Bartlett Lake

Bartlett 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 Bartlett 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 Bartlett Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 36.90379, -105.12674. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bartlett Lake

• Little Costilla Peak · viewpoint · Colfax · ~14 km · Must-see
• Red Mountain · viewpoint · Costilla · ~30 km · Must-see
• Culebra Peak · viewpoint · Costilla · ~31 km · Must-see
• Bobcat Pass · viewpoint · Taos · ~37 km · Must-see
• Baldy Mountain · viewpoint · Taos · ~39 km · Must-see
• Baldy Mountain · viewpoint · Colfax · ~39 km · Must-see
• Venado Peak · viewpoint · Taos · ~44 km · Must-see
• Penitente Canyon · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~51 km · Must-see
• Gold Hill · viewpoint · Taos · ~52 km · Must-see
• San Luis Oldest Town in Colorado · viewpoint · Costilla · ~53 km · Must-see
• Philmont Scout Ranch · sanctuary · Colfax · ~53 km · Must-see
• Trinchera Peak · viewpoint · Huerfano · ~54 km · Must-see
• Columbine-Hondo Wilderness · sanctuary · Taos · ~57 km · Must-see
• Mount Walter · viewpoint · Taos · ~57 km · Must-see
• Wheeler Peak · viewpoint · Taos · ~58 km · Must-see
• Cucharas Pass · viewpoint · Huerfano · ~58 km · Must-see
• Blue Lake · lake · Taos · ~59 km · Must-see
• Williams Lake · lake · Taos · ~59 km · Must-see

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Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Bartlett Lake

• Blue Lake · lake · Taos · ~59 km · Must-see
• Williams Lake · lake · Taos · ~59 km · Must-see
• Lake Fork Peak · lake · Taos · ~61 km · Must-see
• Trinidad Lake State Park · lake · Las Animas · ~69 km · Must-see
• Mountain Home Dam · lake · Costilla · ~74 km · Must-see
• Smith Reservoir · lake · Costilla · ~81 km · Must-see
• Lake Maloya · lake · Colfax · ~85 km · Must-see
• Lake Maloya · lake · Las Animas · ~85 km · Must-see
• Black Lakes · lake · Colfax · ~89 km · Must-see
• Morphy Lake State Park · lake · Mora · ~137 km · Must-see

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