Monarch Lake

Description:
Monarch Lake is a beautiful lake located just outside the northwestern boundary of the Indian Peaks Wilderness. This lake contains populations of brook, rainbow, cutthroat, and brown trout. Trails travel completely around the lake offering fishing access to most of the shoreline. The south end of the lake is more difficult to reach.


Features:

	Area:	142 acres
	Shoreline:	2.6 miles
	Elevation:	8,340 feet
	Maximum depth:	8 feet
	Fish species:	Cutthroat trout
		Rainbow trout
		Brook trout
		Brown trout
		Arctic Grayling
		Sucker
	Fish species stocked:	Cutthroat trout
		Rainbow trout
		Brook trout
	Fishing period:	May - November

Vicinity Map

Other Nearby Resources:

Arapaho Bay Campground	Cascade Creek Trail
Arapaho Pass Trail	Buchanan Pass Trail
High Lonesome Trail	Knight Ridge Trail
Roaring Fork Trail

Directions:
To reach Monarch Lake take Highway 40 north from I70 to Granby. Take Highway 34 north for about five miles to the Arapaho National Recreation Area entrance and Lake Granby. Turn right on Forest Road 125 and travel about ten miles to the lake.

 

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