Dinkle Lake

Dinkle 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 Dinkle 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 Dinkle Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.30292, -107.11695. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Dinkle Lake

• Mount Sopris · viewpoint · Pitkin · ~8 km · Must-see
• Mount Daly · viewpoint · Pitkin · ~19 km · Must-see
• Capitol Peak · viewpoint · Pitkin · ~22 km · Must-see
• Snowmass Mountain · viewpoint · Pitkin · ~26 km · Must-see
• Maroon Bells–Snowmass Wilderness · sanctuary · Pitkin · ~27 km · Must-see
• Hagerman Peak · viewpoint · Gunnison · ~27 km · Must-see
• Snowmass Lake · lake · Pitkin · ~27 km · Must-see
• Snowmass Peak · viewpoint · Gunnison · ~27 km · Must-see
• McClure Pass · viewpoint · Gunnison · ~30 km · Must-see
• Sievers Mountain · viewpoint · Pitkin · ~32 km · Must-see
• Lizard Lake · lake · Gunnison · ~32 km · Must-see
• Ruedi Dam · lake · Eagle · ~33 km · Must-see
• Sleeping Sexton · viewpoint · Pitkin · ~33 km · Must-see
• Holden/Marolt Mining & Ranching Museum · museum · Pitkin · ~34 km · Must-see
• Crater Lake · lake · Pitkin · ~34 km · Must-see
• Maroon Peak · viewpoint · Pitkin · ~35 km · Must-see
• Highland Peak · viewpoint · Pitkin · ~35 km · Must-see
• Aspen Art Museum · museum · Pitkin · ~36 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Dinkle Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Dinkle Lake

• Snowmass Lake · lake · Pitkin · ~27 km · Must-see
• Lizard Lake · lake · Gunnison · ~32 km · Must-see
• Ruedi Dam · lake · Eagle · ~33 km · Must-see
• Crater Lake · lake · Pitkin · ~34 km · Must-see
• Sylvan Lake State Park · lake · Eagle · ~51 km · Must-see
• Lake Charles Trail · lake · Eagle · ~56 km · Must-see
• Linkins Lake · lake · Pitkin · ~62 km · Must-see
• Grizzly Reservoir Dam · lake · Pitkin · ~62 km · Must-see
• Lost Man Lake · lake · Pitkin · ~63 km · Must-see
• Middle Lake Trail · lake · Eagle · ~63 km · Must-see

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