Horse Pond

Horse Pond: 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 Horse Pond

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 Horse Pond — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.74034, -106.57949. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Horse Pond

• North Clear Creek Falls, Creede CO · waterfall · Eagle · ~13 km · Must-see
• Meridian Peak · viewpoint · Summit · ~21 km · Must-see
• Eagles Nest · viewpoint · Summit · ~25 km · Must-see
• Mount Powell · viewpoint · Summit · ~26 km · Must-see
• Betty Ford Alpine Gardens · sanctuary · Eagle · ~27 km · Must-see
• Castle Peak · viewpoint · Eagle · ~27 km · Must-see
• Middle Lake Trail · lake · Eagle · ~28 km · Must-see
• The Spider · viewpoint · Eagle · ~29 km · Must-see
• Eagles Nest Wilderness · sanctuary · Eagle · ~32 km · Must-see
• New York Mountain · viewpoint · Eagle · ~32 km · Must-see
• Gore Canyon · viewpoint · Grand · ~36 km · Must-see
• Mount Jackson · viewpoint · Eagle · ~36 km · Must-see
• Sylvan Lake State Park · lake · Eagle · ~36 km · Must-see
• Green Mountain Reservoir · lake · Summit · ~36 km · Must-see
• Notch Mountain · viewpoint · Eagle · ~39 km · Must-see
• Lake Charles Trail · lake · Eagle · ~39 km · Must-see
• Mount of the Holy Cross · viewpoint · Eagle · ~39 km · Must-see
• Fools Peak · viewpoint · Eagle · ~40 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Horse Pond

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Horse Pond

• Middle Lake Trail · lake · Eagle · ~28 km · Must-see
• Sylvan Lake State Park · lake · Eagle · ~36 km · Must-see
• Green Mountain Reservoir · lake · Summit · ~36 km · Must-see
• Lake Charles Trail · lake · Eagle · ~39 km · Must-see
• Black Lake Number 1 Dam · lake · Eagle · ~47 km · Must-see
• Homestake Project Dam · lake · Eagle · ~53 km · Must-see
• Wolford Mountain Reservoir · lake · Grand · ~55 km · Must-see
• Williams Fork Dam · lake · Grand · ~57 km · Must-see
• Ruedi Dam · lake · Eagle · ~58 km · Must-see
• Dillon Reservoir · lake · Summit · ~60 km · Must-see

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