Timber Creek Trailhead: Timber Lake, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado
Timber Creek Trailhead: Timber Lake
Rocky Mountain National Park
Timber Lake occupies a large basin at treeline in the shadow of Mt Ida (12,889') on the west side of Rocky Mountain National Park. A well-cut trail leads through verdant forests and lengthy alpine meadows known for their elk and moose populations to Timber Lake, which is flanked by two smaller lakes. Visitors will enjoy exceptional wildlife viewing, good fishing, several backcountry campsites and easy exploration of an idyllic alpine lake setting.
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A young bull elk feeds and stays cool in a thick forest along the Timber Lake Trail
Exploring adjacent lakes in the Timber Lake basin
Looking north across the Timber Lake basin from its south shore
A steep climb past the Long Meadows trail split levels in this long alpine meadow
Snowfields cling to steep upper valley walls well into summer
Unnamed peaks form a large box canyon around Timber Lake
Timber Lake
Columbine are a familiar sight on the first two miles of the Timber Lake Trail
Morning travelers will find optimal lighting from the Timber Lake's southeast corner
A smaller lake separated by only a thin isthmus pours into Timber Lake
Those with time should consider an excursion to Long Meadows, the longest meadow system of RMNP's interior mountains
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