes and snowcoach or snowcat.

Trail conditions, closures and hazards are not tracked here. The White River National Forest official page carries current alerts and closure orders.

Map

One end Other endLine simplified to about 100 metres. Basemap from the USGS National Map.

One end40.1065, -107.2973 · Directions ↗
Other end40.1103, -107.3859 · Directions ↗

The ends are the two ends of the longest connected chain of segments. The record does not say which is the usual start.

The trail

Length7 miles
Trail class3, developed
Typeland trail
Surfacenative material
Typical tread width36-48 inches
Motor vehiclesOpen to at least one motorized use
AccessibilityNot evaluated
Trail numbers1804
ForestWhite River National Forest (unit 0215)
StatesColorado
Detail publishedmanagement level, with uses

Values are the set across all segments. Class 1 is minimally developed and class 5 is fully developed. Grade and width are the forest's typical values, not measured extremes.

Allowed uses

HikingAllowed year-round
Horse and pack stockAllowed year-round
Mountain bikingAllowed 06/21 to 08/31 (month/day)
MotorcycleAllowed 06/21 to 08/31 (month/day)
ATVAllowed 06/21 to 08/31 (month/day)
E-bikesAllowed 06/21 to 08/31 (month/day)
Snowcoach or snowcatAllowed 01/01 to 03/31 (month/day)

A use is listed when the Forest Service records it as managed, accepted or discouraged on any segment. Discouraged still means legal. Uses marked restricted are left out. Where the forest publishes a Motor Vehicle Use Map, that map governs motorized use.

Trailheads

No season published · listed none
Flat Tops Wilderness regulations  apply Domestic sheep may be grazing in the area. This trail is used for multiple activities, including hiking and horsebackriding.  Please respect other users. The Devil's Causeway section is impassable to livestock.
0.1 mi

Distance is from the point to the nearest part of the trail line. Season text is what the forest wrote and is often a season name rather than a date. The recreation page link goes to the Forest Service site, which may redirect to the forest's recreation index.

Camping nearby

Campsite Atlas cards carry site counts and booking links from Recreation.gov. Forest Service cards come from the recreation layer and link the agency page.

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Reference

Questions people ask

How long is the Pagoda Lake Trail?

7 miles, the sum of the 1 segment the Forest Service records under this name in White River National Forest.

Source: Forest Service trail layer

What is allowed on the Pagoda Lake Trail?

hiking, horse and pack stock, mountain biking, motorcycle, atv, e-bikes and snowcoach or snowcat. The trail is open to at least one motorized use. Some uses are seasonal. The allowed uses section lists the dates.

Source: Forest Service trail layer

Where does the Pagoda Lake Trail start?

The line begins at 40.1065, -107.2973 and ends at 40.1103, -107.3859. The nearest recorded trailhead is Chinese Wall #1803, 0.1 miles from the line. The record does not say which end is the usual start.

Source: Forest Service trail layer

Is the Pagoda Lake Trail in a wilderness area?

No. The trail line does not cross any polygon in the National Wilderness Preservation System layer.

Source: Wilderness Connect

Where can I camp near the Pagoda Lake Trail?

Pagoda #1804 (0 mi), North Fork Campground (4.4 mi) and North Fork Campground (4.9 mi) are within five miles of the trail. Site counts and booking links are on Campsite Atlas.

Source: Campsite Atlas

How developed is the Pagoda Lake Trail?

Trail class 3, which the Forest Service describes as developed. Class 1 is a minimal, unimproved route and class 5 is fully developed, often paved.

Source: Forest Service trail layer

How steep and how wide is the Pagoda Lake Trail?

The typical tread is 36-48 inches wide.

Source: Forest Service trail layer

Who manages the Pagoda Lake Trail?

White River National Forest, Forest Service unit 0215. The trail is in Colorado.

Source: White River National Forest official page

Source

This page is built from 1 segment named PAGODA LAKE in the Forest Service TrailNFS_Publish layer, administrative unit 0215. Wilderness overlap is tested against the National Wilderness Preservation System layer from Wilderness Connect. Trailheads and Forest Service campgrounds come from the Forest Service Recreation Opportunities layer. Data refreshed September 17, 2026. The methodology page explains how segments become trails.