Apache Lake

Apache 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 Apache 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 Apache Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 36.10087, -105.12039. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Apache Lake

• Ocate Peak · viewpoint · Mora · ~13 km · Must-see
• El Rito Presbyterian Church · church · Mora · ~29 km · Must-see
• Black Lakes · lake · Colfax · ~29 km · Must-see
• Cleveland Roller Mill Museum · museum · Mora · ~31 km · Must-see
• Morphy Lake · lake · Mora · ~38 km · Must-see
• Morphy Lake State Park · lake · Mora · ~38 km · Must-see
• Kit Carson Mesa · viewpoint · Colfax · ~40 km · Must-see
• Kit Carson Museum · museum · Colfax · ~43 km · Must-see
• Rayado · attraction · Colfax · ~43 km · Must-see
• Tooth of Time · viewpoint · Colfax · ~50 km · Must-see
• Palo Flechado Pass Historical Marker · park · Taos · ~50 km · Must-see
• Mount Phillips · viewpoint · Colfax · ~52 km · Must-see
• National Scouting Museum · museum · Colfax · ~53 km · Must-see
• Cantonment Burgwin-1852-1860 Historical Marker · park · Taos · ~57 km · Must-see
• Philmont Scout Ranch · sanctuary · Colfax · ~59 km · Must-see
• Hermit Peak · viewpoint · San Miguel · ~60 km · Must-see
• St. James Hotel · fort · Colfax · ~60 km · Must-see
• Truchas Peak · viewpoint · Rio Arriba · ~62 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Apache Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Apache Lake

• Black Lakes · lake · Colfax · ~29 km · Must-see
• Morphy Lake · lake · Mora · ~38 km · Must-see
• Morphy Lake State Park · lake · Mora · ~38 km · Must-see
• Blue Lake · lake · Taos · ~68 km · Must-see
• Williams Lake · lake · Taos · ~72 km · Must-see
• Lake Fork Peak · lake · Taos · ~72 km · Must-see
• Conchas Lake · lake · San Miguel · ~141 km · Must-see
• Conchas Dam · lake · San Miguel · ~143 km · Must-see
• Abiquiu Dam · lake · Rio Arriba · ~148 km · Must-see
• Cochiti Lake · lake · Sandoval · ~149 km · Must-see

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