Moore Lake

Moore 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 Moore 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 Moore Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 36.61640, -103.89817. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Moore Lake

• Sierra Grande · viewpoint · Union · ~13 km · Must-see
• Capulin Volcano National Monument · sanctuary · Union · ~24 km · Must-see
• Laughlin Peak · viewpoint · Colfax · ~32 km · Must-see
• Folsom State Monument · fort · Colfax · ~42 km · Must-see
• Kiowa National Grassland · sanctuary · Union · ~47 km · Must-see
• Raton-Clayton volcanic field · viewpoint · Colfax · ~48 km · Must-see
• Lake Maloya · lake · Las Animas · ~74 km · Must-see
• Lake Maloya · lake · Colfax · ~74 km · Must-see
• Malpie Mountain · viewpoint · Union · ~7 km
• Lonesome Mountain · viewpoint · Union · ~11 km
• Sierra Grande Historical Marker · park · Union · ~13 km
• Cow Mountain · viewpoint · Union · ~15 km
• Little Grande · viewpoint · Union · ~15 km
• Barela Mountain · viewpoint · Union · ~15 km
• Goodnight-Loving Trail Historical Marker · sanctuary · Union · ~20 km
• Palo Blanco Mountain · viewpoint · Colfax · ~21 km
• Melon Mesa · viewpoint · Colfax · ~22 km
• Lower Garret Dam · lake · Union · ~22 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Moore Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Moore Lake

• Lake Maloya · lake · Las Animas · ~74 km · Must-see
• Lake Maloya · lake · Colfax · ~74 km · Must-see
• Trinidad Lake State Park · lake · Las Animas · ~104 km · Must-see
• Black Mesa State Park;Lake Carl Etling Public Fishing Area · lake · Cimarron · ~118 km · Must-see
• Lake Carl Etling · lake · Baca · ~118 km · Must-see
• Lower Garret Dam · lake · Union · ~22 km
• Weatherly Dam · lake · Union · ~29 km
• Muller Dam · lake · Colfax · ~36 km
• Snyder Lake Dam · lake · Union · ~43 km
• Throttle Dam · lake · Colfax · ~47 km

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