Isolation Lakes

Isolation 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 Isolation 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 Isolation Lakes — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.32471, -106.43697. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Isolation Lakes

• Homestake Project Dam · lake · Eagle · ~7 km · Must-see
• Hagerman Pass · viewpoint · Pitkin · ~10 km · Must-see
• Leadville National Fish Hatchery · park · Lake · ~15 km · Must-see
• Healy House Museum & Dexter Cabin · museum · Lake · ~19 km · Must-see
• Mount Massive · viewpoint · Lake · ~20 km · Must-see
• Mount Massive Wilderness · viewpoint · Lake · ~20 km · Must-see
• Mount of the Holy Cross · viewpoint · Eagle · ~20 km · Must-see
• Notch Mountain · viewpoint · Eagle · ~21 km · Must-see
• Mount Oklahoma · viewpoint · Pitkin · ~22 km · Must-see
• Mount Jackson · viewpoint · Eagle · ~25 km · Must-see
• Fools Peak · viewpoint · Eagle · ~25 km · Must-see
• Kokomo Pass · viewpoint · Eagle · ~27 km · Must-see
• Mosquito Pass · viewpoint · Lake · ~28 km · Must-see
• French Mountain · viewpoint · Lake · ~28 km · Must-see
• Lost Man Lake · lake · Pitkin · ~28 km · Must-see
• Mount Arkansas · viewpoint · Lake · ~28 km · Must-see
• Mount Champion · viewpoint · Lake · ~28 km · Must-see
• Lake Charles Trail · lake · Eagle · ~29 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Isolation Lakes

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Isolation Lakes

• Homestake Project Dam · lake · Eagle · ~7 km · Must-see
• Lost Man Lake · lake · Pitkin · ~28 km · Must-see
• Lake Charles Trail · lake · Eagle · ~29 km · Must-see
• Independence Lake · lake · Pitkin · ~29 km · Must-see
• Clinton Gulch Reservoir · lake · Summit · ~31 km · Must-see
• Linkins Lake · lake · Pitkin · ~32 km · Must-see
• Middle Lake Trail · lake · Eagle · ~35 km · Must-see
• Pacific Tarn · lake · Summit · ~36 km · Must-see
• Twin Lakes Dam · lake · Lake · ~37 km · Must-see
• Black Lake Number 1 Dam · lake · Eagle · ~38 km · Must-see

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