Opal Lake

Opal 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 Opal 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 Opal Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.19398, -106.75048. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Opal Lake

• Navajo Peak · viewpoint · Archuleta · ~14 km · Must-see
• South San Juan Wilderness · sanctuary · Conejos · ~15 km · Must-see
• Summit Peak · viewpoint · Archuleta · ~23 km · Must-see
• Conejos Peak · viewpoint · Conejos · ~24 km · Must-see
• Echo Canyon Dam · lake · Archuleta · ~28 km · Must-see
• Pagosa Hot Spring · lake · Archuleta · ~30 km · Must-see
• Acascosa Lake · lake · Conejos · ~35 km · Must-see
• KCIE-FM (Dulce) · attraction · Rio Arriba · ~38 km · Must-see
• Trujillo Meadows Dam · lake · Conejos · ~39 km · Must-see
• Wolf Creek Pass · viewpoint · Mineral · ~41 km · Must-see
• La Jara Dam · lake · Conejos · ~46 km · Must-see
• Big Meadows Reservoir · lake · Mineral · ~48 km · Must-see
• Pagosa Peak · viewpoint · Mineral · ~49 km · Must-see
• Bennett Peak · viewpoint · Rio Grande · ~53 km · Must-see
• Terrace Dam · lake · Conejos · ~56 km · Must-see
• Pintada Mountain · viewpoint · Rio Grande · ~57 km · Must-see
• South River Peak · viewpoint · Mineral · ~59 km · Must-see
• Horse Mountain · viewpoint · Archuleta · ~61 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Opal Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Opal Lake

• Echo Canyon Dam · lake · Archuleta · ~28 km · Must-see
• Pagosa Hot Spring · lake · Archuleta · ~30 km · Must-see
• Acascosa Lake · lake · Conejos · ~35 km · Must-see
• Trujillo Meadows Dam · lake · Conejos · ~39 km · Must-see
• La Jara Dam · lake · Conejos · ~46 km · Must-see
• Big Meadows Reservoir · lake · Mineral · ~48 km · Must-see
• Terrace Dam · lake · Conejos · ~56 km · Must-see
• Stone Lake · lake · Rio Arriba · ~68 km · Must-see
• Williams Creek Reservoir · lake · Hinsdale · ~68 km · Must-see
• Heron Dam · lake · Rio Arriba · ~74 km · Must-see

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