Lost Lake

Lost 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 Lost 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 Lost Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 36.87865, -105.25225. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Lost Lake

• Little Costilla Peak · viewpoint · Colfax · ~7 km · Must-see
• Baldy Mountain · viewpoint · Taos · ~25 km · Must-see
• Bobcat Pass · viewpoint · Taos · ~27 km · Must-see
• Venado Peak · viewpoint · Taos · ~29 km · Must-see
• Red Mountain · viewpoint · Costilla · ~33 km · Must-see
• Culebra Peak · viewpoint · Costilla · ~35 km · Must-see
• Baldy Mountain · viewpoint · Colfax · ~35 km · Must-see
• Gold Hill · viewpoint · Taos · ~40 km · Must-see
• Columbine-Hondo Wilderness · sanctuary · Taos · ~45 km · Must-see
• Mount Walter · viewpoint · Taos · ~48 km · Must-see
• Wheeler Peak · viewpoint · Taos · ~48 km · Must-see
• Ute Mountain · viewpoint · Taos · ~49 km · Must-see
• San Luis Oldest Town in Colorado · viewpoint · Costilla · ~49 km · Must-see
• Cerro del Yuta Wilderness · sanctuary · Taos · ~49 km · Must-see
• Williams Lake · lake · Taos · ~49 km · Must-see
• Blue Lake · lake · Taos · ~50 km · Must-see
• Lake Fork Peak · lake · Taos · ~50 km · Must-see
• Philmont Scout Ranch · sanctuary · Colfax · ~53 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Lost Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Lost Lake

• Williams Lake · lake · Taos · ~49 km · Must-see
• Blue Lake · lake · Taos · ~50 km · Must-see
• Lake Fork Peak · lake · Taos · ~50 km · Must-see
• Mountain Home Dam · lake · Costilla · ~73 km · Must-see
• Smith Reservoir · lake · Costilla · ~78 km · Must-see
• Trinidad Lake State Park · lake · Las Animas · ~83 km · Must-see
• Black Lakes · lake · Colfax · ~84 km · Must-see
• Lake Maloya · lake · Colfax · ~99 km · Must-see
• Lake Maloya · lake · Las Animas · ~99 km · Must-see
• La Jara Dam · lake · Conejos · ~131 km · Must-see

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