Kara-Köl

Kara-Köl: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this lake: Full / gates open · Low water level · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Kara-Köl

Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Kara-Köl — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.72310, 78.43296. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Kara-Köl

• Nikolay Przhevalsky museum · museum · Issyk-Kul Region · ~24 km · Must-see
• Dungan Mosque · dargah · Issyk-Kul Region · ~32 km · Must-see
• Karakol historical regional study museum · museum · Issyk-Kul Region · ~33 km · Must-see
• Lake Kaindy · lake · Almaty Region · ~37 km · Must-see
• Ala-Köl · lake · Issyk-Kul Region · ~57 km · Must-see
• Sary-Dobo Nature Reserve · sanctuary · Issyk-Kul Region · ~13 km
• Kungey Ala-Too · viewpoint · Issyk-Kul Region · ~28 km
• V. I. Lenin · fort · Issyk-Kul Region · ~32 km
• Джумагул Алышбаев · fort · Issyk-Kul Region · ~32 km
• Keng-Suu Game Reserve · sanctuary · Issyk-Kul Region · ~33 km
• Holy Trinity Cathedral · church · Issyk-Kul Region · ~33 km
• Kolsay Lakes · lake · Almaty Region · ~34 km
• Кунгей-Алатау · viewpoint · ~36 km
• Сары-Тологой · viewpoint · Issyk-Kul Region · ~37 km
• Pereval Kuturga · viewpoint · Almaty Region · ~41 km
• Алтын-Арашан · viewpoint · Issyk-Kul Region · ~46 km
• Karakol Gorge - Ala-Kul - Altyn Arashan - Ak-Suu village · trek · Issyk-Kul Region · ~46 km
• Highpoint of the Karakol skibase · viewpoint · Issyk-Kul Region · ~47 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Kara-Köl

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Kara-Köl

• Lake Kaindy · lake · Almaty Region · ~37 km · Must-see
• Ala-Köl · lake · Issyk-Kul Region · ~57 km · Must-see
• Bartogay reservoir · lake · Almaty Region · ~87 km · Must-see
• Akkol · lake · Almaty Region · ~112 km · Must-see
• Lake Esik · lake · Almaty Region · ~121 km · Must-see
• Kolsay Lakes · lake · Almaty Region · ~34 km
• Sphagnum lakes · lake · Almaty Region · ~101 km
• Issyk-Kul · lake · Issyk-Kul Region · ~126 km
• Kara Kul · lake · Issyk-Kul Region · ~136 km
• Жашыл-Көл · lake · Chuy Region · ~137 km

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