Winchell Lakes

Winchell 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 Winchell 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 Winchell Lakes — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.56917, -105.47529. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Winchell Lakes

• Blanca Peak · viewpoint · Colorado · ~2 km · Must-see
• Little Bear Peak · viewpoint · Alamosa · ~2 km · Must-see
• Ellingwood Point · viewpoint · Alamosa · ~3 km · Must-see
• Mount Lindsey · viewpoint · Costilla · ~4 km · Must-see
• Twin Peaks · viewpoint · Alamosa · ~6 km · Must-see
• California Peak · viewpoint · Alamosa · ~7 km · Must-see
• Zapata Falls · waterfall · Alamosa · ~11 km · Must-see
• Fort Garland Museum & Cultural Center · museum · Costilla · ~21 km · Must-see
• Mosca Spring · viewpoint · Alamosa · ~23 km · Must-see
• Smith Reservoir · lake · Costilla · ~25 km · Must-see
• Mountain Home Dam · lake · Costilla · ~26 km · Must-see
• Iron Mountain · viewpoint · Costilla · ~26 km · Must-see
• Mount Zwischen · viewpoint · Saguache · ~31 km · Must-see
• Sangre de Cristo Pass · viewpoint · Huerfano · ~32 km · Must-see
• Great Sand Dunes National Park · sanctuary · Saguache · ~35 km · Must-see
• Great Sand Dunes National Preserve · sanctuary · Saguache · ~36 km · Must-see
• Mount Mestas · viewpoint · Huerfano · ~36 km · Must-see
• Mount Herard · viewpoint · Saguache · ~39 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Winchell Lakes

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Winchell Lakes

• Smith Reservoir · lake · Costilla · ~25 km · Must-see
• Mountain Home Dam · lake · Costilla · ~26 km · Must-see
• Willow Lake · lake · Saguache · ~61 km · Must-see
• Lake Isabel Picnic and Day Use Area · lake · Custer · ~73 km · Must-see
• De Weese Dam · lake · Custer · ~89 km · Must-see
• Terrace Dam · lake · Conejos · ~94 km · Must-see
• La Jara Dam · lake · Conejos · ~106 km · Must-see
• Acascosa Lake · lake · Conejos · ~116 km · Must-see
• Trinidad Lake State Park · lake · Las Animas · ~116 km · Must-see
• Lake Pueblo State Park · lake · Pueblo · ~126 km · Must-see

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