Laguna Castillo

Laguna Castillo: 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 Laguna Castillo

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 Laguna Castillo — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 35.67091, -107.95256. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Laguna Castillo

• Haystack Mountain · viewpoint · McKinley · ~44 km · Must-see
• Fajada Gap · viewpoint · San Juan · ~49 km · Must-see
• Roy T. Herman's Garage · attraction · McKinley · ~49 km · Must-see
• Tsin Kletsin · fort · San Juan · ~51 km · Must-see
• Pueblo Pintado · fort · McKinley · ~53 km · Must-see
• Casa Rinconada · fort · San Juan · ~53 km · Must-see
• Kin Kletso · fort · San Juan · ~55 km · Must-see
• Mount Sedgwick · viewpoint · Cibola · ~71 km · Must-see
• Mount Taylor · viewpoint · Cibola · ~72 km · Must-see
• Fort Wingate Historical Marker · fort · McKinley · ~73 km · Must-see
• Heart Rock · viewpoint · McKinley · ~9 km
• White Water Mesa · viewpoint · McKinley · ~12 km
• Borrego Pass Trading Post · fort · McKinley · ~14 km
• Wheat Grass Butte · viewpoint · McKinley · ~15 km
• Big Point · viewpoint · McKinley · ~18 km
• Kin Ya-ah · fort · McKinley · ~18 km
• La Mesa del Corral · viewpoint · McKinley · ~18 km
• Cream Colored Rock · viewpoint · McKinley · ~21 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Laguna Castillo

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Laguna Castillo

• Todacheene Dam · lake · San Juan · ~120 km · Must-see
• Red Lake · lake · McKinley · ~128 km · Must-see
• Pressley Jacobs Dam · lake · McKinley · ~24 km
• Chico Detention Dam Number Two · lake · McKinley · ~25 km
• Casamero Lake · lake · McKinley · ~26 km
• Childers Smith Reservoir Dam · lake · McKinley · ~29 km
• Zia Storage Reservoir Dam · lake · McKinley · ~29 km
• Ambrosia Lake · lake · McKinley · ~32 km
• Laguna Techillas · lake · McKinley · ~35 km
• Kerr McGee Storage Dam · lake · McKinley · ~40 km

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