Deadman Lakes

Deadman 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 Deadman 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 Deadman Lakes — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.91056, -105.55918. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Deadman Lakes

• Cleveland Peak · viewpoint · Saguache · ~2 km · Must-see
• Tijeras Peak · viewpoint · Saguache · ~3 km · Must-see
• Pico Aislado · viewpoint · Saguache · ~5 km · Must-see
• Milwaukee Peak · viewpoint · Saguache · ~5 km · Must-see
• Broken Hand Peak · viewpoint · Custer · ~6 km · Must-see
• Crestone Needle · viewpoint · Custer · ~8 km · Must-see
• Crestone Peak · viewpoint · Saguache · ~8 km · Must-see
• Humboldt Peak · viewpoint · Custer · ~9 km · Must-see
• Columbia Point · viewpoint · Saguache · ~10 km · Must-see
• Kit Carson Mountain · viewpoint · Saguache · ~11 km · Must-see
• Challenger Point · viewpoint · Saguache · ~11 km · Must-see
• Mount Herard · viewpoint · Saguache · ~11 km · Must-see
• Colony Baldy · viewpoint · Custer · ~12 km · Must-see
• Willow Lake · lake · Saguache · ~13 km · Must-see
• Great Sand Dunes National Preserve · sanctuary · Saguache · ~13 km · Must-see
• Mount Adams · viewpoint · Saguache · ~14 km · Must-see
• Fluted Peak · viewpoint · Custer · ~16 km · Must-see
• Great Sand Dunes National Park · sanctuary · Saguache · ~17 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Deadman Lakes

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Deadman Lakes

• Willow Lake · lake · Saguache · ~13 km · Must-see
• De Weese Dam · lake · Custer · ~43 km · Must-see
• Lake Isabel Picnic and Day Use Area · lake · Custer · ~56 km · Must-see
• Smith Reservoir · lake · Costilla · ~72 km · Must-see
• Mountain Home Dam · lake · Costilla · ~74 km · Must-see
• Brush Hollow Dam · lake · Fremont · ~94 km · Must-see
• O'Haver Lake · lake · Chaffee · ~96 km · Must-see
• Lake Pueblo State Park · lake · Pueblo · ~102 km · Must-see
• Terrace Dam · lake · Conejos · ~111 km · Must-see
• Runyon Lake · lake · Pueblo · ~115 km · Must-see

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