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: 37.95154, -107.74498. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Rock Lake

• United States Mountain · viewpoint · Ouray · ~1 km · Must-see
• Chicago Peak · viewpoint · San Miguel · ~1 km · Must-see
• Tomboy · fort · San Miguel · ~2 km · Must-see
• Imogene Pass Summit · viewpoint · San Miguel · ~3 km · Must-see
• Stony Mountain · viewpoint · Ouray · ~5 km · Must-see
• Bridal Veil Falls · waterfall · San Miguel · ~5 km · Must-see
• Potosi Peak · viewpoint · Ouray · ~5 km · Must-see
• Mount Emma · viewpoint · San Miguel · ~6 km · Must-see
• Red Mountain Overlook · viewpoint · Ouray · ~7 km · Must-see
• Teakettle Mountain · viewpoint · Ouray · ~7 km · Must-see
• Gilpin Peak · viewpoint · Ouray · ~7 km · Must-see
• Cirque Mountain · viewpoint · Ouray · ~8 km · Must-see
• Mount Ridgway · viewpoint · Ouray · ~9 km · Must-see
• Mount Sneffels · viewpoint · Ouray · ~9 km · Must-see
• Whitehouse Mountain · viewpoint · Ouray · ~10 km · Must-see
• Dallas Peak · viewpoint · San Miguel · ~10 km · Must-see
• Wasatch Mountain · viewpoint · San Miguel · ~10 km · Must-see
• Abrams Mountain · viewpoint · Ouray · ~12 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Rock Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Rock Lake

• Trout Lake Dam · lake · San Miguel · ~23 km · Must-see
• Ridgway Dam · lake · Ouray · ~40 km · Must-see
• Lake San Cristobal · lake · Hinsdale · ~50 km · Must-see
• Electra Lake · lake · La Plata · ~54 km · Must-see
• Waterdog Lake · lake · Hinsdale · ~54 km · Must-see
• Emerald Lake · lake · Hinsdale · ~64 km · Must-see
• Crystal Reservoir · lake · Montrose · ~76 km · Must-see
• Morrow Point Reservoir · lake · Gunnison · ~77 km · Must-see
• Lake Fork · lake · Gunnison · ~84 km · Must-see
• Williams Creek Reservoir · lake · Hinsdale · ~84 km · Must-see

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