Bench Lakes

Bench 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 Bench 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 Bench Lakes — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.33110, -106.49725. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bench Lakes

• Homestake Project Dam · lake · Eagle · ~6 km · Must-see
• Hagerman Pass · viewpoint · Pitkin · ~9 km · Must-see
• Leadville National Fish Hatchery · park · Lake · ~17 km · Must-see
• Mount of the Holy Cross · viewpoint · Eagle · ~19 km · Must-see
• Fools Peak · viewpoint · Eagle · ~20 km · Must-see
• Mount Massive · viewpoint · Lake · ~20 km · Must-see
• Mount Massive Wilderness · viewpoint · Lake · ~20 km · Must-see
• Notch Mountain · viewpoint · Eagle · ~21 km · Must-see
• Mount Oklahoma · viewpoint · Pitkin · ~21 km · Must-see
• Mount Jackson · viewpoint · Eagle · ~22 km · Must-see
• Lake Charles Trail · lake · Eagle · ~23 km · Must-see
• Healy House Museum & Dexter Cabin · museum · Lake · ~25 km · Must-see
• Lost Man Lake · lake · Pitkin · ~26 km · Must-see
• Independence Lake · lake · Pitkin · ~27 km · Must-see
• Geissler Mountain · viewpoint · Pitkin · ~27 km · Must-see
• Mount Champion · viewpoint · Lake · ~28 km · Must-see
• New York Mountain · viewpoint · Eagle · ~28 km · Must-see
• French Mountain · viewpoint · Lake · ~28 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Bench Lakes

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Bench Lakes

• Homestake Project Dam · lake · Eagle · ~6 km · Must-see
• Lake Charles Trail · lake · Eagle · ~23 km · Must-see
• Lost Man Lake · lake · Pitkin · ~26 km · Must-see
• Independence Lake · lake · Pitkin · ~27 km · Must-see
• Linkins Lake · lake · Pitkin · ~30 km · Must-see
• Middle Lake Trail · lake · Eagle · ~32 km · Must-see
• Sylvan Lake State Park · lake · Eagle · ~35 km · Must-see
• Ruedi Dam · lake · Eagle · ~35 km · Must-see
• Clinton Gulch Reservoir · lake · Summit · ~37 km · Must-see
• Grizzly Reservoir Dam · lake · Pitkin · ~37 km · Must-see

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