Ghost Lake

Ghost 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 Ghost 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 Ghost Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.77257, -107.07050. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Ghost Lake

• Bristol Head · viewpoint · Mineral · ~3 km · Must-see
• North Clear Creek Falls · waterfall · Hinsdale · ~14 km · Must-see
• Spring Creek Pass · viewpoint · Hinsdale · ~25 km · Must-see
• Baldy Cinco · viewpoint · Hinsdale · ~26 km · Must-see
• La Garita Wilderness · sanctuary · Mineral · ~27 km · Must-see
• South River Peak · viewpoint · Mineral · ~29 km · Must-see
• Cimarrona Peak · viewpoint · Hinsdale · ~32 km · Must-see
• San Luis Peak · viewpoint · Saguache · ~33 km · Must-see
• Weminuche Wilderness · sanctuary · Hinsdale · ~34 km · Must-see
• Wheeler Geologic Area · viewpoint · Mineral · ~35 km · Must-see
• Lake San Cristobal · lake · Hinsdale · ~37 km · Must-see
• Slumgullion Earthflow · sanctuary · Hinsdale · ~37 km · Must-see
• Rio Grande Pyramid · viewpoint · Hinsdale · ~38 km · Must-see
• Carson Peak · viewpoint · Hinsdale · ~38 km · Must-see
• Stewart Peak · viewpoint · Saguache · ~38 km · Must-see
• Williams Creek Reservoir · lake · Hinsdale · ~40 km · Must-see
• Waterdog Lake · lake · Hinsdale · ~43 km · Must-see
• Big Meadows Reservoir · lake · Mineral · ~44 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Ghost Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Ghost Lake

• Lake San Cristobal · lake · Hinsdale · ~37 km · Must-see
• Williams Creek Reservoir · lake · Hinsdale · ~40 km · Must-see
• Waterdog Lake · lake · Hinsdale · ~43 km · Must-see
• Big Meadows Reservoir · lake · Mineral · ~44 km · Must-see
• Emerald Lake · lake · Hinsdale · ~51 km · Must-see
• Pagosa Hot Spring · lake · Archuleta · ~71 km · Must-see
• Echo Canyon Dam · lake · Archuleta · ~79 km · Must-see
• Electra Lake · lake · La Plata · ~86 km · Must-see
• Trout Lake Dam · lake · San Miguel · ~90 km · Must-see
• Blue Mesa Reservoir · lake · Gunnison · ~96 km · Must-see

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