Fryingpan Lakes

Fryingpan 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 Fryingpan 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 Fryingpan Lakes — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.19527, -106.51836. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Fryingpan Lakes

• Mount Oklahoma · viewpoint · Pitkin · ~3 km · Must-see
• Mount Massive Wilderness · viewpoint · Lake · ~4 km · Must-see
• Mount Massive · viewpoint · Lake · ~5 km · Must-see
• Lost Man Lake · lake · Pitkin · ~8 km · Must-see
• Mount Champion · viewpoint · Lake · ~9 km · Must-see
• Independence Lake · lake · Pitkin · ~9 km · Must-see
• Twining Peak · viewpoint · Lake · ~10 km · Must-see
• Geissler Mountain · viewpoint · Pitkin · ~10 km · Must-see
• French Mountain · viewpoint · Lake · ~10 km · Must-see
• Leadville National Fish Hatchery · park · Lake · ~10 km · Must-see
• Hagerman Pass · viewpoint · Pitkin · ~10 km · Must-see
• Casco Peak · viewpoint · Lake · ~12 km · Must-see
• Linkins Lake · lake · Pitkin · ~12 km · Must-see
• Mount Elbert · viewpoint · Lake · ~13 km · Must-see
• Independence Mountain · viewpoint · Pitkin · ~17 km · Must-see
• Star Mountain · viewpoint · Lake · ~19 km · Must-see
• Grizzly Reservoir Dam · lake · Pitkin · ~19 km · Must-see
• Ouray Peak · viewpoint · Chaffee · ~20 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Fryingpan Lakes

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Fryingpan Lakes

• Lost Man Lake · lake · Pitkin · ~8 km · Must-see
• Independence Lake · lake · Pitkin · ~9 km · Must-see
• Linkins Lake · lake · Pitkin · ~12 km · Must-see
• Grizzly Reservoir Dam · lake · Pitkin · ~19 km · Must-see
• Homestake Project Dam · lake · Eagle · ~25 km · Must-see
• Twin Lakes Dam · lake · Lake · ~28 km · Must-see
• Lake Charles Trail · lake · Eagle · ~39 km · Must-see
• Ruedi Dam · lake · Eagle · ~40 km · Must-see
• Clinton Gulch Reservoir · lake · Summit · ~48 km · Must-see
• Sylvan Lake State Park · lake · Eagle · ~49 km · Must-see

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