Add Hidden Gem Goose Island to Your Colorado Bucket List

Colorado’s San Luis Valley is an interesting place. The area was first established primarily as farmland in the mid-1800s and is not only home to an astonishing number of alleged UFO sightings and cattle mutilations, but plenty of natural beauty as well.

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One example of natural beauty in the San Luis Valley exists in Lake San Cristobal, a landmark that was created by a landslide roughly 700 years ago and is also home to an anomaly known as Goose Island.

Colorado’s Goose Island is a Hidden Gem

Goose Island is an island located in the middle of Lake San Cristobal in Colorado’s San Luis Valley and, as its name suggests, is a popular spot for geese to visit and breed in the springtime.

Because of this, the island is only accessible by humans between the months of June and November.

The island is also only accessible via a 220-foot suspension bridge constructed from steel grates and cables. While the original bridge was constructed many years ago, the current bridge was rebuilt as recently as 2011.

In addition to the Canadian geese that nest on the island each spring and are Goose Island’s namesake, the area is home to eagles, trout, and other wildlife.

The geese arrive at the lake in “V” formations and, like several other species of birds, mate for life.

While the island itself is off limits with the exception of the months between June and November, Lake San Cristobal is open to the public year-round.

Learn more about this unique island located in Colorado’s San Luis Valley from an account written by an employee of Bushwhack Lodge in nearby Lake City here.