Dead Lake

Dead 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 Dead 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 Dead Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.79015, -105.01011. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Dead Lake

• Pikes Peak · viewpoint · El Paso · ~8 km · Must-see
• Ruxton Park · park · El Paso · ~8 km · Must-see
• Barr Trail · trek · El Paso · ~8 km · Must-see
• Mount Rosa · viewpoint · Teller · ~8 km · Must-see
• Englemann Canyon · viewpoint · El Paso · ~10 km · Must-see
• Mount Manitou · viewpoint · El Paso · ~12 km · Must-see
• Bear Creek Cañon Park · sanctuary · El Paso · ~13 km · Must-see
• Miramont Castle · museum · El Paso · ~14 km · Must-see
• Manitou Cliff Dwellings · museum · El Paso · ~15 km · Must-see
• North Cheyenne Cañon Park · viewpoint · El Paso · ~15 km · Must-see
• Cave of the Winds · cave · El Paso · ~15 km · Must-see
• Red Rock Canyon Open Space · sanctuary · El Paso · ~15 km · Must-see
• Cheyenne Mountain · viewpoint · El Paso · ~16 km · Must-see
• Steamboat Rock · sanctuary · El Paso · ~16 km · Must-see
• Balanced Rock · sanctuary · El Paso · ~16 km · Must-see
• Will Rogers - Shrine of the Sun · dargah · El Paso · ~16 km · Must-see
• Pauline Memorial Chapel · church · El Paso · ~17 km · Must-see
• Cheyenne Mountain Zoo · sanctuary · El Paso · ~17 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Dead Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Dead Lake

• Rampart Reservoir · lake · El Paso · ~27 km · Must-see
• Brush Hollow Dam · lake · Fremont · ~46 km · Must-see
• Cheesman Dam · lake · Jefferson · ~65 km · Must-see
• Lake Pueblo State Park · lake · Pueblo · ~78 km · Must-see
• Runyon Lake · lake · Pueblo · ~87 km · Must-see
• Tarryall Dam · lake · Park · ~88 km · Must-see
• Saint Charles Mesa Dam · lake · Pueblo · ~92 km · Must-see
• De Weese Dam · lake · Custer · ~94 km · Must-see
• Rueter-Hess Reservoir · lake · Douglas · ~99 km · Must-see
• Antero Reservoir · lake · Park · ~102 km · Must-see

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