Blue Lake

Blue 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 Blue 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 Blue Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 36.55629, -106.32533. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Blue Lake

• Canjilon Mountain · viewpoint · Rio Arriba · ~3 km · Must-see
• Carson National Forest · sanctuary · Rio Arriba · ~18 km · Must-see
• Fort Lowell Historical Marker · fort · Rio Arriba · ~32 km · Must-see
• Echo Amphitheater · attraction · Rio Arriba · ~36 km · Must-see
• Lamy Peak · viewpoint · Rio Arriba · ~38 km · Must-see
• Abiquiu Lake · lake · Rio Arriba · ~44 km · Must-see
• Heron Dam · lake · Rio Arriba · ~45 km · Must-see
• Abiquiu Dam · lake · Rio Arriba · ~46 km · Must-see
• El Vado Dam · lake · Rio Arriba · ~46 km · Must-see
• Ojo Caliente Mineral Springs Resort & Spa · sanctuary · Taos · ~46 km · Must-see
• Posi Pueblo · fort · Taos · ~47 km · Must-see
• Christ of the Desert Monastery · church · Rio Arriba · ~47 km · Must-see
• Chama River Canyon Wilderness · sanctuary · Rio Arriba · ~48 km · Must-see
• El Vado Reservoir · lake · Rio Arriba · ~49 km · Must-see
• Rio Grande del Norte National Monument · sanctuary · Taos · ~51 km · Must-see
• San Antonio Mountain · viewpoint · Rio Arriba · ~54 km · Must-see
• Cerro Pedernal · viewpoint · Rio Arriba · ~58 km · Must-see
• Stinking Lake · lake · Rio Arriba · ~61 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Blue Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Blue Lake

• Abiquiu Lake · lake · Rio Arriba · ~44 km · Must-see
• Heron Dam · lake · Rio Arriba · ~45 km · Must-see
• Abiquiu Dam · lake · Rio Arriba · ~46 km · Must-see
• El Vado Dam · lake · Rio Arriba · ~46 km · Must-see
• El Vado Reservoir · lake · Rio Arriba · ~49 km · Must-see
• Stinking Lake · lake · Rio Arriba · ~61 km · Must-see
• Stone Lake · lake · Rio Arriba · ~65 km · Must-see
• Trujillo Meadows Dam · lake · Conejos · ~70 km · Must-see
• La Jara Dam · lake · Conejos · ~96 km · Must-see
• Lake Fork Peak · lake · Taos · ~98 km · Must-see

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