Halfmoon Lake

Halfmoon 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 Halfmoon 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 Halfmoon Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.43091, -106.58696. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Halfmoon Lake

• Fools Peak · viewpoint · Eagle · ~3 km · Must-see
• Lake Charles Trail · lake · Eagle · ~7 km · Must-see
• Mount Jackson · viewpoint · Eagle · ~9 km · Must-see
• New York Mountain · viewpoint · Eagle · ~11 km · Must-see
• Mount of the Holy Cross · viewpoint · Eagle · ~12 km · Must-see
• Notch Mountain · viewpoint · Eagle · ~15 km · Must-see
• Middle Lake Trail · lake · Eagle · ~15 km · Must-see
• Homestake Project Dam · lake · Eagle · ~16 km · Must-see
• Sylvan Lake State Park · lake · Eagle · ~18 km · Must-see
• Red Table Mountain · viewpoint · Eagle · ~20 km · Must-see
• Hagerman Pass · viewpoint · Pitkin · ~26 km · Must-see
• Ruedi Dam · lake · Eagle · ~27 km · Must-see
• North Clear Creek Falls, Creede CO · waterfall · Eagle · ~30 km · Must-see
• Leadville National Fish Hatchery · park · Lake · ~34 km · Must-see
• Mount Massive · viewpoint · Lake · ~36 km · Must-see
• Mount Massive Wilderness · viewpoint · Lake · ~36 km · Must-see
• Mount Oklahoma · viewpoint · Pitkin · ~36 km · Must-see
• Ptarmigan Hill · viewpoint · Eagle · ~36 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Halfmoon Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Halfmoon Lake

• Lake Charles Trail · lake · Eagle · ~7 km · Must-see
• Middle Lake Trail · lake · Eagle · ~15 km · Must-see
• Homestake Project Dam · lake · Eagle · ~16 km · Must-see
• Sylvan Lake State Park · lake · Eagle · ~18 km · Must-see
• Ruedi Dam · lake · Eagle · ~27 km · Must-see
• Lost Man Lake · lake · Pitkin · ~39 km · Must-see
• Independence Lake · lake · Pitkin · ~40 km · Must-see
• Linkins Lake · lake · Pitkin · ~42 km · Must-see
• Black Lake Number 1 Dam · lake · Eagle · ~42 km · Must-see
• Clinton Gulch Reservoir · lake · Summit · ~45 km · Must-see

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