About Andrews Tarn
On the map, Andrews Tarn belongs to the Glacier Gorge / Bear Lake Corridor section of Rocky Mountain National Park, at 11,385 feet on the east side of the Continental Divide. In this guide it is treated as a hard tarn.
Glacier Gorge is one of the park's classic glacial valleys, with lakes stacked from lower forest to upper alpine basin. It sits below Taylor Peak. The approach from Glacier Gorge TH is 4.8 miles one-way and belongs in the hard tier for this guide.
NPS trail tables show Glacier Gorge as the starting point for Alberta Falls, Mills Lake, Black Lake, The Loch, Sky Pond, and Andrews Glacier, so lakes here often sit on routes that continue well beyond a single shoreline.
🚻 Restroom available at the Glacier Gorge TH trailhead. Pit/vault toilet at the trailhead. Glacier Basin park-and-ride nearby has flush toilets.
