Lake Number Two

Lake Number Two: 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 Number Two

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 Number Two — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 36.97895, -105.30136. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Lake Number Two

• Little Costilla Peak · viewpoint · Colfax · ~22 km · Must-see
• Red Mountain · viewpoint · Costilla · ~23 km · Must-see
• Culebra Peak · viewpoint · Costilla · ~24 km · Must-see
• Baldy Mountain · viewpoint · Taos · ~31 km · Must-see
• Venado Peak · viewpoint · Taos · ~34 km · Must-see
• San Luis Oldest Town in Colorado · viewpoint · Costilla · ~34 km · Must-see
• Bobcat Pass · viewpoint · Taos · ~39 km · Must-see
• Ute Mountain · viewpoint · Taos · ~43 km · Must-see
• Cerro del Yuta Wilderness · sanctuary · Taos · ~43 km · Must-see
• Trinchera Peak · viewpoint · Huerfano · ~46 km · Must-see
• Baldy Mountain · viewpoint · Colfax · ~50 km · Must-see
• Gold Hill · viewpoint · Taos · ~50 km · Must-see
• Cucharas Pass · viewpoint · Huerfano · ~54 km · Must-see
• Columbine-Hondo Wilderness · sanctuary · Taos · ~54 km · Must-see
• Mountain Home Dam · lake · Costilla · ~59 km · Must-see
• Mount Walter · viewpoint · Taos · ~59 km · Must-see
• Cordova Pass · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~60 km · Must-see
• Wheeler Peak · viewpoint · Taos · ~60 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Lake Number Two

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Lake Number Two

• Mountain Home Dam · lake · Costilla · ~59 km · Must-see
• Williams Lake · lake · Taos · ~60 km · Must-see
• Lake Fork Peak · lake · Taos · ~62 km · Must-see
• Blue Lake · lake · Taos · ~62 km · Must-see
• Smith Reservoir · lake · Costilla · ~63 km · Must-see
• Trinidad Lake State Park · lake · Las Animas · ~83 km · Must-see
• Black Lakes · lake · Colfax · ~98 km · Must-see
• Lake Maloya · lake · Colfax · ~103 km · Must-see
• Lake Maloya · lake · Las Animas · ~103 km · Must-see
• La Jara Dam · lake · Conejos · ~121 km · Must-see

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