The Chalk Lake cache is a great place to bring your fishing pole.
This is a little lake off the beaten path. Plan to bring a picnic while you are here. Chalk Lake is located within the San Isabel National Forest. There is a USFS campground near the lake which is a terrific place to camp. The lake sits at an elevation of 9,000 feet in Chalk Creek Canyon, which gets its name from the soft, white, chalk-like kaolinite canyon walls. Kaolinite is a clay mineral that was deposited by percolating hot springs. Chalk Lake is a great family fishing spot with rainbow, brook and brown trout. Motorized boats are not allowed on the lake. Chalk Creek also offers fishing, and it's best above Cascade Falls. This is a historic area with Chalk Lake not being far from the "town" of Alpine, continue even further up the road from the lake and you'll end up in St. Elmo. Hopes for riches brought miners to this scenic area./p> 
