Cheeseman Lake (6842 ft) was closed to the public following the Hayman fire in 2002 and re-opened in June of 2007. The Hayman fire has gone down in history as the largest fire in Colorado History. It had consumed 137,760 acres, 600 structures and as cost $39,100,000 to date.

You will notice the scarce vegetation in parts of these photos as still, seven years later, not much has grown back. Cheeseman Lake was the southern edge of the Hayman fire.