Hidden Lake

Hidden 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 Hidden 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 Hidden Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.60482, -107.51299. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Hidden Lake

• Irving Peak · viewpoint · La Plata · ~1 km · Must-see
• Mount Oso · viewpoint · La Plata · ~2 km · Must-see
• Thunder Mountain · viewpoint · La Plata · ~5 km · Must-see
• Organ Mountain · viewpoint · La Plata · ~7 km · Must-see
• Amherst Mountain · viewpoint · La Plata · ~8 km · Must-see
• Jupiter Mountain · viewpoint · La Plata · ~9 km · Must-see
• Windom Peak · viewpoint · La Plata · ~9 km · Must-see
• Jagged Mountain · viewpoint · San Juan · ~10 km · Must-see
• Sunlight Peak · viewpoint · La Plata · ~10 km · Must-see
• Emerald Lake · lake · Hinsdale · ~10 km · Must-see
• Aztec Mountain · viewpoint · La Plata · ~11 km · Must-see
• Mount Eolus · viewpoint · La Plata · ~12 km · Must-see
• Turret Peak · viewpoint · La Plata · ~14 km · Must-see
• Pigeon Peak · viewpoint · La Plata · ~15 km · Must-see
• Vestal Peak · viewpoint · San Juan · ~15 km · Must-see
• Arrow Peak · viewpoint · San Juan · ~16 km · Must-see
• Graystone Peak · viewpoint · San Juan · ~17 km · Must-see
• Rio Grande Pyramid · viewpoint · Hinsdale · ~17 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Hidden Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Hidden Lake

• Emerald Lake · lake · Hinsdale · ~10 km · Must-see
• Electra Lake · lake · La Plata · ~33 km · Must-see
• Williams Creek Reservoir · lake · Hinsdale · ~35 km · Must-see
• Trout Lake Dam · lake · San Miguel · ~52 km · Must-see
• Lake San Cristobal · lake · Hinsdale · ~56 km · Must-see
• Waterdog Lake · lake · Hinsdale · ~67 km · Must-see
• Lake Nighthorse · lake · La Plata · ~69 km · Must-see
• Pagosa Hot Spring · lake · Archuleta · ~73 km · Must-see
• Big Meadows Reservoir · lake · Mineral · ~79 km · Must-see
• Echo Canyon Dam · lake · Archuleta · ~79 km · Must-see

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