Indian Peaks Wilderness Passes
Every Indian Peaks Wilderness wilderness-permit entry point on recreation.gov - AllTrails ratings, demand scores, and a trailhead map.
Indian Peaks Wilderness sits along the Continental Divide in the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests, a compact, high-alpine area of lakes, cirques, and namesake peaks that draws heavy overnight use for its proximity to the Front Range. An overnight permit is required during the summer quota season and is issued for a specific backcountry camping zone, with one reservation covering your whole party. Popular zones and summer weekends sell out fast, so competitive dates can be hard to secure.
Top Indian Peaks Wilderness entry points
The most in-demand entry points, ranked by how fast each one books up on recreation.gov.
- Diamond Lake - Very high demand - 4.8 on AllTrails
- Jasper Lake - Very high demand - 4.7 on AllTrails
- Crater Lake - Very high demand - 4.8 on AllTrails
- Diamond Lake Group - Very high demand - 4.8 on AllTrails
- Coney Creek - Very high demand - 4.2 on AllTrails
- Cascade Creek - Very high demand - 4.7 on AllTrails
- Crater Lake Group - Very high demand - 4.8 on AllTrails
- Buchanan - High demand - 4.7 on AllTrails
- Devils Thumb - High demand - 4.7 on AllTrails
- Caribou Lake - High demand - 4.9 on AllTrails
- Devils Thumb Group - High demand - 4.7 on AllTrails
- Middle St. Vrain Group - High demand - 4.6 on AllTrails
Popular trails
- Isabelle Glacier via Pawnee Pass Trail - 4.9 on AllTrails
- Arapaho Pass and Lake Dorothy Trail - 4.9 on AllTrails
- Columbine Lake Trail - 4.9 on AllTrails
- Diamond Lake Trail - 4.8 on AllTrails
- Mt Neva Loop via 4th Of July Trail - 4.8 on AllTrails
- Crater Lake and Lone Eagle from Long Lake Trailhead - 4.8 on AllTrails
- Devils Thumb Pass and King Lake Trail - 4.7 on AllTrails
- Jasper Lake via Devil's Thumb Trail - 4.7 on AllTrails
Indian Peaks Wilderness permit guide · Book on recreation.gov