Collegiate Peaks Wilderness

Fire restrictions

County and local burn bans may also apply on private, state, or county land nearby. On federal land, follow the land manager's order; off it, follow the strictest county or local rule that applies. When both touch your trip, obey both.

Who manages Collegiate Peaks Wilderness

Getting to Collegiate Peaks Wilderness

• Aspen, CO is the nearest town, 4.1 miles in a straight line from the boundary (not a driving distance). (US Census places, accessed 2026-09-30)

Trailheads at Collegiate Peaks Wilderness

• Grizzly Lake Trailhead (inside the boundary, 10,575 ft), at 39.0766, -106.6114
• Sayer's Gulch Trailhead (inside the boundary, 11,008 ft), at 39.0191, -106.5340
• South Fork Clear Creek Trailhead (inside the boundary, 10,689 ft), at 38.9493, -106.4610
• Texas Creek Trailhead (0.01 mi outside the boundary, 9,949 ft), at 38.8730, -106.4266
• Bowman Gulch Trailhead (0.02 mi outside the boundary, 10,135 ft), at 38.9964, -106.7019
• North Fork Clear Creek Trailhead (0.03 mi outside the boundary, 10,757 ft), at 38.9924, -106.4745
• Cloyses Trailhead (0.04 mi outside the boundary, 11,025 ft), at 38.9509, -106.4074
• Tellurium (0.06 mi outside the boundary, 11,884 ft), at 39.0323, -106.6725

Trailhead locations: Forest Service recreation sites layer , accessed 2026-09-30. Elevations from USGS 3DEP.

Named summits, canyons, and springs in Collegiate Peaks Wilderness

• Mount Harvard summit about 14,377 ft
• La Plata Peak summit about 14,321 ft
• Mount Yale summit about 14,177 ft
• Alan Lake lake

Features whose official location is inside the boundary, from the USGS Geographic Names Information System, accessed 2026-09-30. Summit elevations measured on the USGS 3DEP elevation model, which can read a few feet under a surveyed summit height.

Campgrounds in and around Collegiate Peaks Wilderness

• Difficult Campground (0.2 miles outside the boundary): its sites, fees, and reservations on campgroundsdb.com.
• Collegiate Peaks camping (0.2 miles outside the boundary): its sites, fees, and reservations on campgroundsdb.com.

Fishing and water

• Lost Man Reservoir fishing (0.6 miles outside the boundary): its fishing and stocking record on fishypedia.com.
• Pothole Lake #2 (Upper) fishing (0.7 miles outside the boundary): its fishing and stocking record on fishypedia.com.
• Pothole Lake #1 (Lower) fishing (0.8 miles outside the boundary): its fishing and stocking record on fishypedia.com.

Public lands next to Collegiate Peaks Wilderness

• National forestCollegiate Peaks Wilderness borders Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests.
• National forestCollegiate Peaks Wilderness borders Pike and San Isabel National Forests.
• National forestCollegiate Peaks Wilderness borders White River National Forest.
• Wilderness areaHunter-Fryingpan Wilderness is 0.3 miles away, straight line between the two boundaries.
• Wilderness areaMount Massive Wilderness is 0.8 miles away, straight line between the two boundaries.
• Wilderness areaMaroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness is 1.2 miles away, straight line between the two boundaries.
• Wilderness areaBuffalo Peaks Wilderness is 2.6 miles away, straight line between the two boundaries.

Measured between the units' boundaries as mapped in USGS PAD-US. Distances are straight line, not driving.

Other wilderness areas in Colorado

• Comanche Peak Wilderness (Larimer County)
• Dominguez Canyon Wilderness (Delta County)
• Eagles Nest Wilderness (Summit County)
• Flat Tops Wilderness (Garfield County)
• Fossil Ridge Wilderness (Gunnison County)

Colorado wilderness areas