Flat Lake

Flat 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 Flat 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 Flat Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 35.90827, -108.14407. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Flat Lake

• Tsin Kletsin · fort · San Juan · ~27 km · Must-see
• Casa Rinconada · fort · San Juan · ~29 km · Must-see
• Kin Kletso · fort · San Juan · ~29 km · Must-see
• Fajada Gap · viewpoint · San Juan · ~30 km · Must-see
• Pueblo Pintado · fort · McKinley · ~54 km · Must-see
• Roy T. Herman's Garage · attraction · McKinley · ~72 km · Must-see
• Pressley Jacobs Dam · lake · McKinley · ~16 km
• Antelope Lookout Mesa · viewpoint · McKinley · ~16 km
• Dry Hill · viewpoint · McKinley · ~18 km
• Chaco Culture National Historic Park Historical Marker · park · San Juan · ~24 km
• West Mesa · viewpoint · San Juan · ~25 km
• Juans Vicente Lake Dam · lake · San Juan · ~26 km
• Chaco Culture National Historical Park · fort · McKinley · ~26 km
• South Mesa · viewpoint · San Juan · ~27 km
• Red Hill · viewpoint · San Juan · ~27 km
• Standing Rock · viewpoint · McKinley · ~29 km
• Trail of the Ancients Scenic Byway · sanctuary · San Juan · ~29 km
• Penasco Blanco · fort · San Juan · ~29 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Flat Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Flat Lake

• Todacheene Dam · lake · San Juan · ~87 km · Must-see
• Red Lake · lake · McKinley · ~101 km · Must-see
• Pressley Jacobs Dam · lake · McKinley · ~16 km
• Juans Vicente Lake Dam · lake · San Juan · ~26 km
• Sleepy Grass Dam · lake · San Juan · ~45 km
• Mariano Lake · lake · McKinley · ~49 km
• Mariano Lake Dam · lake · McKinley · ~49 km
• Childers Smith Reservoir Dam · lake · McKinley · ~53 km
• Casamero Lake · lake · McKinley · ~56 km
• Southern Naschitti Dam · lake · San Juan · ~59 km

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