Beaver Lakes

Beaver 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 Beaver 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 Beaver Lakes — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.00223, -106.50670. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Beaver Lakes

• Trujillo Meadows Dam · lake · Conejos · ~9 km · Must-see
• Navajo Peak · viewpoint · Archuleta · ~28 km · Must-see
• South San Juan Wilderness · sanctuary · Conejos · ~38 km · Must-see
• Acascosa Lake · lake · Conejos · ~38 km · Must-see
• La Jara Dam · lake · Conejos · ~38 km · Must-see
• Conejos Peak · viewpoint · Conejos · ~40 km · Must-see
• Fort Lowell Historical Marker · fort · Rio Arriba · ~42 km · Must-see
• KCIE-FM (Dulce) · attraction · Rio Arriba · ~52 km · Must-see
• Heron Dam · lake · Rio Arriba · ~52 km · Must-see
• Summit Peak · viewpoint · Archuleta · ~53 km · Must-see
• Terrace Dam · lake · Conejos · ~55 km · Must-see
• Lamy Peak · viewpoint · Rio Arriba · ~57 km · Must-see
• Stone Lake · lake · Rio Arriba · ~57 km · Must-see
• San Antonio Mountain · viewpoint · Rio Arriba · ~58 km · Must-see
• El Vado Reservoir · lake · Rio Arriba · ~59 km · Must-see
• Echo Canyon Dam · lake · Archuleta · ~62 km · Must-see
• El Vado Dam · lake · Rio Arriba · ~62 km · Must-see
• Canjilon Mountain · viewpoint · Rio Arriba · ~63 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Beaver Lakes

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Beaver Lakes

• Trujillo Meadows Dam · lake · Conejos · ~9 km · Must-see
• Acascosa Lake · lake · Conejos · ~38 km · Must-see
• La Jara Dam · lake · Conejos · ~38 km · Must-see
• Heron Dam · lake · Rio Arriba · ~52 km · Must-see
• Terrace Dam · lake · Conejos · ~55 km · Must-see
• Stone Lake · lake · Rio Arriba · ~57 km · Must-see
• El Vado Reservoir · lake · Rio Arriba · ~59 km · Must-see
• Echo Canyon Dam · lake · Archuleta · ~62 km · Must-see
• El Vado Dam · lake · Rio Arriba · ~62 km · Must-see
• Pagosa Hot Spring · lake · Archuleta · ~67 km · Must-see

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