Where is Trappers Lake?

Trappers Lake is a lake in Garfield County, Colorado. Its water-quality measurements are published by Colorado WQCD and shown on this page as reported.

Are there campgrounds on Trappers Lake?

Trappers Lake has 6 public campgrounds from USGS The National Map within 5 km, including Trappers Lake/Trapline, Trappers Lake/Horse Thief, Trappers Lake/Bucks, Trappers Lake/Cutthroat. This is a location join, not a booking. Cabins and hotels are listed separately; campsite reservations use the official link when the source provides one.

Trappers Lake

Garfield County, Colorado325 acresView map Directions

No nutrient or algae sampling on record from Colorado WQCD for this lake.

Area

325 acres

Surface area

Shoreline

4.3 mi

Measured length

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Trappers Lake in Garfield County, Colorado has water-quality measurements published by Colorado WQCD, shown here as reported. Surface area: 325 acres.

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Trappers Lake is a 325-acre lake in Garfield County, Colorado.

Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, CDPHE. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

What Trappers Lake is good for

From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.

Camping6 public campgrounds nearby

Swimming conditions

No reading

Not rated

Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.

Whether Trappers Lake is safe to swim in today is a call for the Water Quality Control Division of the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment and the county health department, who post current advisories. LakeQuality does not issue swimming clearances.

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Water quality measurements for Trappers Lake

These are the measurements Colorado WQCD publishes for Trappers Lake, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.

No clarity data. TSI undefined.

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Lake Details

Surface area

325 acres

Shoreline

4.3 mi

No bathymetric survey has been published for Trappers Lake, so its depth is not documented here.

Recreation & Access

Campgrounds

Public campgrounds near Trappers Lake

Trappers Lake/Trapline0.9 km
Trappers Lake/Horse Thief1.1 km
Trappers Lake/Bucks1.1 km
Trappers Lake/Cutthroat1.1 km
Shepherds Rim / Trappers Lake1.2 km
Shepherds Rim Campground1.3 kmReserve

Nearest public campgrounds in the USGS National Map inventory, within about 3 miles. An empty list means USGS records no campground that close, which is not the same as camping being unavailable. Where the source gives an official reservation link, it is used; the cabin and hotel search does not cover campsites. More camping lakes

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Fishing Trappers Lake

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Nearby Lakes in Garfield County

Wall Lake2.6 miView →Skinny Fish Lake3.5 miView →Twin Lakes4.3 miView →Island Lake5.3 miView →Crescent Lake—View →Stillwater Reservoir—View →

Frequently asked questions about Trappers Lake

Where is Trappers Lake?: Trappers Lake is a lake in Garfield County, Colorado. Its water-quality measurements are published by Colorado WQCD and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Trappers Lake?: Trappers Lake in Garfield County, Colorado has water-quality measurements published by Colorado WQCD, shown here as reported. Surface area: 325 acres.
Is Trappers Lake safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Are there campgrounds on Trappers Lake?: Trappers Lake has 6 public campgrounds from USGS The National Map within 5 km, including Trappers Lake/Trapline, Trappers Lake/Horse Thief, Trappers Lake/Bucks, Trappers Lake/Cutthroat. This is a location join, not a booking. Cabins and hotels are listed separately; campsite reservations use the official link when the source provides one.