Luna Lake

Luna 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 Luna 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 Luna Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 36.81871, -106.97766. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Luna Lake

• Stone Lake · lake · Rio Arriba · ~18 km · Must-see
• KCIE-FM (Dulce) · attraction · Rio Arriba · ~23 km · Must-see
• Stinking Lake · lake · Rio Arriba · ~31 km · Must-see
• El Vado Reservoir · lake · Rio Arriba · ~37 km · Must-see
• Heron Dam · lake · Rio Arriba · ~37 km · Must-see
• El Vado Dam · lake · Rio Arriba · ~41 km · Must-see
• Navajo Peak · viewpoint · Archuleta · ~47 km · Must-see
• Fort Lowell Historical Marker · fort · Rio Arriba · ~50 km · Must-see
• Echo Canyon Dam · lake · Archuleta · ~54 km · Must-see
• Two Rivers Marina · lake · Archuleta · ~55 km · Must-see
• Frances Canyon Ruin · fort · Rio Arriba · ~58 km · Must-see
• Pagosa Hot Spring · lake · Archuleta · ~62 km · Must-see
• Chimney Rock National Monument · sanctuary · Archuleta · ~65 km · Must-see
• Trujillo Meadows Dam · lake · Conejos · ~67 km · Must-see
• Christ of the Desert Monastery · church · Rio Arriba · ~70 km · Must-see
• South San Juan Wilderness · sanctuary · Conejos · ~71 km · Must-see
• Chama River Canyon Wilderness · sanctuary · Rio Arriba · ~75 km · Must-see
• Burns Hill · viewpoint · Rio Arriba · ~7 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Luna Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Luna Lake

• Stone Lake · lake · Rio Arriba · ~18 km · Must-see
• Stinking Lake · lake · Rio Arriba · ~31 km · Must-see
• El Vado Reservoir · lake · Rio Arriba · ~37 km · Must-see
• Heron Dam · lake · Rio Arriba · ~37 km · Must-see
• El Vado Dam · lake · Rio Arriba · ~41 km · Must-see
• Echo Canyon Dam · lake · Archuleta · ~54 km · Must-see
• Two Rivers Marina · lake · Archuleta · ~55 km · Must-see
• Pagosa Hot Spring · lake · Archuleta · ~62 km · Must-see
• Trujillo Meadows Dam · lake · Conejos · ~67 km · Must-see
• Acascosa Lake · lake · Conejos · ~86 km · Must-see

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