Wild Basin, Rocky Mountain National Park

View of Ouzel Falls

View of Calypso Cascades

Wild Basin a region in the southeast corner Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado, United States. The primary entrance is located north of Allenspark off State Highway 7.

A dirt road leads to a ranger station, parking and horseback or hiking trails. The trail to Bluebird Lake and Ouzel Lake follows the North St. Vrain Creek (which is a tributary of the South Platte River) ^[1] passing Calypso Cascades and Ouzel Falls along the way, leading to Ouzel Lake and Bluebird Lake. Both Ouzel Falls and Ouzel Lake are named after a North American species of bird, Cinclus mexicanus , also known as a dipper. ^[2] Other trails lead to Thunder Lake, Finch Lake, and Pear Lake.

See also

• Alpine Visitor Center

Notes

1. Chronic and Williams (2002). Roadside Geology of Colorado: Second Edition; Mountain Press Publishing Company. Page 211.
2. Kent and Donna Dannen (2002). Hiking Rocky Mountain National Park: Including Indian Peaks Wilderness: Ninth Edition. The Globe Pequot Press. Pages 125-132.

References

• Chronic, Halka and Williams, Felicie; Roadside Geology of Colorado: Second Edition; Copyright 2002 by Halka Chronic and Felicie Williams; Mountain Press Publishing Company; ISBN   0-87842-447-4
• Dannen, Kent and Donna; Hiking Rocky Mountain National Park: Including Indian Peaks Wilderness: Ninth Edition; The Globe Pequot Press; Copyright 1978, 80 82 83, 85, 89, 94, 2002 by The Globe Pequot Press; ISBN   0-7627-2245-2

External links

• Scenic drives in Rocky Mountain National Park
• Hiking information and pictures along the trail to Bluebird Lake in the Wild Basin
• "Wild Basin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved December 24, 2013.

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