Lake Albert

Lake Albert: 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 Albert

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 Albert — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.56953, -106.67722. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Lake Albert

• Buffalo Mountain · viewpoint · Routt · ~10 km · Must-see
• Fish Creek Falls · waterfall · Routt · ~16 km · Must-see
• Mount Werner · viewpoint · Routt · ~17 km · Must-see
• Rabbit Ears Peak · viewpoint · Jackson · ~21 km · Must-see
• Yampa River Botanic Park · park · Routt · ~21 km · Must-see
• Mount Zirkel Wilderness · sanctuary · Routt · ~28 km · Must-see
• Baker Mountain · viewpoint · Jackson · ~28 km · Must-see
• Elk Mountain · viewpoint · Routt · ~31 km · Must-see
• Lake Agnes · lake · Grand · ~31 km · Must-see
• Mount Zirkel · viewpoint · Jackson · ~36 km · Must-see
• Pearl Lake State Park · lake · Routt · ~37 km · Must-see
• Whiteley Peak · viewpoint · Grand · ~40 km · Must-see
• Sarvis Creek Wilderness · sanctuary · Routt · ~44 km · Must-see
• Steamboat Lake State Park · lake · Routt · ~45 km · Must-see
• Stagecoach State Park · sanctuary · Routt · ~45 km · Must-see
• Hahns Peak · viewpoint · Routt · ~46 km · Must-see
• Grannys Nipple · viewpoint · Grand · ~47 km · Must-see
• Parkview Mountain · viewpoint · Grand · ~66 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Lake Albert

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Lake Albert

• Lake Agnes · lake · Grand · ~31 km · Must-see
• Pearl Lake State Park · lake · Routt · ~37 km · Must-see
• Steamboat Lake State Park · lake · Routt · ~45 km · Must-see
• Wolford Mountain Reservoir · lake · Grand · ~69 km · Must-see
• Elkhead Creek Dam · lake · Moffat · ~75 km · Must-see
• Chambers Lake · lake · Larimer · ~87 km · Must-see
• Williams Fork Dam · lake · Grand · ~90 km · Must-see
• La Poudre Pass Lake · lake · Grand · ~91 km · Must-see
• Poudre Lake · lake · Larimer · ~94 km · Must-see
• Long Draw Dam · lake · Larimer · ~96 km · Must-see

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