Blue Lake

Blue 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 Blue 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 Blue Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.33607, -111.33721. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Blue Lake

• La Sal National Forest · sanctuary · Sanpete · ~12 km · Must-see
• Manti National Forest · sanctuary · Sanpete · ~12 km · Must-see
• Manti Utah Temple · church · Sanpete · ~33 km · Must-see
• Palisade State Park · sanctuary · Sanpete · ~39 km · Must-see
• Electric Lake · lake · Emery · ~41 km · Must-see
• Huntington North Dam · lake · Emery · ~42 km · Must-see
• Huntington State Park · sanctuary · Emery · ~42 km · Must-see
• Gunnison Valley · viewpoint · Sanpete · ~48 km · Must-see
• White Mountain · viewpoint · Sevier · ~48 km · Must-see
• Maple Canyon Viewpoint · viewpoint · Sanpete · ~50 km · Must-see
• Rochester Creek Rock Art Panel · fort · Emery · ~62 km · Must-see
• Scofield Reservoir · lake · Carbon · ~65 km · Must-see
• Prehistoric Museum · museum · Carbon · ~68 km · Must-see
• Price United Methodist Church · church · Carbon · ~68 km · Must-see
• Western Mining and Railroad Museum · museum · Carbon · ~71 km · Must-see
• New Life Ministries Church · church · Carbon · ~71 km · Must-see
• Joes Valley Dam · lake · Emery · ~10 km
• Jet Fox Reservoir · lake · Sanpete · ~19 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Blue Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Blue Lake

• Electric Lake · lake · Emery · ~41 km · Must-see
• Huntington North Dam · lake · Emery · ~42 km · Must-see
• Scofield Reservoir · lake · Carbon · ~65 km · Must-see
• Mona Reservoir · lake · Juab · ~92 km · Must-see
• Santaquin Debris Basin Dam · lake · Utah · ~99 km · Must-see
• Salem Lake · lake · Utah · ~106 km · Must-see
• Goshen Reservoir · lake · Utah · ~107 km · Must-see
• Fish Lake · lake · Sevier · ~116 km · Must-see
• Strawberry Reservoir · lake · Wasatch · ~119 km · Must-see
• Utah Lake · lake · Utah · ~128 km · Must-see

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