At a Glance
Difficulty
Hard
Distance (one-way)
4.0 miles
Elevation
9,673 ft
Elevation Gain
N/A
Trailhead
Fern Lake TH
Park Area
Moraine Park / Cub Creek
Side of Divide
East
Coordinates
40.3421°N, 105.6874°W
Moraine Park / Cub Creek

Spruce Lake

Near Loomis Lake; forested

Spruce Lake, Moraine Park / Cub Creek, Rocky Mountain National Park — 9673 ft elevation

About Spruce Lake

Spruce Lake has its own place in the Moraine Park / Cub Creek landscape: a hard lake at 9,673 feet. It sits on the east side of the Continental Divide.

It lies near Loomis Lake in forested terrain. Moraine Park and Cub Creek offer lower-elevation water, meadow, forest, and links into the Fern Lake system. The useful details are specific and practical: where it sits, how it is reached, and what kind of commitment it asks for.

NPS wilderness-site data also lists Spruce Lake in the Bear Lake Area: 4.6 miles from the trailhead, 1,520 feet of elevation change, an average snow-free date of June 24, and a site elevation of 9,670 feet.

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