Pagoda #1804
The numbers that decide it
Recreation.gov publishes no site-level detail for this campground, so we cannot say what length of rig it takes. Call the managing office before committing to it in a large vehicle.
Site-level detail from Recreation.gov, checked 2026-08-05. Where a field says “not published”, the agency has not published it — it does not mean zero.
Pagoda #1804
The Pagoda Lake Trail trail is 7.3 miles long. It begins at Rio Blanco County Road 8 and ends at Forest Road 230. The trail heads northwest out of the parking area. It mainly follows open parks, with a few short stretches of spruce-fir-dead spruce forest. 3.5 miles from the trailhead, a short spur goes 1/4 mile south to Pagoda Lake. Pagoda Peak (11,120’), named for its unusual pagoda shape, rises to the north. The elevation drops gradually from the trailhead to the Snell Creek Trail junction, one mile beyond Pagoda Lake. The Pagoda Trail continues west around the shoulder of Sand Peak to its terminus at FR#230 (Deadhorse Loop).
Before you go
Season
Summer travel: June 21-August 31, Winter travel (over snow only): November 23-May 20
Restrictions
Open to vehicles up to and including 50" in width.
Scenic drives that pass close
Make it a night on a better road
Byway plans the drive in — real stops, real weather, nothing invented.