Hike Profiles for Rocky Mountain National Park and Surrounding Areas

Bluebird Lake Lake elevation: 10,978 feet - Trailhead elevation: 8,500 feet - Net elevation gain: 2,478 feet Wild Basin Trailhead - Rocky Mountain National Park - Distance: 6.2 miles one-way

Bluebird Lake, a former reservoir, is in the southeast portion of Rocky Mountain National Park. The lake is in a rocky cirque at the foot of dramatic Ouzel Peak, between Mahana Peak to the north and Copeland Mountain to the south.

RMNP boundaries in green / major roads in gold

Red star shows location of Bluebird Lake

Major Trail Landmarks Copeland Falls (0.3 miles one-way from trailhead) Calypso Cascades (1.8 miles one-way from trailhead) Ouzel Falls (2.7 miles one-way from trailhead) Junction of Thunder Lake and Bluebird Trails (3.1 miles one-way from trailhead) Junction of Bluebird Lake and Ouzel Lake Trails (4.6 miles one-way from trailhead)

Principal Destinations Near Bluebird Lake Thunder Lake (6.8 miles one-way from trailhead) - via Thunder Lake Trail Ouzel Lake (4.9 miles one-way from trailhead) - via spur trail from Bluebird Lake Trail Lark Pond (6.6 miles one-way from trailhead) - via off-trail route past Bluebird Lake Pipit Lake (6.9 miles one-way from trailhead) - via off-trail route past Bluebird Lake Junco Lake (6.9 miles one-way from trailhead) - via off-trail route past Bluebird Lake Cony Pass (7.3 miles one-way from trailhead) - via off-trail route past Bluebird Lake Ouzel Peak (8.5 miles one-way from trailhead) - via off-trail route past Bluebird Lake

Backcountry Campsites on the trail to Bluebird Lake Ouzel Lake (4.9 miles one-way from trailhead) - elevation 10,020' - 1 individual site Upper Ouzel Creek - (6.0 miles one-way from trailhead) - elevation 10,600' - 1 individual site