Window Lake

Window 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 Window 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 Window Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.53745, -107.07582. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Window Lake

• South River Peak · viewpoint · Mineral · ~12 km · Must-see
• Pagosa Peak · viewpoint · Mineral · ~13 km · Must-see
• Williams Creek Reservoir · lake · Hinsdale · ~16 km · Must-see
• Cimarrona Peak · viewpoint · Hinsdale · ~17 km · Must-see
• Weminuche Wilderness · sanctuary · Hinsdale · ~25 km · Must-see
• Big Meadows Reservoir · lake · Mineral · ~30 km · Must-see
• Wolf Creek Pass · viewpoint · Mineral · ~31 km · Must-see
• Graham Peak · viewpoint · Hinsdale · ~34 km · Must-see
• Bristol Head · viewpoint · Mineral · ~36 km · Must-see
• Pagosa Hot Spring · lake · Archuleta · ~38 km · Must-see
• Horse Mountain · viewpoint · Archuleta · ~39 km · Must-see
• Rio Grande Pyramid · viewpoint · Hinsdale · ~40 km · Must-see
• Emerald Lake · lake · Hinsdale · ~41 km · Must-see
• North Clear Creek Falls · waterfall · Hinsdale · ~44 km · Must-see
• Echo Canyon Dam · lake · Archuleta · ~47 km · Must-see
• Mount Oso · viewpoint · La Plata · ~47 km · Must-see
• Irving Peak · viewpoint · La Plata · ~48 km · Must-see
• Summit Peak · viewpoint · Archuleta · ~49 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Window Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Window Lake

• Williams Creek Reservoir · lake · Hinsdale · ~16 km · Must-see
• Big Meadows Reservoir · lake · Mineral · ~30 km · Must-see
• Pagosa Hot Spring · lake · Archuleta · ~38 km · Must-see
• Emerald Lake · lake · Hinsdale · ~41 km · Must-see
• Echo Canyon Dam · lake · Archuleta · ~47 km · Must-see
• Lake San Cristobal · lake · Hinsdale · ~65 km · Must-see
• Waterdog Lake · lake · Hinsdale · ~73 km · Must-see
• Acascosa Lake · lake · Conejos · ~78 km · Must-see
• Electra Lake · lake · La Plata · ~81 km · Must-see
• Two Rivers Marina · lake · Archuleta · ~83 km · Must-see

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