Lake McFerren

Lake McFerren: 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 Lake McFerren

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 Lake McFerren — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 35.40223, -108.58091. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Lake McFerren

• Fort Wingate Historical Marker · fort · McKinley · ~9 km · Must-see
• Roy T. Herman's Garage · attraction · McKinley · ~40 km · Must-see
• El Morro National Monument · sanctuary · Cibola · ~57 km · Must-see
• Mount Sedgwick · viewpoint · Cibola · ~64 km · Must-see
• Navajo Nation Museum · museum · McKinley · ~65 km · Must-see
• Window Rock Dam · church · McKinley · ~65 km · Must-see
• Haystack Mountain · viewpoint · McKinley · ~72 km · Must-see
• Aspen Drop Structure · lake · McKinley · ~5 km
• McGaffey Camp and Picnic Grounds · park · McKinley · ~8 km
• McGaffey Lake Dam · lake · McKinley · ~8 km
• Red Mesa · viewpoint · McKinley · ~12 km
• Umbrella Rock · viewpoint · McKinley · ~14 km
• Nutria Spring · lake · McKinley · ~17 km
• Mexican Hill · viewpoint · McKinley · ~19 km
• Barometer Mountain · viewpoint · McKinley · ~19 km
• Red Rock State Park · sanctuary · McKinley · ~20 km
• Red Rock Hill · viewpoint · McKinley · ~21 km
• Remnant Mesa · viewpoint · McKinley · ~22 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Lake McFerren

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Lake McFerren

• Red Lake · lake · McKinley · ~90 km · Must-see
• Todacheene Dam · lake · San Juan · ~102 km · Must-see
• Zuni Salt Lake · lake · Catron · ~134 km · Must-see
• Bekihatso · lake · Apache · ~146 km · Must-see
• Aspen Drop Structure · lake · McKinley · ~5 km
• McGaffey Lake Dam · lake · McKinley · ~8 km
• Nutria Spring · lake · McKinley · ~17 km
• Vanderwagen Reservoir Number One · lake · McKinley · ~22 km
• Thurlow Tank · lake · McKinley · ~35 km
• Ramah Reservoir Dam · lake · McKinley · ~37 km

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