Carr Lakes

Carr Lakes: 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 Carr Lakes

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 Carr Lakes — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -0.18048, 37.31491. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Carr Lakes

• Mount Kenya · viewpoint · Embu · ~4 km · Must-see
• Mount Kenya National Park · sanctuary · Meru County · ~6 km · Must-see
• Lewa Wildlife Conservancy · sanctuary · Meru County · ~58 km · Must-see
• Ol Pejeta Conservancy · sanctuary · Laikipia County · ~69 km · Must-see
• Point John · viewpoint · Kirinyaga County · ~3 km
• Midget Peak · viewpoint · Nyeri · ~3 km
• Lewis Glacier · viewpoint · Tharaka-Nithi · ~3 km
• Point Melhuish · viewpoint · Kirinyaga County · ~3 km
• Point Lenana · viewpoint · Tharaka-Nithi · ~4 km
• Heim Glacier · viewpoint · Kirinyaga County · ~4 km
• Point Thomson · viewpoint · Tharaka-Nithi · ~4 km
• Point Slade · viewpoint · Nyeri · ~4 km
• Nelion · viewpoint · Embu · ~4 km
• Gregory Glacier · viewpoint · Meru County · ~4 km
• Diamond Glacier · viewpoint · Embu · ~4 km
• Krapf Glacier · viewpoint · Meru County · ~4 km
• Tyndall Glacier · viewpoint · Nyeri · ~4 km
• Simba Col · viewpoint · Meru County · ~4 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Carr Lakes

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Carr Lakes

• Lake Ellis · lake · Meru County · ~14 km
• Lake Alice · lake · Meru County · ~25 km
• Kamburu Dam · lake · Machakos County · ~101 km
• Kamburu Dam Viewpoint · lake · Embu · ~103 km
• Masinga Dam · lake · Embu · ~104 km
• Gitaru dam · lake · Embu · ~105 km
• Ndakaini Dam · lake · Murang'a County · ~110 km
• Lake Ol Bolossat · lake · Nyandarua · ~122 km
• Gatombara Dam · lake · Murang'a County · ~123 km
• JKUAT Dam · lake · Kiambu · ~133 km

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