Pitkin Lake is located high in the Gore Range (Eagles Nest Wilderness) at 11,400 feet. It takes three or four hours to hike to the lake on Pitkin Lake Trail.

Please click on the thumbnails to see photos and descriptions from a spring hike to Pitkin Lake. For the complete tour start with the first one and click the "next" button on each page. Please also be sure to click here and view my 360° panoramas from Pitkin Lake Trail, taken on another hike in July.