Milligan Lakes

Milligan 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 Milligan 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 Milligan Lakes — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.30971, -105.78807. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Milligan Lakes

• Boreas Mountain · viewpoint · Park · ~22 km · Must-see
• Tarryall Dam · lake · Park · ~23 km · Must-see
• Mount Silverheels · viewpoint · Park · ~24 km · Must-see
• Shawnee Peak · viewpoint · Park · ~24 km · Must-see
• Georgia Pass · viewpoint · Summit · ~25 km · Must-see
• Mount Guyot · viewpoint · Summit · ~26 km · Must-see
• Hoosier Ridge · viewpoint · Park · ~26 km · Must-see
• Bald Mountain · viewpoint · Summit · ~27 km · Must-see
• Arrowhead Mountain · viewpoint · Park · ~30 km · Must-see
• Montgomery Dam · lake · Park · ~31 km · Must-see
• Webster Pass (Colorado) · viewpoint · Park · ~31 km · Must-see
• Bison Mountain · viewpoint · Park · ~33 km · Must-see
• Pike National Forest · sanctuary · Park · ~34 km · Must-see
• Mount Bross · viewpoint · Park · ~35 km · Must-see
• North Star Mountain · viewpoint · Summit · ~35 km · Must-see
• Mount Lincoln · viewpoint · Park · ~35 km · Must-see
• Mount Cameron · viewpoint · Park · ~36 km · Must-see
• Quandary Peak · viewpoint · Summit · ~36 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Milligan Lakes

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Milligan Lakes

• Tarryall Dam · lake · Park · ~23 km · Must-see
• Montgomery Dam · lake · Park · ~31 km · Must-see
• Pacific Tarn · lake · Summit · ~39 km · Must-see
• Summit Lake · lake · Clear Creek · ~43 km · Must-see
• Clinton Gulch Reservoir · lake · Summit · ~43 km · Must-see
• Antero Reservoir · lake · Park · ~47 km · Must-see
• Dillon Reservoir · lake · Summit · ~49 km · Must-see
• Echo Lake · lake · Clear Creek · ~52 km · Must-see
• Black Lake Number 1 Dam · lake · Eagle · ~57 km · Must-see
• Cheesman Dam · lake · Jefferson · ~57 km · Must-see

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