Lost Lake

Lost 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 Lost 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 Lost Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.29460, -107.48843. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Lost Lake

• Morrow Point Reservoir · lake · Gunnison · ~22 km · Must-see
• Curecanti Needle · viewpoint · Gunnison · ~23 km · Must-see
• Dunsinane · viewpoint · Hinsdale · ~24 km · Must-see
• Courthouse Mountain · viewpoint · Ouray · ~24 km · Must-see
• Cerro Summit · viewpoint · Montrose · ~27 km · Must-see
• Uncompahgre Wilderness · sanctuary · Hinsdale · ~29 km · Must-see
• Lake Fork · lake · Gunnison · ~29 km · Must-see
• Crystal Reservoir · lake · Montrose · ~29 km · Must-see
• Ridgway State Park · sanctuary · Ouray · ~30 km · Must-see
• Ridgway Dam · lake · Ouray · ~31 km · Must-see
• Uncompahgre Peak · viewpoint · Hinsdale · ~31 km · Must-see
• Matterhorn Peak · viewpoint · Hinsdale · ~32 km · Must-see
• Wetterhorn Peak · viewpoint · Hinsdale · ~33 km · Must-see
• Blue Mesa Reservoir · lake · Gunnison · ~40 km · Must-see
• Sunshine Mountain · viewpoint · Hinsdale · ~42 km · Must-see
• Waterdog Lake · lake · Hinsdale · ~43 km · Must-see
• Powderhorn Wilderness · sanctuary · Hinsdale · ~43 km · Must-see
• Twin Peaks · viewpoint · Ouray · ~43 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Lost Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Lost Lake

• Morrow Point Reservoir · lake · Gunnison · ~22 km · Must-see
• Lake Fork · lake · Gunnison · ~29 km · Must-see
• Crystal Reservoir · lake · Montrose · ~29 km · Must-see
• Ridgway Dam · lake · Ouray · ~31 km · Must-see
• Blue Mesa Reservoir · lake · Gunnison · ~40 km · Must-see
• Waterdog Lake · lake · Hinsdale · ~43 km · Must-see
• Lake San Cristobal · lake · Hinsdale · ~50 km · Must-see
• Trout Lake Dam · lake · San Miguel · ~78 km · Must-see
• Emerald Lake · lake · Hinsdale · ~103 km · Must-see
• Electra Lake · lake · La Plata · ~107 km · Must-see

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