Spring Pond

Spring Pond: 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 Spring Pond

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 Spring Pond — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.15978, -107.90593. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Spring Pond

• Horsefly Peak · viewpoint · Ouray · ~5 km · Must-see
• North Pole Peak · viewpoint · San Miguel · ~17 km · Must-see
• Hayden Peak · viewpoint · San Miguel · ~18 km · Must-see
• Ridgway Dam · lake · Ouray · ~19 km · Must-see
• Ridgway State Park · sanctuary · Ouray · ~20 km · Must-see
• Mount Sneffels Wilderness · sanctuary · Ouray · ~20 km · Must-see
• Mears Peak · viewpoint · San Miguel · ~21 km · Must-see
• Mount Sneffels · viewpoint · Ouray · ~25 km · Must-see
• Uncompahgre National Forest · sanctuary · Ouray · ~25 km · Must-see
• Dallas Peak · viewpoint · San Miguel · ~26 km · Must-see
• Cirque Mountain · viewpoint · Ouray · ~26 km · Must-see
• Mount Ridgway · viewpoint · Ouray · ~26 km · Must-see
• Whitehouse Mountain · viewpoint · Ouray · ~27 km · Must-see
• Gilpin Peak · viewpoint · Ouray · ~27 km · Must-see
• Teakettle Mountain · viewpoint · Ouray · ~27 km · Must-see
• Mount Emma · viewpoint · San Miguel · ~29 km · Must-see
• Stony Mountain · viewpoint · Ouray · ~29 km · Must-see
• Potosi Peak · viewpoint · Ouray · ~29 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Spring Pond

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Spring Pond

• Ridgway Dam · lake · Ouray · ~19 km · Must-see
• Trout Lake Dam · lake · San Miguel · ~46 km · Must-see
• Crystal Reservoir · lake · Montrose · ~57 km · Must-see
• Morrow Point Reservoir · lake · Gunnison · ~65 km · Must-see
• Lake San Cristobal · lake · Hinsdale · ~72 km · Must-see
• Waterdog Lake · lake · Hinsdale · ~72 km · Must-see
• Lake Fork · lake · Gunnison · ~76 km · Must-see
• Electra Lake · lake · La Plata · ~83 km · Must-see
• Blue Mesa Reservoir · lake · Gunnison · ~89 km · Must-see
• Emerald Lake · lake · Hinsdale · ~98 km · Must-see

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