Playa Lakes

Playa 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 Playa 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 Playa Lakes — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.18693, -105.85612. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Playa Lakes

• Mount Silverheels · viewpoint · Park · ~27 km · Must-see
• Tarryall Dam · lake · Park · ~27 km · Must-see
• Antero Reservoir · lake · Park · ~29 km · Must-see
• Boreas Mountain · viewpoint · Park · ~32 km · Must-see
• Hoosier Ridge · viewpoint · Park · ~32 km · Must-see
• Montgomery Dam · lake · Park · ~33 km · Must-see
• Mount Bross · viewpoint · Park · ~34 km · Must-see
• Mount Sherman · viewpoint · Lake · ~34 km · Must-see
• Gemini Peak · viewpoint · Park · ~34 km · Must-see
• Pike National Forest · sanctuary · Park · ~35 km · Must-see
• Horseshoe Mountain · viewpoint · Lake · ~35 km · Must-see
• Mount Lincoln · viewpoint · Park · ~36 km · Must-see
• Mount Cameron · viewpoint · Park · ~36 km · Must-see
• Dyer Mountain · viewpoint · Lake · ~36 km · Must-see
• Buffalo Peaks Wilderness · sanctuary · Park · ~37 km · Must-see
• Mount Buckskin · viewpoint · Park · ~37 km · Must-see
• North Star Mountain · viewpoint · Summit · ~37 km · Must-see
• Mount Democrat · viewpoint · Park · ~37 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Playa Lakes

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Playa Lakes

• Tarryall Dam · lake · Park · ~27 km · Must-see
• Antero Reservoir · lake · Park · ~29 km · Must-see
• Montgomery Dam · lake · Park · ~33 km · Must-see
• Pacific Tarn · lake · Summit · ~43 km · Must-see
• Clinton Gulch Reservoir · lake · Summit · ~46 km · Must-see
• Twin Lakes Dam · lake · Lake · ~51 km · Must-see
• Dillon Reservoir · lake · Summit · ~61 km · Must-see
• Summit Lake · lake · Clear Creek · ~61 km · Must-see
• Cheesman Dam · lake · Jefferson · ~63 km · Must-see
• Black Lake Number 1 Dam · lake · Eagle · ~63 km · Must-see

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