Fern Lake Patrol Cabin, Rocky Mountain National Park

Name: Fern Lake Patrol Cabin
Address: Rocky Mountain National Park, United States

#41 among attractions in Rocky Mountain National Park

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The Fern Lake Patrol Cabin in Rocky Mountain National Park was designed by National Park Service landscape Daniel Ray Hull and built in 1925. The National Park Service Rustic cabin was used for a time as a ranger station. It was destroyed by the East Troublesome Fire in 2020. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988, and was delisted in 2022. ()

Built: 1925 (100 years ago)Coordinates: 40°20'17"N, 105°40'34"W

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Fern Lake Patrol Cabin – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Bear Lake, Dream Lake, Sprague Lake, Bierstadt Lake.

2.3 miSE
Natural attraction, Lake, Body of water
Bear Lake, Rocky Mountain National Park
58 min walk • Bear Lake is a scenic trailhead and destination in Rocky Mountain National Park. Sitting at an elevation of 9,450 feet, the alpine lake rests beneath the sheer flanks of Hallett Peak and the Continental Divide at 40.31324°N 105.648222°W.
2.2 miSE
Natural attraction, Lake, Body of water
Dream Lake, Rocky Mountain National Park
56 min walk • Dream Lake is a high alpine lake located in Rocky Mountain National Park in northern Colorado, located east of the continental divide.
3.8 miE
Natural attraction, Lake, Body of water
Sprague Lake, Rocky Mountain National Park
97 min walk • Sprague Lake is a scenic lake in Rocky Mountain National Park, located on the south side of Glacier Creek, about two miles south of the Hollowell turnoff.
2.8 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Bierstadt Lake, Rocky Mountain National Park
72 min walk • Bierstadt Lake is located in Larimer County, Colorado and within the Rocky Mountain National Park. Near McHenrys Peak and Longs Peak, there are "spectacular views" of the Continental Divide at the lake.
2.5 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Hallett Peak, Rocky Mountain National Park
64 min walk • Hallett Peak is a mountain summit in the northern Front Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 12,720-foot peak is located in the Rocky Mountain National Park Wilderness, 10.1 miles southwest by west of the Town of Estes Park, Colorado, United States, on the Continental Divide between Grand and Larimer counties.
1.7 miS
Hiking, Hiking trail
Flattop Mountain Trail, Rocky Mountain National Park
43 min walk • The Flattop Mountain Trail, also known as the Grand Trail or the Big Trail, was built in 1925 in Rocky Mountain National Park in the Larimer County portion of the U.S. state of Colorado. Built in 1925, and rehabilitated in 1940 with Civilian Conservation Corps labor, it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
~510 ftS
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Fern Lake, Rocky Mountain National Park
3 min walk • Fern Lake is an alpine lake in Larimer County, Colorado, United States. It is a major source for the Big Thompson River.
4.5 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Haynach Lakes, Rocky Mountain National Park
116 min walk • Haynach Lakes is a lake in Grand County, Colorado. Haynach Lakes lie at an elevation of 11,069 feet.
4.4 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Taylor Peak, Rocky Mountain National Park
113 min walk • Taylor Peak, elevation 13,158 ft, is a summit in the Front Range of north central Colorado. The peak is in Rocky Mountain National Park at the head of Loch Vale and just north of Taylor Glacier.
3.9 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Petit Grepon, Rocky Mountain National Park
101 min walk • Petit Grepon is a semi-detached spire in Colorado's Rocky Mountain National Park. It is one of the "Cathedral Spires" which also includes Sharkstooth, The Saber and The Foil.
2.4 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Tyndall Glacier, Rocky Mountain National Park
61 min walk • Tyndall Glacier is a small cirque glacier in Rocky Mountain National Park in the U.S. state of Colorado. Tyndall Glacier is on the east side of the Continental Divide and in a cirque to the north of Hallett Peak.

Fern Lake Patrol Cabin, Rocky Mountain National Park

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Fern Lake Patrol Cabin – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)