Rock Lake

Rock 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 Rock 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 Rock Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.47001, -106.82510. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Rock Lake

• Red Table Mountain · viewpoint · Eagle · ~9 km · Must-see
• Sylvan Lake State Park · lake · Eagle · ~12 km · Must-see
• Ruedi Dam · lake · Eagle · ~15 km · Must-see
• Lake Charles Trail · lake · Eagle · ~20 km · Must-see
• New York Mountain · viewpoint · Eagle · ~23 km · Must-see
• Fools Peak · viewpoint · Eagle · ~24 km · Must-see
• Middle Lake Trail · lake · Eagle · ~24 km · Must-see
• White River National Forest · sanctuary · Eagle · ~25 km · Must-see
• Mount Jackson · viewpoint · Eagle · ~31 km · Must-see
• Dotsero Crater · viewpoint · Eagle · ~35 km · Must-see
• Mount of the Holy Cross · viewpoint · Eagle · ~37 km · Must-see
• North Clear Creek Falls, Creede CO · waterfall · Eagle · ~38 km · Must-see
• Holden/Marolt Mining & Ranching Museum · museum · Pitkin · ~39 km · Must-see
• Notch Mountain · viewpoint · Eagle · ~39 km · Must-see
• Aspen Art Museum · museum · Pitkin · ~39 km · Must-see
• Homestake Project Dam · lake · Eagle · ~41 km · Must-see
• Castle Peak · viewpoint · Eagle · ~42 km · Must-see
• Aspen Mountain · viewpoint · Pitkin · ~44 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Rock Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Rock Lake

• Sylvan Lake State Park · lake · Eagle · ~12 km · Must-see
• Ruedi Dam · lake · Eagle · ~15 km · Must-see
• Lake Charles Trail · lake · Eagle · ~20 km · Must-see
• Middle Lake Trail · lake · Eagle · ~24 km · Must-see
• Homestake Project Dam · lake · Eagle · ~41 km · Must-see
• Lost Man Lake · lake · Pitkin · ~52 km · Must-see
• Independence Lake · lake · Pitkin · ~53 km · Must-see
• Linkins Lake · lake · Pitkin · ~54 km · Must-see
• Snowmass Lake · lake · Pitkin · ~54 km · Must-see
• Crater Lake · lake · Pitkin · ~56 km · Must-see

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