Baldwin Lake

Baldwin 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 Baldwin 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 Baldwin Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.65759, -106.30456. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Baldwin Lake

• Cronin Peak · viewpoint · Chaffee · ~2 km · Must-see
• Carbonate Mountain · viewpoint · Chaffee · ~5 km · Must-see
• Mount Antero · viewpoint · Chaffee · ~7 km · Must-see
• Mount White · viewpoint · Chaffee · ~7 km · Must-see
• Tabeguache Peak · viewpoint · Chaffee · ~7 km · Must-see
• Mount Shavano · viewpoint · Chaffee · ~9 km · Must-see
• Hancock Pass · viewpoint · Gunnison · ~9 km · Must-see
• Mount Aetna · viewpoint · Chaffee · ~10 km · Must-see
• Chalk Lake · lake · Chaffee · ~11 km · Must-see
• Mount Princeton · viewpoint · Chaffee · ~14 km · Must-see
• Banana Mountain · viewpoint · Chaffee · ~15 km · Must-see
• Emma Burr Mountain · viewpoint · Chaffee · ~16 km · Must-see
• Jones Mountain · viewpoint · Chaffee · ~19 km · Must-see
• Cumberland Pass · viewpoint · Gunnison · ~20 km · Must-see
• Monarch Pass · viewpoint · Gunnison · ~22 km · Must-see
• Turner Peak · viewpoint · Chaffee · ~24 km · Must-see
• Terrible Mountain · viewpoint · Gunnison · ~25 km · Must-see
• Fairview Peak · viewpoint · Gunnison · ~25 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Baldwin Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Baldwin Lake

• Chalk Lake · lake · Chaffee · ~11 km · Must-see
• O'Haver Lake · lake · Chaffee · ~36 km · Must-see
• Twin Lakes Dam · lake · Lake · ~58 km · Must-see
• Antero Reservoir · lake · Park · ~62 km · Must-see
• Grizzly Reservoir Dam · lake · Pitkin · ~68 km · Must-see
• Linkins Lake · lake · Pitkin · ~72 km · Must-see
• Independence Lake · lake · Pitkin · ~73 km · Must-see
• Lost Man Lake · lake · Pitkin · ~75 km · Must-see
• Crater Lake · lake · Pitkin · ~93 km · Must-see
• Blue Mesa Reservoir · lake · Gunnison · ~99 km · Must-see

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