Cherry Lake

Cherry 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 Cherry 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 Cherry Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.12613, -105.71154. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Cherry Lake

• Rito Alto Peak · viewpoint · Custer · ~6 km · Must-see
• Spread Eagle Peak · viewpoint · Custer · ~7 km · Must-see
• Eureka Mountain · viewpoint · Custer · ~10 km · Must-see
• Cottonwood Peak · viewpoint · Custer · ~14 km · Must-see
• Sangre de Cristo Wilderness · sanctuary · Saguache · ~17 km · Must-see
• Horn Peak · viewpoint · Custer · ~18 km · Must-see
• Fluted Peak · viewpoint · Custer · ~19 km · Must-see
• Mount Adams · viewpoint · Saguache · ~20 km · Must-see
• Willow Lake · lake · Saguache · ~22 km · Must-see
• Challenger Point · viewpoint · Saguache · ~23 km · Must-see
• Kit Carson Mountain · viewpoint · Saguache · ~24 km · Must-see
• Columbia Point · viewpoint · Saguache · ~24 km · Must-see
• Hot Springs · viewpoint · Saguache · ~24 km · Must-see
• Colony Baldy · viewpoint · Custer · ~25 km · Must-see
• San Isabel National Forest · sanctuary · Fremont · ~25 km · Must-see
• Crestone Peak · viewpoint · Saguache · ~26 km · Must-see
• Crestone Needle · viewpoint · Custer · ~27 km · Must-see
• Humboldt Peak · viewpoint · Custer · ~27 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Cherry Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Cherry Lake

• Willow Lake · lake · Saguache · ~22 km · Must-see
• De Weese Dam · lake · Custer · ~31 km · Must-see
• O'Haver Lake · lake · Chaffee · ~63 km · Must-see
• Lake Isabel Picnic and Day Use Area · lake · Custer · ~74 km · Must-see
• Brush Hollow Dam · lake · Fremont · ~85 km · Must-see
• Chalk Lake · lake · Chaffee · ~99 km · Must-see
• Smith Reservoir · lake · Costilla · ~104 km · Must-see
• Lake Pueblo State Park · lake · Pueblo · ~107 km · Must-see
• Mountain Home Dam · lake · Costilla · ~108 km · Must-see
• Antero Reservoir · lake · Park · ~122 km · Must-see

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