Ruby Lakes

Ruby 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 Ruby 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 Ruby Lakes — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.01360, -106.61837. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Ruby Lakes

• Garfield Peak · viewpoint · Chaffee · ~4 km · Must-see
• Grizzly Peak · viewpoint · Pitkin · ~5 km · Must-see
• Ouray Peak · viewpoint · Chaffee · ~8 km · Must-see
• Grizzly Reservoir Dam · lake · Pitkin · ~9 km · Must-see
• Independence Mountain · viewpoint · Pitkin · ~11 km · Must-see
• Star Mountain · viewpoint · Lake · ~11 km · Must-see
• Collegiate Peaks Wilderness · sanctuary · Chaffee · ~12 km · Must-see
• Winfield Peak · viewpoint · Chaffee · ~14 km · Must-see
• La Plata Peak · viewpoint · Chaffee · ~16 km · Must-see
• Linkins Lake · lake · Pitkin · ~16 km · Must-see
• Italian Mountain · viewpoint · Gunnison · ~17 km · Must-see
• Mount Blaurock · viewpoint · Chaffee · ~18 km · Must-see
• Twining Peak · viewpoint · Lake · ~18 km · Must-see
• Taylor Peak · viewpoint · Gunnison · ~18 km · Must-see
• Geissler Mountain · viewpoint · Pitkin · ~19 km · Must-see
• Independence Lake · lake · Pitkin · ~19 km · Must-see
• Casco Peak · viewpoint · Lake · ~19 km · Must-see
• Ervin Peak · viewpoint · Chaffee · ~19 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Ruby Lakes

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Ruby Lakes

• Grizzly Reservoir Dam · lake · Pitkin · ~9 km · Must-see
• Linkins Lake · lake · Pitkin · ~16 km · Must-see
• Independence Lake · lake · Pitkin · ~19 km · Must-see
• Lost Man Lake · lake · Pitkin · ~20 km · Must-see
• Twin Lakes Dam · lake · Lake · ~35 km · Must-see
• Crater Lake · lake · Pitkin · ~39 km · Must-see
• Snowmass Lake · lake · Pitkin · ~47 km · Must-see
• Homestake Project Dam · lake · Eagle · ~52 km · Must-see
• Ruedi Dam · lake · Eagle · ~53 km · Must-see
• Lizard Lake · lake · Gunnison · ~58 km · Must-see

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