Jefferson Lake

Jefferson 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 Jefferson 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 Jefferson Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.82832, -105.86390. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Jefferson Lake

• Vasquez Peak · viewpoint · Clear Creek · ~5 km · Must-see
• Jones Pass (Colorado) · viewpoint · Grand · ~8 km · Must-see
• Berthoud Pass · viewpoint · Clear Creek · ~10 km · Must-see
• Byers Peak Wilderness · viewpoint · Grand · ~13 km · Must-see
• Engelmann Peak · viewpoint · Clear Creek · ~13 km · Must-see
• Pettingell Peak · viewpoint · Grand · ~14 km · Must-see
• Mount Parnassus · viewpoint · Clear Creek · ~16 km · Must-see
• James Peak Protection Area · viewpoint · Grand · ~16 km · Must-see
• Parry Peak · viewpoint · Clear Creek · ~16 km · Must-see
• Bard Peak · viewpoint · Clear Creek · ~16 km · Must-see
• Mount Bethel · viewpoint · Clear Creek · ~17 km · Must-see
• Mount Bancroft · viewpoint · Clear Creek · ~18 km · Must-see
• Arapaho National Forest · sanctuary · Grand · ~20 km · Must-see
• Mount Sniktau · viewpoint · Clear Creek · ~21 km · Must-see
• Loveland Pass · viewpoint · Summit · ~23 km · Must-see
• Saint Mary's Glacier · viewpoint · Clear Creek · ~23 km · Must-see
• Grizzly Peak · viewpoint · Summit · ~26 km · Must-see
• Ptarmigan Peak · viewpoint · Grand · ~26 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Jefferson Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Jefferson Lake

• Echo Lake · lake · Clear Creek · ~36 km · Must-see
• Dillon Reservoir · lake · Summit · ~37 km · Must-see
• Summit Lake · lake · Clear Creek · ~40 km · Must-see
• Windy Gap Dam · lake · Grand · ~41 km · Must-see
• Monarch Lake Dam · lake · Grand · ~41 km · Must-see
• Barker Reservoir · lake · Boulder · ~44 km · Must-see
• Green Mountain Reservoir · lake · Summit · ~44 km · Must-see
• Lake Granby · lake · Grand · ~45 km · Must-see
• Williams Fork Dam · lake · Grand · ~46 km · Must-see
• Stapp Lakes · lake · Boulder · ~53 km · Must-see

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