Rainbow Lake

Rainbow 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 Rainbow 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 Rainbow Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.51931, -106.56796. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Rainbow Lake

• New York Mountain · viewpoint · Eagle · ~6 km · Must-see
• Mount Jackson · viewpoint · Eagle · ~6 km · Must-see
• Middle Lake Trail · lake · Eagle · ~6 km · Must-see
• Fools Peak · viewpoint · Eagle · ~10 km · Must-see
• Lake Charles Trail · lake · Eagle · ~11 km · Must-see
• Mount of the Holy Cross · viewpoint · Eagle · ~12 km · Must-see
• Notch Mountain · viewpoint · Eagle · ~13 km · Must-see
• Sylvan Lake State Park · lake · Eagle · ~17 km · Must-see
• North Clear Creek Falls, Creede CO · waterfall · Eagle · ~18 km · Must-see
• Homestake Project Dam · lake · Eagle · ~24 km · Must-see
• Red Table Mountain · viewpoint · Eagle · ~26 km · Must-see
• Betty Ford Alpine Gardens · sanctuary · Eagle · ~27 km · Must-see
• Ptarmigan Hill · viewpoint · Eagle · ~33 km · Must-see
• Ruedi Dam · lake · Eagle · ~35 km · Must-see
• Eagles Nest Wilderness · sanctuary · Eagle · ~36 km · Must-see
• Hagerman Pass · viewpoint · Pitkin · ~36 km · Must-see
• Black Lake Number 1 Dam · lake · Eagle · ~37 km · Must-see
• Searle Pass · viewpoint · Summit · ~37 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Rainbow Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Rainbow Lake

• Middle Lake Trail · lake · Eagle · ~6 km · Must-see
• Lake Charles Trail · lake · Eagle · ~11 km · Must-see
• Sylvan Lake State Park · lake · Eagle · ~17 km · Must-see
• Homestake Project Dam · lake · Eagle · ~24 km · Must-see
• Ruedi Dam · lake · Eagle · ~35 km · Must-see
• Black Lake Number 1 Dam · lake · Eagle · ~37 km · Must-see
• Clinton Gulch Reservoir · lake · Summit · ~46 km · Must-see
• Pacific Tarn · lake · Summit · ~50 km · Must-see
• Lost Man Lake · lake · Pitkin · ~51 km · Must-see
• Independence Lake · lake · Pitkin · ~52 km · Must-see

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