Bugle Lake

Bugle 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 Bugle 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 Bugle Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.70410, -107.37773. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bugle Lake

• Deep Lake · lake · Garfield · ~13 km · Must-see
• Blair Mountain · viewpoint · Garfield · ~13 km · Must-see
• Storm King Mountain · viewpoint · Garfield · ~16 km · Must-see
• Wild West Express Coaster · temple · Garfield · ~21 km · Must-see
• Glenwood Hot Springs Grand Pool · attraction · Garfield · ~22 km · Must-see
• Glenwood Canyon · viewpoint · Garfield · ~24 km · Must-see
• Harvey Gap State Park · sanctuary · Garfield · ~33 km · Must-see
• Flat Tops Wilderness · sanctuary · Garfield · ~36 km · Must-see
• Dotsero Crater · viewpoint · Eagle · ~37 km · Must-see
• Harker Park Lake · lake · Rio Blanco · ~39 km · Must-see
• Rifle Gap State Park · park · Garfield · ~40 km · Must-see
• Rifle Gap State Park · sanctuary · Garfield · ~42 km · Must-see
• Rifle Gap Dam · lake · Garfield · ~42 km · Must-see
• Trappers Lake · lake · Garfield · ~42 km · Must-see
• White River National Forest · sanctuary · Eagle · ~46 km · Must-see
• Lake Avery · lake · Rio Blanco · ~48 km · Must-see
• Flat Top Mountain · viewpoint · Garfield · ~53 km · Must-see
• Ripple Creek Overlook · viewpoint · Rio Blanco · ~55 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Bugle Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Bugle Lake

• Deep Lake · lake · Garfield · ~13 km · Must-see
• Harker Park Lake · lake · Rio Blanco · ~39 km · Must-see
• Rifle Gap Dam · lake · Garfield · ~42 km · Must-see
• Trappers Lake · lake · Garfield · ~42 km · Must-see
• Lake Avery · lake · Rio Blanco · ~48 km · Must-see
• Sylvan Lake State Park · lake · Eagle · ~75 km · Must-see
• Ruedi Dam · lake · Eagle · ~76 km · Must-see
• Middle Lake Trail · lake · Eagle · ~85 km · Must-see
• Lake Charles Trail · lake · Eagle · ~86 km · Must-see
• Snowmass Lake · lake · Pitkin · ~90 km · Must-see

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