Ankele Lake

Ankele 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 Ankele 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 Ankele Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.57973, -105.88811. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Ankele Lake

• Waugh Mountain · viewpoint · Fremont · ~21 km · Must-see
• Methodist Mountain · viewpoint · Chaffee · ~23 km · Must-see
• Poncha Mountain · viewpoint · Chaffee · ~24 km · Must-see
• Hunts Peak · viewpoint · Fremont · ~28 km · Must-see
• Black Mountain · viewpoint · Park · ~29 km · Must-see
• Bushnell Peak · viewpoint · Fremont · ~33 km · Must-see
• Mount Otto · viewpoint · Saguache · ~35 km · Must-see
• O'Haver Lake · lake · Chaffee · ~35 km · Must-see
• Arkansas Headwaters Recreation Area · sanctuary · Fremont · ~36 km · Must-see
• Galena Peak · viewpoint · Saguache · ~38 km · Must-see
• Mount Shavano · viewpoint · Chaffee · ~39 km · Must-see
• Mount White · viewpoint · Chaffee · ~39 km · Must-see
• Tabeguache Peak · viewpoint · Chaffee · ~40 km · Must-see
• Mount Antero · viewpoint · Chaffee · ~41 km · Must-see
• San Isabel National Forest · sanctuary · Fremont · ~42 km · Must-see
• Chalk Lake · lake · Chaffee · ~42 km · Must-see
• Hayden Spring · viewpoint · Saguache · ~42 km · Must-see
• Chipeta Mountain · viewpoint · Chaffee · ~43 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Ankele Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Ankele Lake

• O'Haver Lake · lake · Chaffee · ~35 km · Must-see
• Chalk Lake · lake · Chaffee · ~42 km · Must-see
• Antero Reservoir · lake · Park · ~57 km · Must-see
• De Weese Dam · lake · Custer · ~70 km · Must-see
• Twin Lakes Dam · lake · Lake · ~83 km · Must-see
• Willow Lake · lake · Saguache · ~87 km · Must-see
• Brush Hollow Dam · lake · Fremont · ~93 km · Must-see
• Tarryall Dam · lake · Park · ~94 km · Must-see
• Grizzly Reservoir Dam · lake · Pitkin · ~105 km · Must-see
• Independence Lake · lake · Pitkin · ~108 km · Must-see

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