Bailey Lakes

Bailey 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 Bailey 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 Bailey Lakes — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.99109, -107.09729. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bailey Lakes

• Flat Top Mountain · viewpoint · Garfield · ~4 km · Must-see
• Trappers Lake · lake · Garfield · ~14 km · Must-see
• Flat Tops Wilderness · sanctuary · Garfield · ~21 km · Must-see
• Ripple Creek Overlook · viewpoint · Rio Blanco · ~27 km · Must-see
• Dunckley Flat Tops · viewpoint · Routt · ~35 km · Must-see
• Deep Lake · lake · Garfield · ~37 km · Must-see
• Castle Peak · viewpoint · Eagle · ~42 km · Must-see
• Blair Mountain · viewpoint · Garfield · ~44 km · Must-see
• Dotsero Crater · viewpoint · Eagle · ~46 km · Must-see
• Stagecoach State Park · sanctuary · Routt · ~47 km · Must-see
• Sleepy Cat Peak · viewpoint · Rio Blanco · ~50 km · Must-see
• White River National Forest · sanctuary · Eagle · ~54 km · Must-see
• Sarvis Creek Wilderness · sanctuary · Routt · ~55 km · Must-see
• Harker Park Lake · lake · Rio Blanco · ~56 km · Must-see
• Lake Avery · lake · Rio Blanco · ~59 km · Must-see
• Glenwood Canyon · viewpoint · Garfield · ~59 km · Must-see
• Gore Canyon · viewpoint · Grand · ~63 km · Must-see
• Wild West Express Coaster · temple · Garfield · ~64 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Bailey Lakes

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Bailey Lakes

• Trappers Lake · lake · Garfield · ~14 km · Must-see
• Deep Lake · lake · Garfield · ~37 km · Must-see
• Harker Park Lake · lake · Rio Blanco · ~56 km · Must-see
• Lake Avery · lake · Rio Blanco · ~59 km · Must-see
• Lake Agnes · lake · Grand · ~73 km · Must-see
• Wolford Mountain Reservoir · lake · Grand · ~75 km · Must-see
• Sylvan Lake State Park · lake · Eagle · ~78 km · Must-see
• Middle Lake Trail · lake · Eagle · ~81 km · Must-see
• Elkhead Creek Dam · lake · Moffat · ~84 km · Must-see
• Rifle Gap Dam · lake · Garfield · ~87 km · Must-see

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