Fish Lake & Pando Aspen Clone
Fish Lake / Pando
A high-mountain lake northwest of Torrey. Pando, the aspen grove on its shore, is made up of about 47,000 quaking aspens linked by a single root system and is considered one of the heaviest living organisms on Earth.
Fish Lake sits at about 2,700 meters and is the largest natural alpine lake in Utah. In summer you can fish for rainbow and lake trout, go boating, or stay in cabins by the lake. Along Route 25 at the lake's southern end, the Pando aspen grove covers roughly 43 hectares. All its trunks grow from one root system, and it is estimated to weigh about 6,000 tons. You can walk into the grove on a trail beside the road, where the Forest Service has interpretive signs. It is about a 45-minute drive from Torrey, and roads may be snow-covered in winter.
Opening hours
Open all day
Nearby sights
- Chimney Rock Trail
- Goosenecks Overlook
- Sunset Point & Panorama Point
- Cathedral Valley
- Fruita Rural Historic District
- Fruita Schoolhouse
- Gifford Homestead
- Cohab Canyon