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: 37.41761, -107.04768. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Beaver Lake

• Pagosa Peak · viewpoint · Mineral · ~4 km · Must-see
• Pagosa Hot Spring · lake · Archuleta · ~22 km · Must-see
• South River Peak · viewpoint · Mineral · ~23 km · Must-see
• Williams Creek Reservoir · lake · Hinsdale · ~23 km · Must-see
• Wolf Creek Pass · viewpoint · Mineral · ~29 km · Must-see
• Cimarrona Peak · viewpoint · Hinsdale · ~30 km · Must-see
• Echo Canyon Dam · lake · Archuleta · ~30 km · Must-see
• Horse Mountain · viewpoint · Archuleta · ~30 km · Must-see
• Big Meadows Reservoir · lake · Mineral · ~32 km · Must-see
• Weminuche Wilderness · sanctuary · Hinsdale · ~37 km · Must-see
• Graham Peak · viewpoint · Hinsdale · ~38 km · Must-see
• Summit Peak · viewpoint · Archuleta · ~40 km · Must-see
• Chimney Rock National Monument · sanctuary · Archuleta · ~44 km · Must-see
• Emerald Lake · lake · Hinsdale · ~48 km · Must-see
• Yellowjacket Pass · viewpoint · Archuleta · ~49 km · Must-see
• South San Juan Wilderness · sanctuary · Conejos · ~51 km · Must-see
• Bristol Head · viewpoint · Mineral · ~52 km · Must-see
• Rio Grande Pyramid · viewpoint · Hinsdale · ~53 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Beaver Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Beaver Lake

• Pagosa Hot Spring · lake · Archuleta · ~22 km · Must-see
• Williams Creek Reservoir · lake · Hinsdale · ~23 km · Must-see
• Echo Canyon Dam · lake · Archuleta · ~30 km · Must-see
• Big Meadows Reservoir · lake · Mineral · ~32 km · Must-see
• Emerald Lake · lake · Hinsdale · ~48 km · Must-see
• Acascosa Lake · lake · Conejos · ~69 km · Must-see
• Two Rivers Marina · lake · Archuleta · ~70 km · Must-see
• Lake San Cristobal · lake · Hinsdale · ~82 km · Must-see
• La Jara Dam · lake · Conejos · ~82 km · Must-see
• Trujillo Meadows Dam · lake · Conejos · ~84 km · Must-see

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