Beaver Lake

Beaver Lake: 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 Beaver Lake

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 Beaver Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.88882, -74.25782. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Beaver Lake

• Ashokan High Point · viewpoint · Ulster · ~6 km · Must-see
• Mombaccus Mountain · viewpoint · Ulster · ~6 km · Must-see
• Steiny Hill · viewpoint · Ulster · ~9 km · Must-see
• Little Rocky · viewpoint · Ulster · ~9 km · Must-see
• Big Rosy Bone Knob · viewpoint · Ulster · ~9 km · Must-see
• South Mountain · viewpoint · Ulster · ~9 km · Must-see
• Upper Ashokan Reservoir · lake · Ulster · ~11 km · Must-see
• Breath Hill · viewpoint · Ulster · ~12 km · Must-see
• Hanover Mountain · viewpoint · Ulster · ~13 km · Must-see
• Samson Mountain · viewpoint · Ulster · ~15 km · Must-see
• Lower Ashokan Reservoir · lake · Ulster · ~16 km · Must-see
• Balsam Cap · viewpoint · Ulster · ~16 km · Must-see
• Ticetonyk Mountain · viewpoint · Ulster · ~16 km · Must-see
• Little Tonshi Mountain · viewpoint · Ulster · ~16 km · Must-see
• Rocky Mountain · viewpoint · Ulster · ~17 km · Must-see
• Tonshi Mountain · viewpoint · Ulster · ~17 km · Must-see
• Peekamoose Mountain · viewpoint · Ulster · ~17 km · Must-see
• Friday Mountain · viewpoint · Ulster · ~17 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Beaver Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Beaver Lake

• Upper Ashokan Reservoir · lake · Ulster · ~11 km · Must-see
• Lower Ashokan Reservoir · lake · Ulster · ~16 km · Must-see
• Mohonk Lake · lake · Ulster · ~20 km · Must-see
• Sturgeon Pool · lake · Ulster · ~23 km · Must-see
• Winnisook Lake · lake · Ulster · ~24 km · Must-see
• Rondout Reservoir · lake · Sullivan · ~25 km · Must-see
• Cooper Lake · lake · Ulster · ~25 km · Must-see
• Lake Maratanza · lake · Ulster · ~31 km · Must-see
• Esopus Meadows Preserve · lake · Ulster · ~32 km · Must-see
• Echo Lake · lake · Ulster · ~34 km · Must-see

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