Beaver Ponds

Beaver Ponds: 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 Ponds

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 Ponds — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.93083, -106.83460. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Beaver Ponds

• Wheeler Geologic Area · viewpoint · Mineral · ~9 km · Must-see
• La Garita Wilderness · sanctuary · Mineral · ~11 km · Must-see
• San Luis Peak · viewpoint · Saguache · ~13 km · Must-see
• Stewart Peak · viewpoint · Saguache · ~16 km · Must-see
• Baldy Cinco · viewpoint · Hinsdale · ~30 km · Must-see
• Bristol Head · viewpoint · Mineral · ~31 km · Must-see
• Spring Creek Pass · viewpoint · Hinsdale · ~36 km · Must-see
• North Clear Creek Falls · waterfall · Hinsdale · ~36 km · Must-see
• Cochetopa Dome · viewpoint · Saguache · ~43 km · Must-see
• Powderhorn Wilderness · sanctuary · Hinsdale · ~45 km · Must-see
• Rio Grande National Forest · sanctuary · Rio Grande · ~45 km · Must-see
• Slumgullion Earthflow · sanctuary · Hinsdale · ~48 km · Must-see
• Waterdog Lake · lake · Hinsdale · ~49 km · Must-see
• Lake San Cristobal · lake · Hinsdale · ~51 km · Must-see
• South River Peak · viewpoint · Mineral · ~52 km · Must-see
• Big Meadows Reservoir · lake · Mineral · ~55 km · Must-see
• Wolf Creek Pass · viewpoint · Mineral · ~62 km · Must-see
• Carson Peak · viewpoint · Hinsdale · ~63 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Beaver Ponds

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Beaver Ponds

• Waterdog Lake · lake · Hinsdale · ~49 km · Must-see
• Lake San Cristobal · lake · Hinsdale · ~51 km · Must-see
• Big Meadows Reservoir · lake · Mineral · ~55 km · Must-see
• Williams Creek Reservoir · lake · Hinsdale · ~72 km · Must-see
• Blue Mesa Reservoir · lake · Gunnison · ~82 km · Must-see
• Emerald Lake · lake · Hinsdale · ~85 km · Must-see
• Lake Fork · lake · Gunnison · ~90 km · Must-see
• Pagosa Hot Spring · lake · Archuleta · ~94 km · Must-see
• Morrow Point Reservoir · lake · Gunnison · ~98 km · Must-see
• Terrace Dam · lake · Conejos · ~100 km · Must-see

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