Slide Lake

Slide 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 Slide 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 Slide Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.96282, -107.40921. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Slide Lake

• Flat Tops Wilderness · sanctuary · Garfield · ~12 km · Must-see
• Trappers Lake · lake · Garfield · ~19 km · Must-see
• Ripple Creek Overlook · viewpoint · Rio Blanco · ~21 km · Must-see
• Harker Park Lake · lake · Rio Blanco · ~22 km · Must-see
• Blair Mountain · viewpoint · Garfield · ~23 km · Must-see
• Lake Avery · lake · Rio Blanco · ~26 km · Must-see
• Sleepy Cat Peak · viewpoint · Rio Blanco · ~26 km · Must-see
• Deep Lake · lake · Garfield · ~29 km · Must-see
• Flat Top Mountain · viewpoint · Garfield · ~35 km · Must-see
• Dunckley Flat Tops · viewpoint · Routt · ~43 km · Must-see
• Storm King Mountain · viewpoint · Garfield · ~52 km · Must-see
• Harvey Gap State Park · sanctuary · Garfield · ~55 km · Must-see
• Wild West Express Coaster · temple · Garfield · ~57 km · Must-see
• Glenwood Canyon · viewpoint · Garfield · ~57 km · Must-see
• Dotsero Crater · viewpoint · Eagle · ~58 km · Must-see
• Rifle Gap State Park · park · Garfield · ~58 km · Must-see
• Glenwood Hot Springs Grand Pool · attraction · Garfield · ~58 km · Must-see
• Rifle Gap State Park · sanctuary · Garfield · ~59 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Slide Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Slide Lake

• Trappers Lake · lake · Garfield · ~19 km · Must-see
• Harker Park Lake · lake · Rio Blanco · ~22 km · Must-see
• Lake Avery · lake · Rio Blanco · ~26 km · Must-see
• Deep Lake · lake · Garfield · ~29 km · Must-see
• Rifle Gap Dam · lake · Garfield · ~60 km · Must-see
• Elkhead Creek Dam · lake · Moffat · ~83 km · Must-see
• Rio Blanco Lake State Wildlife Area · lake · Rio Blanco · ~87 km · Must-see
• Sylvan Lake State Park · lake · Eagle · ~97 km · Must-see
• Lake Agnes · lake · Grand · ~102 km · Must-see
• Middle Lake Trail · lake · Eagle · ~103 km · Must-see

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